Start Brock Purdy or Dak Prescott? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott

- Market projects
- 19.4
- fantasy pts
- DAL D vs QB
- 20.5
- 6th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 97%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 18.0
- fantasy pts
- SF D vs QB
- 15.7
- 9th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Dak Prescott for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (17.9 a game over 8 games), Dak Prescott 128 (18.3 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 19.4 points and Dak Prescott at 18.0, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Dak Prescott at 64.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 19.4 fantasy points for Brock Purdy, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Brock Purdy is 255 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 18 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (5, 5, 5 and 7 market sources).
Player markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Dak Prescott, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Dak Prescott is 264 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (5, 5, 4 and 5 market sources).
That puts Brock Purdy 1.4 points ahead of Dak Prescott 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.
Dak Prescott and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against SF, with 0.8 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.
Dak Prescott 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, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 368 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.
Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 8 against ARI: 74 of 74 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 21 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 9 against IND: 79 of 79 snaps, 21 of 34 passes for 335 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 2 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, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.
He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 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 Dak Prescott for Brock Purdy?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Purdy projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (17.9 a game over 8 games), Dak Prescott 128 (18.3 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Dak Prescott?
No. Keep Brock Purdy: he projects 143 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (17.9 a game over 8 games), Dak Prescott 128 (18.3 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott, 19.4 to 18.0 projected PPR points.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Dak Prescott playing Week 10?
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