Start Josh Allen or Brock Purdy? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 12:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Josh Allen over Brock Purdy

- Market projects
- 23.0
- recent weeks avg
- NYJ D vs QB
- 18.1
- 16th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 99%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 19.4
- fantasy pts
- DAL D vs QB
- 20.5
- 6th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 97%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Brock Purdy for Josh Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Josh Allen over Brock Purdy.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Josh Allen over Brock Purdy in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Josh Allen at 23.0 points and Brock Purdy at 19.4, a gap of 3.6. No player market is posted for Josh Allen this week yet, so his 23.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (24.3 and 21.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Josh Allen at ADP 31 and Brock Purdy at 86.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Josh Allen yet. His market-based projections were 24.3 and 21.6 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 23.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
The market-based projection for Josh Allen is 0.8 touchdowns (7 market sources).
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).
That puts Josh Allen 3.6 points ahead of Brock Purdy on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Josh Allen and BUF visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NYJ allowed 18.1 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 208 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYJ, with 0.1 interceptions a game.
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.
By points allowed to the position, Brock Purdy has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Josh Allen is not on the injury report.
Brock Purdy is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Josh Allen played 99 percent of BUF snaps, dropped back 273 times and threw an average of 8.9 air yards per attempt.
Josh Allen, Week 5 against LAR: 64 of 64 snaps, 12 of 19 passes for 210 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 10 carries for 121 yards.
Josh Allen, Week 6 against LV: 68 of 68 snaps, 23 of 33 passes for 255 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.
Josh Allen, Week 8 against BAL: 78 of 82 snaps, 21 of 34 passes for 289 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 7 carries for 30 yards.
Josh Allen, Week 9 against MIN: 21 of 31 passes for 234 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 5 carries for 16 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Josh Allen played 17 games for BUF and scored 374.6 PPR points, 22.0 a game, finishing QB1.
He completed 319 of 460 passes for 3668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 112 times for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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.
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 Josh Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Josh Allen projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Josh Allen over Brock Purdy.
Should I drop Josh Allen for Brock Purdy?
No. Keep Josh Allen: he projects 186 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (23.2 a game over 8 games), Brock Purdy 143 (17.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Josh Allen over Brock Purdy.
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