Two players, one answer.
Bo Nix vs Brenton Strange
Any league · Week 8 start/sit · PPR
Stats through week 7 of 2026
This week
Start Bo Nix · 13.9 to 10.8 projected (Week 8, PPR)
Rest of season
Brenton Strange by 18% (redraft PPR)Dynasty
Bo Nix by 51% (Dynasty Superflex)
Week 8 · PPR · 64% held up in 2025
Lean Bo Nix
On Sleeper's projections, Bo Nix is projected 3.1 points ahead of Brenton Strange. In the 2025 season, a player projected that far ahead outscored the other 64% of the time. A lean, not a lock.
QB · DEN
Bo Nix
13.9 projected
vs KC · Sun 4:25 PM ET
14.1 a game this season · last 3: 7.9, 4.5, 26.2
TE · JAX
Brenton Strange
10.8 projected
vs IND · Sun 1:00 PM ET
10 a game this season · last 3: 16.5, 13.8, 9.4
What the call rests on
- Bo Nix: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
- Brenton Strange: Sleeper's projection, last changed Wed, Oct 28, 1:30 PM ET
- Sleeper's projections read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 PM ET.
- Injury statuses read Wed, Oct 28, 1:34 PM ET, with the projections (hourly). A fresh projection time doesn't mean every status is: game-day inactives, about 90 minutes before kickoff, can come after it.
| Same projections, scored | Nix | Strange |
|---|---|---|
| PPR | 13.9 | 10.8 |
| Half PPR | 13.9 | 8.8 |
| Standard | 13.9 | 6.7 |
What could change it before kickoff
- Brenton Strange plays first (Sun 1:00 PM ET); once his game starts most platforms lock him in or out, before Bo Nix's late news is known.
Open in Who should I start (your league, more players)
This week’s projections are Sleeper’s, scored with PPR settings. The percentage is how often a projected gap like this held up across the 2025 season; checked against 2026 games (not used to fit it), the stated chances so far run a few points high, so read a 60% call as nearer 55%.