Start Deshaun Watson or Bo Nix? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Deshaun Watson over Bo Nix in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Deshaun Watson at 16.9 points and Bo Nix at 15.1, a gap of 1.8.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.1 fantasy points for Bo Nix, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bo Nix is 201 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (11, 14, 13 and 12 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.9 fantasy points for Deshaun Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Deshaun Watson is 201 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 29 rushing yards, with a 18% chance to score a touchdown (11, 12, 11 and 10 market sources).

That puts Deshaun Watson 1.8 points ahead of Bo Nix on the market projections.

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 172 times and threw an average of 5.2 air yards per attempt.

Bo Nix, Week 2 against JAX: 62 of 62 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 9 yards.

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.

Through Week 5, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 183 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 2 against TB: 58 of 58 snaps, 24 of 30 passes for 238 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 24 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 3 against CAR: 69 of 70 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 47 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 4 against PIT: 64 of 64 snaps, 24 of 33 passes for 268 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 24 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Bo Nix over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start Bryce Young over Bo Nix.
• Start Deshaun Watson over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Brock Purdy over Deshaun Watson.
• Start Deshaun Watson over Bryce Young.