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Start Aaron Rodgers or Deshaun Watson? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

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  • : Deshaun Watson: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Deshaun Watson: Listed Questionable (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Aaron Rodgers over Deshaun Watson

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Aaron Rodgers

QB · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
16.5
fantasy pts
CIN D vs QB
18.4
14th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
43 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 8
Sit

Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · vs HOU · Out

Market projects
14.4
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB
18.5
12th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
99%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Aaron Rodgers?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Deshaun Watson 109 (15.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Aaron Rodgers over Deshaun Watson in Week 10.

Deshaun Watson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Aaron Rodgers.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for Aaron Rodgers, with 80 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Aaron Rodgers is 238 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (10, 11 and 11 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 13.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 14.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Aaron Rodgers 2.1 points ahead of Deshaun Watson on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Aaron Rodgers and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 261 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

Deshaun Watson and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Deshaun Watson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Aaron Rodgers is not on the injury report.

Deshaun Watson is listed as out with a concussion injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Aaron Rodgers played 98 percent of PIT snaps, dropped back 311 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 5 against IND: 58 of 60 snaps, 22 of 31 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 6 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 6 against TB: 79 of 79 snaps, 33 of 47 passes for 253 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 7 against NO: 64 of 64 snaps, 19 of 30 passes for 212 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Aaron Rodgers, Week 8 against CLE: 56 of 59 snaps, 13 of 24 passes for 172 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Through Week 8, Deshaun Watson played 99 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 306 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 7 against TEN: 70 of 70 snaps, 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 8 against PIT: 66 of 70 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Aaron Rodgers played 16 games for PIT and scored 234.1 PPR points, 14.6 a game, finishing QB18.

He completed 327 of 498 passes for 3322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 61 yards and 1 touchdown.

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

Their other Week 10 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 10, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Aaron Rodgers?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Aaron Rodgers projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Deshaun Watson 109 (15.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

  • Should I drop Aaron Rodgers for Deshaun Watson?

    No. Keep Aaron Rodgers: he projects 115 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.4 a game over 8 games), Deshaun Watson 109 (15.5 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Aaron Rodgers over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

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