C.J. Stroud or Bo Nix: who should I start in Week 3?

What the sportsbooks price

The player markets price C.J. Stroud at 16.1 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 17 books. That is the 33rd highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

The player markets price Bo Nix at 16.1 PPR points a game, built from 5 markets across 16 books. That is the 34th highest figure of the 186 players the books price.

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on C.J. Stroud: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 106th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 75.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Bo Nix: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 107th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 31.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, C.J. Stroud has been on the field for 100 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 102 times and thrown 8.8 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 16 of 102 dropbacks and scrambled 4 times.

In Week 1 against BUF he completed 26 of 38 passes for 274 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 15 yards.

In Week 2 against CIN he completed 30 of 53 passes for 353 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 29 yards.

Through Week 2, Bo Nix has been on the field for 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 64 times and thrown 6.1 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 10 of 64 dropbacks and scrambled 1 time.

In Week 1 against KC he completed 17 of 28 passes for 131 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 3 yards.

In Week 2 against JAX he completed 22 of 31 passes for 288 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 9 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 C.J. Stroud played 14 games and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He threw for 3041 yards on 423 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

That came to 30.2 attempts a game at 7.2 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 93 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Bo Nix played 17 games and scored 315.8 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing QB7.

He threw for 3931 yards on 612 attempts with 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran for 356 yards and 5 touchdowns.

That came to 36.0 attempts a game at 6.4 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Bo Nix was available for 3 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Bo Nix scored 18.6 PPR points a game and C.J. Stroud 15.5, 3.1 a game between them.

C.J. Stroud finished QB21 that year and Bo Nix QB7.

Bo Nix had 189 more pass attempts than C.J. Stroud, 612 to 423.

Bo Nix had 890 more passing yards than C.J. Stroud, 3931 to 3041.

Their snap share this season is the same, 100 percent each.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

C.J. Stroud is off in Week 8 and Bo Nix in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

0.0 points a game is the entire case. The books restate it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when the consensus sample holds these two again it can order them differently from the price, and this page will follow the sample rather than the books when it does.