Start Bryce Young or Drew Lock? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 2:51 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.

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Nov 9, 1:04 PM ET: Seahawks to start QB Drew Lock vs. Raiders, giving Sam Darnold more time to heal (ESPN)
Nov 8, 8:28 PM ET: Drew Lock: Listed Questionable (Oblique) (Sleeper injury feed)
Nov 6, 7:24 PM ET: Seahawks' Quenton Nelson, Sam Darnold among starters ruled out (ESPN)

Start Bryce Young over Drew Lock

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Bryce Young

QB · CAR · at NO

Market projects: 16.7; fantasy pts
NO D vs QB: 18.4; 13th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 80 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 96%; Through Week 9

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Drew Lock

QB · SEA · at LV · Questionable

Market projects: 14.8; fantasy pts
LV D vs QB: 20.6; 5th most to QBs (2026)
Upside: Limited; 30 of 100 at QB
Snap share: 97%; Through Week 9

Should I drop Drew Lock for Bryce Young?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Drew Lock 104 (14.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Drew Lock, 16.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Drew Lock is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Bryce Young over Drew Lock in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 16.7 points and Drew Lock at 14.8, a gap of 1.9.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 16.7 fantasy points for Bryce Young, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Bryce Young is 246 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (14, 14, 14 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Drew Lock, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drew Lock is 207 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 7 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (12, 13, 12 and 11 market sources).

That puts Bryce Young 1.9 points ahead of Drew Lock on the market 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.

Drew Lock and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 251 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Drew Lock has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Drew Lock is listed as questionable with a oblique injury.

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, Drew Lock played 97 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 80 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Drew Lock, Week 1 against NE: 45 of 50 snaps, 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 14 yards.

Drew Lock, Week 2 against ARI: 70 of 70 snaps, 19 of 26 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Drew Lock, Week 9 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 18 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, Drew Lock played 5 games for SEA and scored 0.1 PPR points, 0.0 a game, finishing QB73.

He completed 2 of 3 passes for 15 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 6 times for -5 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 4 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 Drew Lock for Bryce Young?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bryce Young projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Drew Lock 104 (14.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Drew Lock, 16.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Drew Lock is listed questionable.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Drew Lock?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 8 games), Drew Lock 104 (14.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Drew Lock, 16.7 to 14.8 projected PPR points. Drew Lock is listed questionable.

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