Start Brock Purdy or Jayden Daniels? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.

Daniels projects lower, 18.3 to 19.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 74 for Daniels, 86 for Purdy.

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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · at NYG

Market projects: 18.3; fantasy pts
NYG D vs QB: 19.5; 8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 92%; Through Week 9

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Brock Purdy

QB · SF · at DAL

Market projects: 19.4; 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

Should I drop Brock Purdy for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 18.3 points and Brock Purdy at 19.4, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Jayden Daniels still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 74 against 86, and that outweighs a gap this size.

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 18.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 203 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 35 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (14, 15, 14 and 14 market sources).

That puts Brock Purdy 1.1 points ahead of Jayden Daniels 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.

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit NYG on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 189 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, 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.

Jayden Daniels 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, Jayden Daniels played 92 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 9 against LAR: 62 of 62 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 273 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 16 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, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Brock Purdy for Jayden Daniels?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.
Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Brock Purdy?
No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Brock Purdy.

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