Start Jared Goff or Bo Nix? Week 9

Our Week 9 call

Start Jared Goff over Bo Nix in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Jared Goff at 18.2 points and Bo Nix at 16.0, a gap of 2.2. Jared Goff'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. Drafters take Jared Goff at ADP 106 and Bo Nix at 116.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.0 fantasy points for Bo Nix, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bo Nix is 211 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 15 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 15, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.2 fantasy points for Jared Goff, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jared Goff is 259 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jared Goff 2.2 points ahead of Bo Nix on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Bo Nix and DEN visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 17.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Jared Goff and DET visit MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 231 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against MIA, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jared Goff has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Jared Goff is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Bo Nix played 100 percent of DEN snaps, dropped back 268 times and threw an average of 5.4 air yards per attempt.

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.

Bo Nix, Week 8 against KC: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 32 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Through Week 8, Jared Goff played 99 percent of DET snaps, dropped back 269 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Jared Goff, Week 4 against CAR: 71 of 71 snaps, 32 of 52 passes for 412 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Jared Goff, Week 5 against ARI: 63 of 66 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 7 against GB: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 32 passes for 303 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

Jared Goff, Week 8 against MIN: 72 of 72 snaps, 18 of 25 passes for 176 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 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, Jared Goff played 17 games for DET and scored 305.1 PPR points, 17.9 a game, finishing QB9.

He completed 393 of 578 passes for 4564 yards, 34 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 19 times for 45 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 9 calls

• Start Bo Nix over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Bo Nix over Bryce Young.
• Start Caleb Williams over Bo Nix.
• Start Jared Goff over Baker Mayfield.
• Start Brock Purdy over Jared Goff.
• Start Jared Goff over Bryce Young.