Should I start Cam Ward or Geno Smith in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Cam Ward, and the board ranks him 137th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 43.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Geno Smith, and the board ranks him 181st overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 1.3 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Geno Smith is 0.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 0 percent of what a quarterback's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

Cam Ward's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 8, Cam Ward has been on the field for 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 278 times and thrown 7.0 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 36 of 278 dropbacks and scrambled 17 times.

In Week 6 against IND he completed 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 8 yards.

In Week 7 against CLE he completed 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 2 times for 5 yards.

In Week 8 against CIN he completed 26 of 40 passes for 304 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 7 times for 41 yards.

Through Week 9, Geno Smith has been on the field for 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 310 times and thrown 7.5 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 53 of 310 dropbacks and scrambled 12 times.

In Week 7 against MIA he completed 23 of 30 passes for 287 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 1 yards.

In Week 8 against LV he completed 20 of 32 passes for 290 yards, threw 2 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 1 time for 4 yards.

In Week 9 against KC he completed 18 of 32 passes for 165 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 1 time for 8 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Cam Ward played 17 games and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He threw for 3169 yards on 540 attempts with 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

That came to 31.8 attempts a game at 5.9 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Geno Smith played 15 games and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He threw for 3025 yards on 448 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 29.9 attempts a game at 6.8 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Cam Ward was available for 2 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Geno Smith scored 12.7 PPR points a game and Cam Ward 11.4, 1.3 a game between them.

Cam Ward finished QB22 that year and Geno Smith QB23.

Cam Ward had 92 more pass attempts than Geno Smith, 540 to 448.

Cam Ward had 144 more passing yards than Geno Smith, 3169 to 3025.

Their snap share this season is the same, 100 percent each.

Their target share this season is the same, 0 percent each.

Byes and availability

Cam Ward is off in Week 9 and Geno Smith in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.