Start Kirk Cousins or Bo Nix? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 3:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix

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Kirk Cousins

QB · LV · vs LAR

Market projects: 16.7; fantasy pts
LAR D vs QB: 17.4; 16th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 26 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 6

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 16.2; fantasy pts
ARI D vs QB: 22.1; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 86 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Kirk Cousins for Bo Nix?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix, 16.7 to 16.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kirk Cousins at 16.7 points and Bo Nix at 16.2, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Kirk Cousins'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.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for Kirk Cousins, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kirk Cousins is 238 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and under 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 13 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.2 fantasy points for Bo Nix, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bo Nix is 220 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 12 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (10, 13, 10 and 9 market sources).

That puts Kirk Cousins 0.5 points ahead of Bo Nix on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kirk Cousins and LV host LAR on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAR allowed 17.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 16th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 174 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

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

ARI allowed 22.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 247 yards and 2.7 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

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

Injury status

Kirk Cousins is not on the injury report.

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Kirk Cousins played 98 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 221 times and threw an average of 8.4 air yards per attempt.

Kirk Cousins, Week 3 against NO: 70 of 70 snaps, 22 of 33 passes for 248 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Kirk Cousins, Week 4 against KC: 84 of 84 snaps, 31 of 49 passes for 365 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Kirk Cousins, Week 5 against NE: 50 of 60 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 243 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions.

Kirk Cousins, Week 6 against BUF: 66 of 66 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 313 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kirk Cousins played 10 games for ATL and scored 108.5 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing QB35.

He completed 166 of 269 passes for 1721 yards, 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, and ran 14 times for 7 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 46 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 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 Kirk Cousins for Bo Nix?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix, 16.7 to 16.2 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Kirk Cousins?
No. Keep Bo Nix: he projects 162 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 10 games), Kirk Cousins 145 (14.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kirk Cousins over Bo Nix, 16.7 to 16.2 projected PPR points.