Fantasy Football Start Sit Week 10
We’ve all been there. You started Odunze over Tee Higgins. You benched the running back who scored three touchdowns. Your “can’t-miss” streaming defense gave up 38 points. Your roster looked like a fantasy graveyard, and your group chat went silent because even your trash talk didn’t have any fight left. But here’s the thing about Week 10: We’re hitting the reset button.
The teams tanking are really tanking now (looking at you, Jets and Saints), which means juicy matchups are everywhere. The playoff-bound squads are leaning harder on their studs, and your waiver wire pickups from three weeks ago? They’re finally getting the volume you hoped for.
This week, the smart plays are staring you in the face. Forget cute. Forget overthinking. This is the week you trust your gut, exploit the desperate defenses, and stack your lineup with players facing imploding opponents.
Your season isn’t over… It’s about to get a whole lot better. The following are my Start’ Em Sit ‘Em picks for week 10
Bye Weeks
Week 9 Recap
- Start Daniel Jones – My streak of picking the best QB to start ends with a subpar performance.
- Start Kyle Monangai – I just traded for Swift in one of my leagues and instantly regret it. Monangai looks explosive
- Start Kimani Vidal – When does Hampton come back? Vidal isn’t cutting it
- Start Zonovan “Bam” Knight – The game script for this one was all wrong, it was the Cards’ passing game that shined Monday night.
- Start Stefon Diggs – TD saved an otherwise quiet day
- Start Xavier Legette – Bad call. He had one catch for 22 yards
- Start Chimere Dike – He only saw three targets; the Titans are a mess. I won’t do that again.
- Start Kyle Pitts – 3 of his best games of the year have been at home. He plays the pits outside.
- Sit Bo Nix – I’m going to take the win, only 173 passing yards, 2TD, and a pick. QB14. Good call, not a great call
- Sit Jordan Mason – RB40, did nothing. Great call
- Sit Xavier Worthy – Ice Cold. 3 catches for 23 yards, another good call.
Overall: C+
I took a lot of chances with a very unconventional list of starts and sits, but that’s the game. I don’t want to mail it in with obvious picks. The goal here is to help those who have to make tough lineup decisions.
Ground Rules
- I’m only recommending players to start who have a start percentage of 75% or lower at Sleeper.
- I’m only recommending players to sit who have a start percentage of less than 60% at Sleeper.
Important Tip: When in doubt, always trust your gut over my picks. I’m good at fantasy, but it’s your team.
Fantasy Football Start’em Week 10 Recommendations
Matchup: Giants at Bears
Playing on the road doesn’t seem to faze this rookie; Dart and the Giants are about to play their third road game in four weeks, and yet, despite a lack of weapons, Dart has delivered. This game looks like a cold one in Chicago, something we haven’t seen from Dart yet; however, the Bears’ Defense is so bad we shouldn’t overthink it. Jaxson Dart has a four-game rushing touchdown streak he’d like to continue; the Bears rank 25th in passing defense. Start’em!
Matchup: Giants at Bears
The Giants are allowing 150 rushing yards per game. Monangai saw the worst run defense last week and gets to see the 3rd-worst this week. It’s a dream matchup while D’Andre Swift heels up. With another strong performance, Monangai has a chance to be a sell-high candidate as the schedule gets harder for the Bears in the coming weeks.
Matchup: Browns at Jets
Start Judkins with extreme confidence. The Jets are imploding at 1-7, having just gutted their defense by trading All-Pro DT Quinnen Williams and CB Sauce Gardner this week. Their 30th-ranked run defense (143.6 YPG) just got significantly worse heading into tanking mode.
The Week 9 bye should have healed Judkins’ shoulder injury. Cleveland desperately needs ground success at 2-6, and Judkins faces a dream matchup against a defense actively dismantling itself.
Matchup: Saints at Panthers
Dowdle had 25 rushing attempts, 130 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns during Sunday’s Week 9 upset win over the Green Bay Packers. He also caught two of his three targets for an additional 11 receiving yards. Dowdle was named the official lead back ahead of this week’s game, and he wasted no time confirming the coaching staff made the right decision with his role.
The Saints’ run defense hasn’t been as bad as their record suggests, but on the road, they really struggle. This is the second road game in a row for New Orleans.
Dowdle averaged at least 4.65 yards per carry for the fifth consecutive week, bringing his season total to 5.61 YPC. He has a firm grasp on the No. 1 role in Carolina.
Matchup: Steelers at Chargers
There is no other way to put it, the Steelers’ passing defense is terrible. They rank 31st in the league and have allowed back-to-back 300-yard passing games to opponents despite playing at home.
The Chargers started the season 3-0, but then struggled with consistency. With the emergence of tight end Orande Gadsden, the passing game has once again found rhythm. I like Ladd McConkey, along with Orande Gadsden, in this match-up. I think they both could go off against the Steelers
McConkey is coming off a sub-par game, but has seen 32 targets in his last three games.
Matchup: Lions at Commanders
Is Jameson Williams back? He had 66 yards and a score in each of his last two games. The Commanders allow 253 passing yards per game and saw their quarterback’s arm bend in ways it shouldn’t on SNF last week. I feel like the wheels are coming off for Washington, while the Lions are furious about losing at home to rookie-starter QB J.J. McCarthy. I could see the Lions get things right and put up 40+ points on the Commanders. Start’Em
Matchup: Ravens at Vikings
Addison may have had better chemistry with Carson Wentz, but things are starting to gel with McCarthy. I like the match with Addison more than anything. This game has the potential to be a purple shoot-out.
Matchup: Eagles at Packers
A risky recommendation, yes, but the Packers aren’t going to completely change their offense just because Tucker Kraft is out for the season. Luke Musgrave was a 2nd round pick in 2023 and had a decent rookie season. I think the team just preferred Kraft as the TE1. I don’t feel this is a player who needs to be asked to step up; it’s more a matter of shuffling personnel. Kraft and Musgrave have similar builds and nearly identical 40-times at the combine.
In a perfect world, Musgrave is inserted into this offense, and they don’t miss a beat. In a worst-case scenario, he flops, and the team adjusts its offense. I’m saying let it ride.
Fantasy Football Sit’em Week 10 Recommendations
Matchup: Falcons at Colts
This isn’t recency bias; this is just a bad matchup for the Jones.
The Falcons have the best passing defense for yards allowed per game in the league. Last week, Drake Maye was the first QB to throw for over 200 yards against the Falcons all year. The game script for me has the Colts feeding Jonathan Taylor the rock for 25+ carries. If you have a better option, I would consider it.
Matchup: Browns at Jets
The matchup for this game is ugly, but there’s more to it than that. Ask yourself: if you were the GM of the NY Jets and you just had a fire sale to rebuild for the future, would you want your 24-year-old, talented running back to get 20+ carries in meaningless games? – The answer is No.
I expect more carries from Isaiah Davis and Khalil Herbert in the coming weeks.
Matchup: Falcons at Colts
Might as well go all in on my prediction that the Colts will lean heavily on the run and avoid the Falcons’ league-best passing defense. Pittman isn’t a must-start player, if you have other options, I would consider him.
