Bo Nix or Carson Wentz: Who Should You Start?

The call

• 18.6 projected points and a QB13 consensus rank put Nix squarely in startable range in a 12-team league — that's a weekly starter, not a streamer you bench.
• The Jacksonville defense grades 6 of 32 against quarterbacks, but that composite comes off a single game at 0.00 confidence; it's noise, not a proven wall.
• Denver is a 2.5-point favorite with a 23.0 implied total — a competitive, close script that keeps Nix throwing rather than sitting on a lead.
• Only real caution: he carries no injury designation but is coming off an injury per the 9/15 report, so confirm he's full-go before locking him in.

The call

• Wentz is locked into the QB slot with no injury designation, and he's coming off a headline performance — vikings.com noted he "Calmly Leads Vikings to 4 Touchdowns in 4 Drives Vs. Packers."
• The 16.8 PPR projection sits right on the QB1/QB2 line in 12-team leagues; that's a usable floor but not a difference-maker.
• A 21.0 implied team total in a 3.5-point game points to a tight, moderate-scoring script — fine for volume, thin for the multi-TD ceiling you want from a streamer.
• Chicago grades 22 of 32 against the position, but that's a 1-game sample with 0.00 confidence, so it shouldn't move the needle. Tipping point: start him if your alternative is outside the top 12 at QB, sit him if you roster a locked-in starter.