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Should I start Jalen Nailor or Zachariah Branch in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 2:21 PM ET.

Start Jalen Nailor: 65 percent of the snaps and 13 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Zachariah Branch's 27 percent of the snaps and 5 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 Zachariah Branch for Jalen Nailor?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 31 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 7 games), Zachariah Branch 13 (1.8 a game over 7 games). Zachariah Branch 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.

Jalen Nailor

WR80 · LV · bye 13

2026 vs anytime td line 1-7

Market-based projection
5.7 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
184

Zachariah Branch

WR81 · ATL · bye 11

2026 vs anytime td line 0-8

Overall rank
185

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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 Jalen Nailor, and the board ranks him 184th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Zachariah Branch, and the board ranks him 185th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market-based projection for Jalen Nailor is 0.7 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 Zachariah Branch is 0.7 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.

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

This season so far

Through Week 9, Jalen Nailor has been on the field for 56 percent of LV snaps, drawn 10 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 10 of the offence's 73 third down targets, had 1 of its 25 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 42 two minute targets.

His 28 targets have averaged 11.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against LAR he caught 2 of 5 targets for 14 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against NYJ he caught 4 of 4 targets for 38 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 9 against SF he caught 2 of 4 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

Through Week 8, Zachariah Branch has been on the field for 23 percent of ATL snaps, drawn 6 percent of the targets and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 2 of the offence's 62 third down targets, had 0 of its 15 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 26 two minute targets.

His 12 targets have averaged 2.5 air yards.

In Week 6 against CHI he caught 2 of 2 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against SF he carried 1 time for 8 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against TB he was not given the ball.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 Jalen Nailor played 17 games and scored 100.7 PPR points, 5.9 a game, finishing WR61.

He caught 29 of 53 targets for 444 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 3.1 targets a game, a 55 percent catch rate and 15.3 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 65 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Zachariah Branch is a rookie, so there is no NFL season behind him to price him against.

Head to head

This season Jalen Nailor holds the bigger snap share, 56 percent against 23 percent.

This season Jalen Nailor holds the bigger target share, 10 percent against 6 percent.

Byes and availability

Jalen Nailor is off in Week 13 and Zachariah Branch in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

Zachariah Branch is listed as out on the injury report.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Zachariah Branch for Jalen Nailor?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jalen Nailor projects 31 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 7 games), Zachariah Branch 13 (1.8 a game over 7 games). Zachariah Branch is listed out.

  • Should I drop Jalen Nailor for Zachariah Branch?

    No. Keep Jalen Nailor: he projects 31 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.4 a game over 7 games), Zachariah Branch 13 (1.8 a game over 7 games). Zachariah Branch is listed out.

Both players in full

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