Start Tanner McKee or Bo Nix? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 11:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tanner McKee over Bo Nix

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Tanner McKee

QB · PHI · vs DAL

Market projects: 16.4; fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB: 21.4; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 94 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · at ARI

Market projects: 15.7; recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB: 22.1; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 82 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Tanner McKee for Bo Nix?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Bo Nix. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tanner McKee over Bo Nix in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tanner McKee at 16.4 points and Bo Nix at 15.7, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Tanner McKee'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. No player market is posted for Bo Nix this week yet, so his 15.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (16.0, 16.3 and 14.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Market coverage on Tanner McKee is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.4 fantasy points for Tanner McKee, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tanner McKee is 210 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 9 and 11 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bo Nix yet. His market-based projections were 16.0, 16.3 and 14.9 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 15.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Tanner McKee 0.6 points ahead of Bo Nix on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tanner McKee and PHI host DAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

DAL allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 239 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.2 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

Tanner McKee is not on the injury report.

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tanner McKee played 100 percent of PHI snaps, dropped back 48 times and threw an average of 8.0 air yards per attempt.

Tanner McKee, Week 6 against CAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 0 yards.

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, Tanner McKee played 4 games for PHI and scored 14.8 PPR points, 3.7 a game, finishing QB55.

He completed 24 of 43 passes for 274 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, and ran 8 times for 8 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 3 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Tanner McKee, Week 18 of 2025 against WAS: 21 of 40 passes for 241 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 3 yards, 12.9 PPR points.

Tanner McKee, Week 16 of 2025 against WAS: 4 of 70 snaps, 0 of 0 passes for 0 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for -2 yards, -0.2 PPR points.

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 Tanner McKee for Bo Nix?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Bo Nix. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Tanner McKee?
No. Keep Bo Nix: he projects 165 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (16.5 a game over 10 games), Tanner McKee 144 (14.4 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tanner McKee over Bo Nix.