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Should I start Carnell Tate or Deshaun Watson in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 11:21 AM ET.

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Start Deshaun Watson: 98 percent of the snaps and 0 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Carnell Tate's 80 percent of the snaps and 22 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Carnell Tate for Deshaun Watson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Deshaun Watson projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). Carnell Tate is listed out. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

Carnell Tate

WR48 · TEN · bye 9

2026 vs anytime td line 1-6

Overall rank
113

Deshaun Watson

QB14 · CLE · bye 11

2026 vs pass yds line 5-3

Overall rank
114

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The gap

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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Carnell Tate, and the board ranks him 113th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Deshaun Watson, and the board ranks him 114th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 1.9 PPR points a game off 1 market across 7 market sources. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Deshaun Watson 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.

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

This season so far

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate has been on the field for 82 percent of TEN snaps, drawn 26 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 0 of its 16 chances inside the five and seen 12 of its 35 two minute targets.

His 51 targets have averaged 12.7 air yards.

In Week 5 against HOU he caught 1 of 5 targets for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against IND he caught 6 of 7 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 7 against CLE he caught 5 of 7 targets for 69 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Deshaun Watson has been on the field for 99 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 306 times and thrown 7.2 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 65 of 306 dropbacks and scrambled 24 times.

In Week 6 against BAL he completed 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 8 times for 29 yards.

In Week 7 against TEN he completed 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 1 interception and ran 3 times for 19 yards.

In Week 8 against PIT he completed 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 2 times for 3 yards.

Their last full seasons

Carnell Tate is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

The season feed carries no line for Deshaun Watson in the last completed season.

Side by side

Carnell Tate is a wide receiver and Deshaun Watson a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Carnell Tate is off in Week 9 and Deshaun Watson in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

Carnell Tate is listed as out on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Carnell Tate for Deshaun Watson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Deshaun Watson projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). Carnell Tate is listed out. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

  • Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Carnell Tate?

    No. Keep Deshaun Watson: he projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). Deshaun Watson is listed out. Carnell Tate is listed out.

Should I drop Deshaun Watson?

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