Should I start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Parker Washington in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Deebo Samuel Sr., and the board ranks him 47th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Parker Washington, and the board ranks him 49th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In standard drafts he goes at ADP 18.

The market-based projections

The market has Deebo Samuel Sr. at 4.2 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. 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 Parker Washington is 4.2 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.

Deebo Samuel Sr.'s projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 5, Deebo Samuel Sr. has been on the field for 57 percent of SF snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 35 third down targets, had 2 of its 14 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 20 targets have averaged 2.6 air yards.

In Week 3 against ARI he carried 2 times for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against DEN he carried 3 times for 44 yards, caught 5 of 6 targets for 26 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against SEA he carried 2 times for 4 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 21 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Parker Washington has been on the field for 75 percent of JAX snaps, drawn 25 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 19 of the offence's 57 third down targets, had 0 of its 20 chances inside the five and seen 7 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 55 targets have averaged 12.3 air yards.

In Week 6 against HOU he caught 4 of 11 targets for 64 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against IND he carried 1 time for 10 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against BAL he caught 2 of 7 targets for 61 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.

He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 6.2 targets a game, a 73 percent catch rate and 10.1 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 72 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Parker Washington played 16 games and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 5.9 targets a game, a 61 percent catch rate and 14.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 61 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 16 games that season.

Head to head

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. scored 11.8 PPR points a game and Parker Washington 11.5, 0.2 a game between them.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished WR25 that year and Parker Washington WR27.

Deebo Samuel Sr. had 4 more targets than Parker Washington, 99 to 95.

Parker Washington had 120 more receiving yards than Deebo Samuel Sr., 847 to 727.

This season Parker Washington holds the bigger snap share, 75 percent against 57 percent.

This season Parker Washington holds the bigger target share, 25 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Deebo Samuel Sr. is off in Week 8 and Parker Washington in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out on the injury report.