Start Daniel Jones or Bo Nix? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:21 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bo Nix over Daniel Jones

Start

Bo Nix

QB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 16.2; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB: 23.2; 3rd most to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Sit

Daniel Jones

QB · IND · at MIN

Market projects: 13.3; recent weeks avg
MIN D vs QB: 9.6; fewest to QBs (2026)
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Bo Nix?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Daniel Jones.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bo Nix over Daniel Jones in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bo Nix at 16.2 points and Daniel Jones at 13.3, a gap of 2.9. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 16.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.0 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 13.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (16.1 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bo Nix at ADP 116 and Daniel Jones at 179.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.0 and 16.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 16.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 10.5 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 13.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bo Nix 2.9 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

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

ARI allowed 23.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 252 yards and 2.8 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.6 interceptions.

Daniel Jones and IND visit MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIN allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 5 games, the fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 195 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.2 interceptions.

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

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones 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, Daniel Jones played 100 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 239 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 3 against HOU: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 36 passes for 235 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 4 against WAS: 66 of 66 snaps, 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 5 against PIT: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 4 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 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, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Daniel Jones for Bo Nix?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Daniel Jones.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Daniel Jones?
No. Keep Bo Nix: he projects 163 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.3 a game over 10 games), Daniel Jones 152 (15.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bo Nix over Daniel Jones.