Start Bo Nix or Tyler Huntley? Week 8

Updated Oct 28, 6:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley

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Bo Nix

QB · DEN · vs KC

Market projects: 15.9; fantasy pts
KC D vs QB: 13.0; 3rd fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 34 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 100%; Through Week 7

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Tyler Huntley

QB · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 13.2; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs QB: 22.3; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 88%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Huntley for Bo Nix?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Bo Nix at 15.9 points and Tyler Huntley at 13.2, a gap of 2.8. No player market is posted for Tyler Huntley this week yet, so his 13.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (11.6, 11.2 and 16.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

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 205 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 18 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (8, 10, 6 and 7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Huntley yet. His market-based projections were 11.6, 11.2 and 16.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 13.2, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Bo Nix 2.8 points ahead of Tyler Huntley 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.

Tyler Huntley and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 6 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 299 yards and 2-3 touchdowns a game against BUF, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Huntley has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bo Nix is not on the injury report.

Tyler Huntley 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, Tyler Huntley played 88 percent of BAL snaps, dropped back 125 times and threw an average of 6.3 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Huntley, Week 4 against TEN: 31 of 64 snaps, 8 of 9 passes for 63 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 18 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 5 against ATL: 76 of 76 snaps, 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 22 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 6 against CLE: 57 of 57 snaps, 19 of 31 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Tyler Huntley, Week 7 against CIN: 67 of 67 snaps, 23 of 34 passes for 298 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 12 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, Tyler Huntley played 5 games for BAL and scored 40.1 PPR points, 8.0 a game, finishing QB47.

He completed 52 of 67 passes for 426 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 24 times for 151 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 26 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 Tyler Huntley for Bo Nix?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bo Nix projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley.
Should I drop Bo Nix for Tyler Huntley?
No. Keep Bo Nix: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (16.2 a game over 9 games), Tyler Huntley 66 (7.3 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Bo Nix over Tyler Huntley.

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