Aaron Rodgers vs Anthony Richardson: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Aaron Rodgers and Anthony Richardson for your lineup, you are not alone. Aaron Rodgers finished the 2025 season at 14.2 PPG for the Pittsburgh Steelers (16 games), and Anthony Richardson averaged 19.5 for the Indianapolis Colts (13 games).
That 5.3-point weekly advantage for Anthony Richardson is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Anthony Richardson offers meaningful rushing upside with 580 yards on the ground in 2025, which separates his floor from a pocket passer like Aaron Rodgers (3322 passing yards, 24 touchdowns). In games where the passing matchup looks ugly, that rushing production can be the entire difference on a start/sit call.
Aaron Rodgers has his bye in Week 5, and Anthony Richardson rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at quarterback for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
