Should I start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Tre Tucker in Week 10?

The market-based projections

Deebo Samuel Sr.'s market-based projection is 10.4 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 5 market sources. That is the 33rd highest figure of the 210 players with a market-based projection.

Tre Tucker's market-based projection is 6.4 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 6 market sources. That is the 46th highest figure of the 210 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Deebo Samuel Sr., and the board ranks him 28th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tre Tucker, and the board ranks him 42nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

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, Tre Tucker has been on the field for 67 percent of LV snaps, drawn 18 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 17 of the offence's 84 third down targets, had 0 of its 27 chances inside the five and seen 13 of its 43 two minute targets.

His 56 targets have averaged 13.8 air yards.

In Week 7 against LAR he caught 5 of 12 targets for 103 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against NYJ he caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against SF he caught 4 of 8 targets for 55 yards and did not score.

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 Tre Tucker played 17 games and scored 161.7 PPR points, 9.5 a game, finishing WR38.

He caught 57 of 92 targets for 696 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets.

That came to 5.4 targets a game, a 62 percent catch rate and 12.2 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 95 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Tre Tucker was available for 1 game more.

Head to head

In 2025 Deebo Samuel Sr. scored 11.8 PPR points a game and Tre Tucker 9.5, 2.3 a game between them.

Deebo Samuel Sr. finished WR25 that year and Tre Tucker WR38.

Deebo Samuel Sr. had 7 more targets than Tre Tucker, 99 to 92.

Deebo Samuel Sr. had 31 more receiving yards than Tre Tucker, 727 to 696.

This season Tre Tucker holds the bigger snap share, 67 percent against 57 percent.

This season Tre Tucker holds the bigger target share, 18 percent against 15 percent.

Byes and availability

Deebo Samuel Sr. is off in Week 8 and Tre Tucker in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.

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

What would change the answer

3.9 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.