Start Sam LaPorta or Brock Bowers? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Brock Bowers over Sam LaPorta in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 16.9 points and Sam LaPorta at 11.0, a gap of 5.9. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (17.2, 16.0 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and Sam LaPorta at 111.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 16.0 and 17.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Sam LaPorta, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Sam LaPorta is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 5.9 points ahead of Sam LaPorta on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

Sam LaPorta and DET host NE on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NE allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Sam LaPorta has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Brock Bowers played 85 percent of LV snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 7 against LAR: 57 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 8 against NYJ: 54 of 63 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Brock Bowers, Week 9 against SF: 50 of 50 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 111 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 9, Sam LaPorta played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 7 against GB: 66 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 8 against MIN: 67 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 9 against MIA: 53 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

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

In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Brenton Strange.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Dalton Kincaid.