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Start Bryce Young or Sam Darnold? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 2:26 PM ET.

Latest

  • : Seahawks' Quenton Nelson, Sam Darnold among starters ruled out (ESPN)
  • : Coach: Seahawks QB Sam Darnold ruled out with quad injury, is week-to-week (ESPN)
  • : Sam Darnold: Listed Out (Quadriceps) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Bryce Young over Sam Darnold

Sam Darnold is listed out, so Bryce Young starts despite the lower projection.

Start

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
Sit

Sam Darnold

QB · SEA · at LV · Out

Market projects
15.4
recent weeks avg
LV D vs QB
20.6
5th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
90%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Sam Darnold 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), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Bryce Young over Sam Darnold in Week 10.

Sam Darnold is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Bryce Young. Drafters take Bryce Young at ADP 212 and Sam Darnold at 155.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Sam Darnold yet. His market-based projections were 15.1 and 15.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 15.4, 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 Sam Darnold 0.2 points ahead of Bryce Young on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Sam Darnold 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.

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, Sam Darnold has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Sam Darnold is listed as out with a quadriceps injury.

Bryce Young is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Sam Darnold played 90 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 235 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Sam Darnold, Week 5 against SF: 63 of 63 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 6 against DEN: 85 of 85 snaps, 27 of 49 passes for 278 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 19 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 7 against KC: 69 of 69 snaps, 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 17 yards.

Sam Darnold, Week 8 against CHI: 63 of 63 snaps, 17 of 34 passes for 188 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 20 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, Sam Darnold played 17 games for SEA and scored 249.4 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing QB13.

He completed 323 of 477 passes for 4048 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, and ran 35 times for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 96 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 Sam Darnold 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), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.

  • Should I drop Bryce Young for Sam Darnold?

    No. Keep Bryce Young: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Bryce Young over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.

Week 10 on the board

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