Start Jayden Daniels or Bo Nix? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Jayden Daniels over Bo Nix in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 16.1 points and Bo Nix at 15.2, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.1 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Jayden Daniels at 205.5 passing yards and 31.5 rushing yards, with a 28% chance to score a touchdown (5, 5 and 6 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.2 fantasy points for Bo Nix, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market has Bo Nix at 204.5 passing yards, 1.5 passing touchdowns and 13.5 rushing yards, with a 19% chance to score a touchdown (13, 14, 13 and 13 market sources).

That puts Jayden Daniels 0.9 points ahead of Bo Nix on the market projections.

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Jayden Daniels played 77 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 98 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 1 against PHI: 70 of 70 snaps, 18 of 34 passes for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 31 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 2 against DAL: 39 of 71 snaps, 11 of 17 passes for 96 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 69 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

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: 16 of 27 passes for 123 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 10 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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 Brock Purdy over Jayden Daniels.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Dak Prescott over Jayden Daniels.
• Start Brock Purdy over Bo Nix.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Bo Nix.
• Start Dak Prescott over Bo Nix.