Should I drop Bo Nix for Deshaun Watson?

Not on these numbers alone. Bo Nix projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.4 a game over 9 games) and Deshaun Watson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson.

Start Bo Nix or Deshaun Watson? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 15.8; recent weeks avg
KC D vs QB: 13.0; 3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 38 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 15.5; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs QB: 13.2; 4th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Bo Nix?

Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bo Nix at 15.8 points and Deshaun Watson at 15.5, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 15.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.3, 14.9 and 16.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Deshaun Watson this week yet, so his 15.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (16.3, 16.9 and 13.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 14.9 and 16.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.8, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

No Week 8 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 16.3, 16.9 and 13.5 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 15.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Bo Nix 0.3 points ahead of Deshaun Watson on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Bo Nix and DEN host KC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

KC allowed 13.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against KC, with an interception a game.

Deshaun Watson and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 13.2 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 230 yards and a touchdown a game against PIT, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Deshaun Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 234 times and threw an average of 5.7 air yards per attempt.

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.

Bo Nix, Week 7 against ARI: 61 of 61 snaps, 15 of 29 passes for 222 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 75 yards.

Through Week 7, Deshaun Watson played 100 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 258 times and threw an average of 7.4 air yards per attempt.

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.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 7 against TEN: 70 of 70 snaps, 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 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 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Bo Nix?
Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 145 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.1 a game over 9 games) and Bo Nix 148 (16.4 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Deshaun Watson?
Not on these numbers alone. Bo Nix projects 148 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.4 a game over 9 games) and Deshaun Watson 145 (16.1 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Deshaun Watson.

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