Bo Nix · Jalen Hurts · 2026 week 1

Bo Nix or Jalen Hurts?

Start Jalen Hurts — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans Jalen Hurts (WAS allow the 3rd-most QB points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Bo Nix	@ KC	19.8	20th	15.7	1,192	healthy
Jalen Hurts START	vs WAS	20.0	3rd · soft	17.1	1,819	healthy

QBs vs KC recently: Cam Ward 18 pts (W16) · Bo Nix 20.5 pts (W17) · Aidan O'Connell 4.8 pts (W18).

QBs vs WAS recently: Jalen Hurts 19.4 pts (W16) · Dak Prescott 22.7 pts (W17) · Tanner McKee 12.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Jalen Hurts carries the higher trade value — 1,819 against 1,192 (a 34% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Jalen Hurts gets the most. Momentum: Bo Nix +143 and Jalen Hurts +68 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.