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Start Brock Purdy or Bryce Young? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 7:41 PM ET.

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QB · SF · at DAL

Market projects
19.1
fantasy pts
DAL D vs QB
20.5
6th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at QB
Snap share
97%
Through Week 9
Sit

QB · CAR · at NO

Market projects
18.1
fantasy pts
NO D vs QB
18.4
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
81 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Bryce Young for Brock Purdy?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 8 games), Bryce Young 135 (16.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 19.1 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Brock Purdy over Bryce Young in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 19.1 points and Bryce Young at 18.1, a gap of 1.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Bryce Young's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.1 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Purdy is 256 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 19 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (12, 11, 10 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 18.1 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 70 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 249 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (6, 6 and 6 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 1.0 points ahead of Bryce Young on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Brock Purdy and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 20.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 244 yards and 1.9 touchdowns a game against DAL, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Bryce Young and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 18.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 13th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 256 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against NO, with 0.5 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Purdy has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Brock Purdy played 97 percent of SF snaps, dropped back 261 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Brock Purdy, Week 5 against SEA: 60 of 60 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 189 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 6 against WAS: 62 of 62 snaps, 21 of 29 passes for 264 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 5 carries for 28 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 7 against ATL: 66 of 66 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 288 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Brock Purdy, Week 9 against LV: 67 of 73 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 232 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 7 carries for 40 yards.

Through Week 9, Bryce Young played 96 percent of CAR snaps, dropped back 339 times and threw an average of 8.1 air yards per attempt.

Bryce Young, Week 6 against PHI: 79 of 79 snaps, 20 of 39 passes for 281 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 8 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 7 against TB: 43 of 56 snaps, 14 of 27 passes for 163 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 9 yards.

Bryce Young, Week 8 against GB: 73 of 73 snaps, 23 of 40 passes for 209 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Bryce Young, Week 9 against DEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 28 of 39 passes for 276 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 13 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Purdy played 9 games for SF and scored 187.4 PPR points, 20.8 a game, finishing QB24.

He completed 197 of 284 passes for 2167 yards, 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 33 times for 147 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Bryce Young played 16 games for CAR and scored 229.0 PPR points, 14.3 a game, finishing QB19.

He completed 304 of 478 passes for 3011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, and ran 54 times for 216 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 Bryce Young for Brock Purdy?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 8 games), Bryce Young 135 (16.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 19.1 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Brock Purdy for Bryce Young?

    No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 146 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 8 games), Bryce Young 135 (16.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Bryce Young, 19.1 to 18.1 projected PPR points.

Week 10 on the board

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