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Start Cam Ward or Bryce Young? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start

QB · CAR · at NO

Market projects
15.2
recent weeks avg
NO D vs QB
18.4
13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at QB
Snap share
96%
Through Week 9
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QB · TEN · vs JAX

Market projects
12.0
recent weeks avg
JAX D vs QB
13.9
5th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
50 of 100 at QB
Snap share
100%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Cam Ward for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 15.2 points and Cam Ward at 12.0, a gap of 3.2. No player market is posted for Bryce Young this week yet, so his 15.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (17.4, 17.0 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.1 and 11.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Bryce Young yet. His market-based projections were 17.4, 17.0 and 11.3 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 12.1 and 11.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Bryce Young 3.2 points ahead of Cam Ward on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

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.

Cam Ward and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and a touchdown a game against JAX, with 1.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Bryce Young has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

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.

Through Week 8, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 278 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 7 against CLE: 63 of 63 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 8 against CIN: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 40 passes for 304 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 41 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 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 Cam Ward for Bryce Young?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Cam Ward?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Cam Ward.

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