Start Cam Ward or Bo Nix? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 4:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bo Nix over Cam Ward

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 15.7; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB: 22.1; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Cam Ward

QB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 11.5; fantasy pts
CLE D vs QB: 16.8; 15th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 6 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Cam Ward for Bo Nix?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bo Nix over Cam Ward in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bo Nix at 15.7 points and Cam Ward at 11.5, a gap of 4.3. Cam Ward's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 15.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.0, 16.3 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bo Nix at ADP 116 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 14.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 15.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 11.5 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 191 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (5, 5 and 8 market sources).

That puts Bo Nix 4.3 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bo Nix and DEN visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 22.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 247 yards and 2.7 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

Cam Ward and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 227 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Bo Nix has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 202 times and threw an average of 4.9 air yards per attempt.

Bo Nix, Week 3 against LAR: 67 of 67 snaps, 17 of 34 passes for 186 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 7 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 4 against SF: 65 of 65 snaps, 25 of 42 passes for 214 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 5 against LAC: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 10 yards.

Bo Nix, Week 6 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 17 of 27 passes for 107 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 3 yards.

Through Week 6, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 199 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 3 against NYG: 60 of 60 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 181 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 4 against BAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 4 carries for 27 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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

He completed 388 of 612 passes for 3931 yards, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 356 yards and 5 touchdowns.

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

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

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

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Cam Ward for Bo Nix?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Cam Ward.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Bo Nix: he projects 161 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 10 games), Cam Ward 124 (12.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Cam Ward.