Should I start Baker Mayfield or Bo Nix this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)

THE FF CALL

Slight lean: Baker Mayfield

+0.9 projected edge · Half-PPR

Start Baker Mayfield over Bo Nix for Week 8 Half-PPR: 13.5 projected points versus 12.6.

Baker Mayfield: 6.7 FP recent scoring average.
Bo Nix: 12.9 FP recent scoring average; 7.5% matchup reduction against KC.

Forecast updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET · Half-PPR

FF PICK

Baker Mayfield

QB · TBStats & schedule

13.5FF projected

↓ -2.2 vs ESPN

vs ATL

Sun 1:00 PM ET

THE ALTERNATIVE

Bo Nix

QB · DENStats & schedule

12.6FF projected

↓ -1.2 vs ESPN

vs KC

Sun 4:25 PM ET

Why this pick?

Baker Mayfield

Fortified13.5

ESPN15.7

Sleeper15.2

Baker Mayfield faces ATL in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 6.7 fantasy points.

Bo Nix

Fortified12.6

ESPN13.8

Sleeper13.5

Bo Nix faces KC in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 12.9 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 7.5%.

Baker Mayfield projects for 13.5 points in half-PPR scoring, 0.9 more than Bo Nix. The gap is small; late injury news or your league’s scoring can change the choice. FantasyPros projections are temporarily unavailable; they are excluded from this comparison.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 2:29 AM ET. Projections can change before kickoff.

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