Start Bryce Young or Daniel Jones? Week 10

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

Jones projects lower, 12.5 to 15.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 179 for Jones, 212 for Young.

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Daniel Jones

QB · IND · vs MIA

Market projects: 12.5; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs QB: 20.6; 4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 73 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 98%; Through Week 9

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Bryce Young

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

Should I drop Daniel Jones 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), Daniel Jones 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Daniel Jones over Bryce Young in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Daniel Jones at 12.5 points and Bryce Young at 15.2, a gap of 2.7. Daniel Jones still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 179 against 212, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Daniel Jones this week yet, so his 12.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (11.5, 11.3 and 14.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 11.3 and 14.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Bryce Young 2.8 points ahead of Daniel Jones 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.

Daniel Jones and IND host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 231 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against MIA, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Daniel Jones has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Daniel Jones 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 9, Daniel Jones played 98 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 337 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 8 against JAX: 48 of 61 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 9 against DAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 34 passes for 180 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 11 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, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 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 Daniel Jones 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), Daniel Jones 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 10 game.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Daniel Jones?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Daniel Jones 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Bryce Young.

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