Jared Goff fantasy outlook — Week 1
Jared Goff (QB, DET) is our QB17 for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, projected for 16.3 fantasy points with the team on bye. Data as of September 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM ET.
Data on this page is as of September 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM ET and refreshes automatically every 30 minutes.
- Projection
- 16.3 pts
- QB rank
- #17
- Rostered
- 70%
- Started
- 15%
What our analysts say
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jared Goff (DET QB), our QB17 this week for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season against bye, projecting 16.3 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. 15% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 4% below positional par is a bench line for me. Sally keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jared Goff (DET QB), our QB17 this week for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season against bye, projecting 16.3 projected points with a spicy Pepper Meter rating. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. 15% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Nothing in the projection defends him — 4% below positional par is a bench line for me. Tina keeps him at Spicy until the usage says otherwise.