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Start Bryce Young or Matthew Stafford? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET.

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QB · LAR · at ARI

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB
22.4
2nd most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
80 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9
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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 Matthew Stafford 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), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Matthew Stafford at 15.9 points and Bryce Young at 15.2, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.5, 15.7 and 15.6); 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. Drafters take Matthew Stafford at ADP 75 and Bryce Young at 212.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 16.5, 15.7 and 15.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

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.

That puts Matthew Stafford 0.7 points ahead of Bryce Young on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Matthew Stafford and LAR visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

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.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 360 times and threw an average of 7.6 air yards per attempt.

Matthew Stafford, Week 6 against ARI: 58 of 58 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 7 against LV: 72 of 72 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Matthew Stafford, Week 8 against LAC: 54 of 54 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Matthew Stafford, Week 9 against WAS: 75 of 75 snaps, 26 of 42 passes for 228 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Matthew Stafford played 17 games for LAR and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.

He completed 388 of 597 passes for 4707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

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 Matthew Stafford 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), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Matthew Stafford?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Matthew Stafford over Bryce Young.

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