Should I start Bo Nix or Justin Herbert in Week 9?
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Week 10 answers post Tuesday.
Week 9 verdict
Start Bo Nix over Justin Herbert
- Market projects
- 15.6
- recent weeks avg
- CAR D vs QB
- 16.6
- 13th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 12.9
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs QB
- 18.5
- 11th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Start Bo Nix over Justin Herbert in Week 9: 15.6 to 12.9 PPR points a game over recent weeks.
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Bo Nix?
Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bo Nix over Justin Herbert.
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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.
QB18 · DEN · bye 10
2026 vs pass yds line 3-5
- Market-based projection
- 15.8 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 125
QB21 · LAC · bye 7
2026 vs pass yds line 3-4
- Market-based projection
- 16.2 pts a game Wk 8 price
- Overall rank
- 145
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The gap
- Board size297 draftable players
Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.
Where the draft room stands
Live drafts hold no current pick on Bo Nix, and the board ranks him 125th overall on the rest of his evidence.
Live drafts hold no current pick on Justin Herbert, and the board ranks him 145th overall on the rest of his evidence.
By format he goes standard: ADP 23; 2QB: ADP 12.
The market-based projections
The market-based projection for Bo Nix is 1.4 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
The market-based projection for Justin Herbert is 1.1 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.
Bo Nix's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.
This season through Week 8
Through Week 8, Bo Nix has been on the field for 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 268 times and thrown 5.4 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 26 of 268 dropbacks and scrambled 8 times.
In Week 6 against SEA he completed 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 3 yards.
In Week 7 against ARI he completed 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 5 times for 75 yards.
In Week 8 against KC he completed 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 5 yards.
Through Week 8, Justin Herbert has been on the field for 100 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 255 times and thrown 7.4 air yards an attempt.
He has been sacked or hit on 48 of 255 dropbacks and scrambled 22 times.
In Week 5 against DEN he completed 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 6 times for 54 yards.
In Week 6 against KC he completed 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 5 times for 26 yards.
In Week 8 against LAR he completed 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions and ran 4 times for 15 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
In 2025 Justin Herbert played 16 games and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.
He threw for 3727 yards on 512 attempts with 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.
That came to 32.0 attempts a game at 7.3 yards an attempt.
He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.
Bo Nix was available for 1 game more.
Head to head
In 2025 Justin Herbert scored 18.7 PPR points a game and Bo Nix 18.6, 0.2 a game between them.
Bo Nix finished QB7 that year and Justin Herbert QB10.
Bo Nix had 100 more pass attempts than Justin Herbert, 612 to 512.
Bo Nix had 204 more passing yards than Justin Herbert, 3931 to 3727.
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
Bo Nix is off in Week 10 and Justin Herbert in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Bo Nix?
Not on these numbers alone. Justin Herbert projects 125 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (13.9 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 130 (16.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bo Nix over Justin Herbert.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Justin Herbert?
Not on these numbers alone. Bo Nix projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 8 games) and Justin Herbert 125 (13.9 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Bo Nix over Justin Herbert.
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