Start Kayshon Boutte or Brian Thomas Jr.? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:16 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte
- Market projects
- 3.9
- recent weeks avg
- TEN D vs WR
- 40.7
- most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 43%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 5%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 3.4
- recent weeks avg
- CLE D vs WR
- 29.3
- 12th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 52%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 10%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr. for Kayshon Boutte?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Brian Thomas Jr. 43 (5.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Brian Thomas Jr. at 3.9 points and Kayshon Boutte at 3.4, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. this week yet, so his 3.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (3.7 and 4.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte this week yet, so his 3.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (3.3 and 3.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brian Thomas Jr. at ADP 72 and Kayshon Boutte at 189.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Brian Thomas Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 3.7 and 4.0 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 3.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Kayshon Boutte yet. His market-based projections were 3.3 and 3.5 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 3.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Brian Thomas Jr. 0.5 points ahead of Kayshon Boutte on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Brian Thomas Jr. and JAX visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
TEN allowed 40.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN.
Kayshon Boutte and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.
By points allowed to the position, Brian Thomas Jr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brian Thomas Jr. is not on the injury report.
Kayshon Boutte is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Brian Thomas Jr. played 43 percent of JAX snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 8 against IND: 28 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 12 yards, 1 touchdown.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 9 against BAL: 19 of 56 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 9, Kayshon Boutte played 52 percent of HOU snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.
Kayshon Boutte, Week 5 against TEN: 39 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 38 yards.
Kayshon Boutte, Week 6 against JAX: 26 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.
Kayshon Boutte, Week 7 against NYG: 19 of 61 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 25 yards.
Kayshon Boutte, Week 9 against LAC: 23 of 70 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 125 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brian Thomas Jr. played 14 games for JAX and scored 138.8 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing WR42.
He caught 48 of 91 targets for 707 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 548 air yards.
He was on the field for 79 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Brian Thomas Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 5 targets and 3 catches for 49 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
In 2025, Kayshon Boutte played 14 games for NE and scored 124.1 PPR points, 8.9 a game, finishing WR51.
He caught 33 of 46 targets for 551 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 513 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 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 Brian Thomas Jr. for Kayshon Boutte?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kayshon Boutte projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Brian Thomas Jr. 43 (5.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop Kayshon Boutte for Brian Thomas Jr.?
No. Keep Kayshon Boutte: he projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games), Brian Thomas Jr. 43 (5.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brian Thomas Jr. over Kayshon Boutte.
Should I drop Brian Thomas Jr.?
Week 10 on the board
- Is Kayshon Boutte playing Week 10?
- Is Brian Thomas Jr. playing Week 10?
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