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Start Darnell Washington or AJ Barner? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington

Start

AJ Barner

TE · SEA · at LV

Market projects
7.3
recent weeks avg
LV D vs TE
18.2
4th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
94 of 100 at TE
Snap share
87%
Through Week 9
Target share
14%
Through Week 9
Sit

Darnell Washington

TE · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
7.2
fantasy pts
CIN D vs TE
16.5
7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at TE
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8

Should I drop AJ Barner for Darnell Washington?

Not on these numbers alone. AJ Barner projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 7 games) and Darnell Washington 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.

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Our Week 10 call

Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington in Week 10.

Market-based projections have AJ Barner at 7.3 points and Darnell Washington at 7.2, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for AJ Barner this week yet, so his 7.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (7.0, 8.2 and 6.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for AJ Barner yet. His market-based projections were 7.0, 8.2 and 6.9 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Washington is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts AJ Barner 0.2 points ahead of Darnell Washington on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

AJ Barner and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 18.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 4th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and a touchdown a game against LV.

Darnell Washington and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 89 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, AJ Barner has the softer matchup.

Injury status

AJ Barner is not on the injury report.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, AJ Barner played 87 percent of SEA snaps, drew 14 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

AJ Barner, Week 6 against DEN: 79 of 85 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 16 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 7 against KC: 55 of 69 snaps, 3 carries for 4 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 42 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 8 against CHI: 60 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards.

AJ Barner, Week 9 against ARI: 48 of 67 snaps, 3 carries for 3 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 8, Darnell Washington played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 5 against IND: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 6 against TB: 56 of 79 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 7 against NO: 36 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 8 against CLE: 37 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 94 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, AJ Barner played 17 games for SEA and scored 147.3 PPR points, 8.7 a game, finishing TE14.

He caught 52 of 68 targets for 519 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 248 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 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 AJ Barner for Darnell Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. AJ Barner projects 47 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.7 a game over 7 games) and Darnell Washington 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.

  • Should I drop Darnell Washington for AJ Barner?

    Not on these numbers alone. Darnell Washington projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 8 games) and AJ Barner 47 (6.7 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.

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