Week 10 fantasy football playbook
Fantasy matchups to exploit, sneaky DFS picks and the latest rankings to help make your Week 10 Sunday less miserable.
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Week 10 playbook: Quarterbacks
View the latest Week 10 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 QB pain index
🚫 Nope: Jayden Daniels (WAS); Kyler Murray (ARI); C.J. Stroud (HOU)
🫤 Looking iffy: Brock Purdy (SF)*
✅ Good to go: Michael Penix Jr. (ATL)
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↕️ QB matchup breakdown
📈 Notable QBs with great matchups
4th best - Jared Goff (DET) at WAS
5th best - Justin Herbert (LAC) vs. PIT
6th best - Jaxson Dart (NYG) at CHI
💪 Stud potential: Jaxson Dart — Dart has been one of the most consistent fantasy quarterbacks this season, scoring at least 21 points in five of six starts and rushing for 55+ yards or a TD in every game. This week’s matchup with Chicago is ideal—the Bears rank fifth in fantasy points allowed to QBs and have surrendered four straight 26+ point outings. With top-five upside again, Dart remains a must-start fantasy option.
📉 Notable QBs with tough matchups
5th worst - Mac Jones (SF) vs. LAR
6th worst - Daniel Jones (IND) vs. ATL
7th worst - Justin Fields (NYJ) vs. CLE
🥶 Bust alert: Daniel Jones (IND) vs. ATL — “He has scored fewer than 17 fantasy points in four of his last seven games … he heads to Berlin to face the Falcons, who have created sacks at the sixth-highest rate. They have allowed the fewest passing yards and sixth-fewest fantasy PPG to QBs. He is not a must-sit, but if you can use [other] options, I would.” — Mike Florio, NFL.com
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Week 10 playbook: Running backs
View the latest Week 10 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 RB pain index
🚫 Nope: Trey Benson (ARI); Bucky Irving (TB); Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)
🙏 Cautiously optimistic: Alvin Kamara (NO); D’Andre Swift (CHI)
✅ Good to go: James Cook (BUF)
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↕️ RB matchup breakdown
📈 Notable RBs with great matchups
2nd best - Kyle Monangai/D’Andre Swift (CHI) vs. NYG
6th best - James Cook III (BUF) at MIA
8th best - Quinshon Judkins (CLE) at NYJ
💪 Stud potential: Quinshon Judkins — Back from the bye and fully healthy, Judkins steps into a smash spot against a depleted Jets defense that just traded Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner. Before the injury, he had 13+ points in four of five games and was trending as an RB1. New York has allowed multiple RBs to top 100 scrimmage yards recently, so expect a big bounce-back from Judkins in Week 10.
📉 Notable RBs with tough matchups
3rd worst - Jacory Croskey-Merritt (WAS) vs. DET
4th worst - Rachaad White (TB) vs. NE
5th worst - Saquon Barkley (PHI) at GB
🥶 Bust alert: Kimani Vidal (LAC) vs. PIT — “Pittsburgh’s defense put on a show in Week 9 to get the win against one of the most efficient and prolific offenses in the NFL. If the Steelers can do that against Indianapolis, they can slow down a Chargers offensive line that’s without tackle Joe Alt following his season-ending injury. Avoid starting Vidal if you can this week.” — Aryton Ostly, USA Today
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Week 10 playbook: Wide receivers
View the latest Week 10 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 WR Pain index
🚫 Nope: Kayshon Boutte (NE); Chris Goodwin (TB); Terry McLaurin (WAS); Ricky Pearsall (SF); Calvin Ridley (TEN); Brian Thomas Jr. (JAC)
🫤 Looking iffy: Cooper Kupp (SEA); Tetairoa McMillan (CAR)
✅ Good to go: A.J. Brown (PHI); Travis Hunter (JAC); Puka Nacua (LAR); Garrett Wilson (NYJ)
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↕️ WR matchup breakdown
📈 Notable WRs with great matchups*
Khalil Shakir (BUF) at MIA (Minkah Fitzpatrick, SCB)
Nico Collins (HOU) vs. JAC (Greg Newsome, RCB)
Zay Flowers (BAL) at MIN (Josh Metellus, SCB)
💪 Stud potential: Khalil Shakir (BUF) at MIA — Shakir continues to provide a reliable floor, scoring double-digit fantasy points in six of eight games and seeing at least seven targets in three of the last four. With Josh Allen looking his way often and a soft slot matchup with Minkah Fitzpatrick, who is allowing 0.54 Fantasy Points Per Route Run, the most of any Week 10 starting cornerback, Shakir is a safe WR3 play at worst with potential for much more.
📉 Notable WRs with tough matchups*
DeVonta Smith (PHI) at GB (Javon Bullard, SCB)
Keenan Allen (LAC) vs. PIT (Joey Porter, LCB)
Chris Olave (NO) at CAR (Chau Smith-Wade, SCB)
* Based on WR/CB matchup analysis by FantasyPoints.com
🥶 Bust alert: DK Metcalf (PIT) at LAC — “Metcalf has scored 8.0 PPR points or less in two of his past three games, and he’s coming off his worst outing of the season in Week 9 against the Colts with two catches for 6 yards on four targets. He’ll perform better than that in Week 10 at the Chargers, but it might not be a great performance overall.” — Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Sports
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Week 10 playbook: Tight ends
View the latest Week 10 player rankings for all positions and scoring formats.
🤕 TE pain index
🙏 Cautiously optimistic: Harold Fannin Jr. (CLE)
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↕️ TE matchup breakdown
📈 Notable TEs with great matchups
2nd best - Oronde Gadsden II (LAC) at PIT
4th best - Dalton Kincaid (BUF) at MIA
5th best - Kyle Pitts Sr. (ATL) at IND
💪 Stud potential: Dalton Kincaid (BUF) at MIA — Kincaid is heating up at the right time for his fantasy owners, fresh off a 6/101/1 performance against Kansas City. He’s topped 14 PPR points in four of five games with at least four targets, and now faces Miami again— a defense allowing the fourth-most points to tight ends. With 66 yards and a TD against them in Week 3, Kincaid is an easy top-five TE pick in Week 10.
📉 Notable TEs with tough matchups
Worst - Tyler Warren (IND) vs. ATL
3rd worst - Luke Musgrave (GB) vs. PHI
9th worst - Tyler Higbee (LAR) at SF
🥶 Bust alert: Luke Musgrave (GB) vs. PHI — “Musgrave is worth stashing, but you might not want to start him this week against an Eagles defense that’s the third-most difficult matchup for fantasy tight ends.” — Justin Boone, Yahoo! Sports
