Should I start Efton Chism III or Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 10?

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on Efton Chism III, and the board ranks him 122nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Michael Pittman Jr., and the board ranks him 126th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 1.6 PPR points a game off 1 market across 12 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 has Michael Pittman Jr. at 1.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 5 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.

Efton Chism III's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season so far

Through Week 9, Efton Chism III has been on the field for 67 percent of NE snaps, drawn 13 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 14 third down targets, had 0 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 10 two minute targets.

His 11 targets have averaged 6.8 air yards.

In Week 7 against CHI he caught 1 of 1 target for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against MIA he caught 5 of 5 targets for 37 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against GB he caught 5 of 5 targets for 49 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Michael Pittman Jr. has been on the field for 78 percent of PIT snaps, drawn 11 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 3 of the offence's 24 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 1 of its 15 two minute targets.

His 12 targets have averaged 9.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against ATL he caught 3 of 3 targets for 58 yards and did not score.

In Week 3 against CIN he caught 2 of 5 targets for 16 yards and did not score.

In Week 4 against CLE he caught 2 of 4 targets for 15 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Efton Chism III played 8 games and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target.

That came to 0.4 targets a game, a 100 percent catch rate and 25.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Michael Pittman Jr. played 17 games and scored 202.4 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR18.

He caught 80 of 111 targets for 784 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6-7 targets a game, a 72 percent catch rate and 9.8 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Michael Pittman Jr. was available for 9 games more.

Head to head

In 2025 Michael Pittman Jr. scored 11.9 PPR points a game and Efton Chism III 2.1, 9.8 a game between them.

Michael Pittman Jr. had 108 more targets than Efton Chism III, 111 to 3.

Michael Pittman Jr. had 709 more receiving yards than Efton Chism III, 784 to 75.

This season Michael Pittman Jr. holds the bigger snap share, 78 percent against 67 percent.

This season Efton Chism III holds the bigger target share, 13 percent against 11 percent.

Byes and availability

Efton Chism III is off in Week 11 and Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 9, so either can cover the other's bye.

Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as ir on the injury report.