Aaron Rodgers, left, and Tom Brady have combined for 20 touchdowns and zero interceptions in 2015. (Getty)
If you play DraftKings fantasy football, you know that you are only allowed to use one quarterback when filling out your lineup.
And when you’re discussing the NFL and quarterbacks, two names come immediately to mind — Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and Tom Brady of the New England Patriots.
The perennial MVP candidates are off to tremendous starts (what’s new?), leading their respective teams to unbeaten records so far.
But when it comes to fantasy football, which one would you rather have? More specifically, which one should you be starting in your Week 5 DraftKings lineup?
Before we get to that, bookmark our fantasy football rankings 2015 page to keep up-to-date on the latest projections and rankings so you know you who to start and who to sit each week.
Let’s take a look at both Brady and Rodgers, and figure out which one you should be starting this weekend:
Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers
DraftKings Salary: $7,900 (highest among QBs)
Fantasy Points Per Contest: 24.9
Week 5 Opponent: vs. St. Louis Rams
Opponents Rank vs. QBs: 4th best
Rodgers’ Case:
Even without Jordy Nelson, Rodgers is completing over 72 percent of his passes with an NFL-best 11 touchdown to 0 interception ratio. That’s ridiculous. Rodgers has been relying on Randall Cobb, James Jones and emerging tight end Richard Rodgers. St. Louis allowed 352 yards in Week 4 to Carson Palmer of the Cardinals, but have ceded only 3 touchdown passes on the season while racking up 17 sacks.
Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
DraftKings Salary: $7,800 (2nd-highest among QBs)
Fantasy Points Per Contest: 28.4
Week 5 Opponent: at Dallas Cowboys
Opponents Rank vs. QBs: 12th best
Brady’s Case:
Like Rodgers, Brady has yet to throw an interception in 3 games, while putting up 9 TD passes. Brady’s been locked in on TE Rob Gronkowski and WR Julian Edelman, and everyone knows it. They still can’t stop them. And Brady is doing this without much of a running game. Dallas has just 6 sacks, but the ‘Boys are getting DE Greg Hardy and LB Rolando McClain back from suspensions. Gotta be honest — don’t think it’s going to matter. Dallas has been shredded by Matt Ryan and Drew Brees over the past 2 weeks.
The Pick
It’s got to be Brady. First of all, his price is slightly better and the Cowboys are worse on pass defense. But it’s deeper than that. Brady and Co. are on a mission. You could probably say DeflateGate has something to do with that. The offense has been relentless, scoring nearly 40 points per game. And don’t expect them to tap the brakes anytime soon. In DraftKings, Brady has yet to score under 25 points in a contest. Rodgers has a 5 TD game that has boosted his average, and he’s coming off a sub-par 16-point performance in Week 4. You really can’t go wrong with either of them. But for Week 5, Brady gets the nod.
