Start Bryce Young or Michael Penix Jr.? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Bryce Young over Michael Penix Jr.
- Market projects
- 15.2
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs QB
- 18.4
- 13th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 96%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 15.0
- recent weeks avg
- KC D vs QB
- 13.9
- 7th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 99%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Michael Penix Jr. 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), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Michael Penix Jr.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Bryce Young over Michael Penix Jr. in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Bryce Young at 15.2 points and Michael Penix Jr. at 15.0, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. 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 Michael Penix Jr. this week yet, so his 15.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.3, 14.6 and 15.0); 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 Michael Penix Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 15.3, 14.6 and 15.0 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Bryce Young 0.3 points ahead of Michael Penix Jr. 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.
Michael Penix Jr. and ATL host KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
KC allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 228 yards and a touchdown a game against KC, with 0.9 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.
Michael Penix Jr. 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, Michael Penix Jr. played 99 percent of ATL snaps, dropped back 93 times and threw an average of 7.1 air yards per attempt.
Michael Penix Jr., Week 7 against SF: 68 of 69 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 213 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 2 yards.
Michael Penix Jr., Week 8 against TB: 53 of 53 snaps, 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, 0 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, 5 carries for 11 yards.
Michael Penix Jr., Week 9 against CIN: 62 of 62 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 162 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 50 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, Michael Penix Jr. played 9 games for ATL and scored 123.3 PPR points, 13.7 a game, finishing QB33.
He completed 166 of 276 passes for 1982 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 21 times for 70 yards and 1 touchdown.
He was on the field for 93 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 Michael Penix Jr. 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), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Michael Penix Jr.
Should I drop Bryce Young for Michael Penix Jr.?
No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Michael Penix Jr. 103 (14.7 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Michael Penix Jr.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Michael Penix Jr. playing Week 10?
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