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Should I start MarShawn Lloyd or Denzel Boston in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 8:11 PM ET.

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  • : MarShawn Lloyd: Questionable to Out (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : MarShawn Lloyd: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Denzel Boston: Listed Questionable (Calf) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Denzel Boston: 88 percent of the snaps and 25 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against MarShawn Lloyd's 31 percent of the snaps and 25 percent of the carries. 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 MarShawn Lloyd for Denzel Boston?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 7 games), MarShawn Lloyd 38 (5.4 a game over 7 games). MarShawn Lloyd 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.

RB35 · GB · bye 11

2026 vs carries line 4-4

Overall rank
113

WR54 · CLE · bye 11

2026 vs anytime td line 3-6

Market-based projection
8.8 pts a game Wk 9 price
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 MarShawn Lloyd, and the board ranks him 113th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 48.

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

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for MarShawn Lloyd is 4.2 PPR points a game off 2 markets across 5 market sources. That is 70 percent of what a running back's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Denzel Boston is 1.8 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.

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

This season so far

Through Week 8, MarShawn Lloyd has been on the field for 35 percent of GB snaps, taken 35 percent of the carries, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 88 third down targets, had 3 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 37 two minute targets.

His 17 targets have come 0.8 yards behind the line of scrimmage on average.

In Week 6 against DAL he carried 8 times for 10 yards, caught 0 of 1 target for 0 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against DET he carried 6 times for 20 yards, caught 2 of 2 targets for 10 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against CAR he carried 3 times for 7 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 9 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Denzel Boston has been on the field for 91 percent of CLE snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 20 of the offence's 69 third down targets, had 2 of its 17 chances inside the five and seen 12 of its 56 two minute targets.

His 60 targets have averaged 14.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against TEN he caught 3 of 8 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against PIT he caught 6 of 11 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against NO he caught 6 of 7 targets for 98 yards and did not score.

Their last full seasons

The season feed carries no line for MarShawn Lloyd in the last completed season.

Denzel Boston is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Side by side

MarShawn Lloyd is a running back and Denzel Boston a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

Both are off in Week 11, so a roster holding the pair has that one week to cover twice.

MarShawn Lloyd is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd for Denzel Boston?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Denzel Boston projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 7 games), MarShawn Lloyd 38 (5.4 a game over 7 games). MarShawn Lloyd is listed out.

  • Should I drop Denzel Boston for MarShawn Lloyd?

    No. Keep Denzel Boston: he projects 72 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 7 games), MarShawn Lloyd 38 (5.4 a game over 7 games). MarShawn Lloyd is listed out.

Should I drop MarShawn Lloyd?

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