Start Brock Purdy or Tyler Shough? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Brock Purdy over Tyler Shough in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Brock Purdy at 19.1 points and Tyler Shough at 16.6, a gap of 2.5. No player market is posted for Tyler Shough this week yet, so his 16.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (16.0 and 17.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Purdy at ADP 86 and Tyler Shough at 147.

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 1-2 passing touchdowns, 18 rushing yards and 0.3 touchdowns (4, 4 and 7 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Tyler Shough yet. His market-based projections were 16.0 and 17.3 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 16.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Brock Purdy 2.5 points ahead of Tyler Shough on these 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.

Tyler Shough and NO host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 17.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against CAR, with 0.6 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.

Tyler Shough 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, Tyler Shough played 100 percent of NO snaps, dropped back 341 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.

Tyler Shough, Week 5 against MIN: 45 of 45 snaps, 16 of 25 passes for 96 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tyler Shough, Week 6 against NYG: 70 of 72 snaps, 16 of 30 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 33 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 7 against PIT: 57 of 57 snaps, 30 of 38 passes for 278 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 yards.

Tyler Shough, Week 9 against CLE: 75 of 75 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 265 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 9 carries for 52 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, Tyler Shough played 11 games for NO and scored 164.0 PPR points, 14.9 a game, finishing QB26.

He completed 221 of 327 passes for 2384 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 51 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Brock Purdy over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Brock Purdy over Dak Prescott.
• Start Tyler Shough over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Tyler Shough over Bryce Young.
• Start Tyler Shough over C.J. Stroud.