Anthony Richardson vs Daniel Jones: Who Should You Start?
Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones are both viable fantasy quarterbacks heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Anthony Richardson averaged 19.5 PPG across 13 games with the Indianapolis Colts, while Daniel Jones posted 17.4 PPG in 13 appearances for the Indianapolis Colts.
A 2.1-PPG gap gives Anthony Richardson the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Anthony Richardson offers meaningful rushing upside with 580 yards on the ground in 2025, which separates his floor from a pocket passer like Daniel Jones (3101 passing yards, 19 touchdowns). In games where the passing matchup looks ugly, that rushing production can be the entire difference on a start/sit call.
Anthony Richardson has his bye in Week 14, and Daniel Jones rests in Week 11. 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.
