Bo Nix · Bryce Young · 2026 week 3

Bo Nix or Bryce Young?

Wondering who you should start this week — Bo Nix or Bryce Young? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Bo Nix — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.6 points. The matchup leans Bo Nix (LAR allow the 26th-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 3	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bo Nix START	vs LAR	18.1	26th · tough	10.8	1,129	healthy
Bryce Young	@ CLE	17.5	11th	28.3	890	healthy

QBs vs LAR recently: Brock Purdy 22.1 pts (W1) · Jameis Winston 3.5 pts (W2).

QBs vs CLE recently: Trevor Lawrence 26.1 pts (W1) · Baker Mayfield 13.2 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Bo Nix carries the higher trade value — 1,129 against 890 (a 21% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Bo Nix gets the most. Momentum: Bo Nix -466 and Bryce Young +686 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

More QB decisions

Bo Nix or Jared Goff?Bo Nix or Tyler Shough?Bo Nix or Justin Herbert?Bryce Young or Baker Mayfield?Bryce Young or Jordan Love?

All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.