Start John Metchie III or Calvin Ridley? Week 10
Updated Nov 8, 4:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start John Metchie III over Calvin Ridley
- Market projects
- 3.6
- recent weeks avg
- NO D vs WR
- 31.3
- 16th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 40%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 3.3
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs WR
- 33.2
- 14th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 53%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 6%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Calvin Ridley for John Metchie III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. John Metchie III projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Calvin Ridley 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Calvin Ridley.
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Our Week 10 call
Start John Metchie III over Calvin Ridley in Week 10.
Market-based projections have John Metchie III at 3.6 points and Calvin Ridley at 3.3, 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 John Metchie III this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (3.3, 3.9 and 3.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Calvin Ridley this week yet, so his 3.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (2.0 and 4.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for John Metchie III yet. His market-based projections were 3.3, 3.9 and 3.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Calvin Ridley yet. His market-based projections were 2.0 and 4.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 3.3, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts John Metchie III 0.3 points ahead of Calvin Ridley on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
John Metchie III and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NO allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.
Calvin Ridley and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
JAX allowed 33.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 14th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 175 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against JAX.
By points allowed to the position, Calvin Ridley has the softer matchup.
Injury status
John Metchie III is not on the injury report.
Calvin Ridley is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, John Metchie III played 40 percent of CAR snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.
John Metchie III, Week 7 against TB: 26 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.
John Metchie III, Week 8 against GB: 33 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards.
John Metchie III, Week 9 against DEN: 19 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards.
Through Week 8, Calvin Ridley played 53 percent of TEN snaps, drew 6 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.
Calvin Ridley, Week 4 against BAL: 30 of 64 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.
Calvin Ridley, Week 5 against HOU: 35 of 63 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 33 yards.
Calvin Ridley, Week 6 against IND: 28 of 46 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Calvin Ridley, Week 8 against CIN: 40 of 77 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 10 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, John Metchie III played 16 games for NYJ and scored 71.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR87.
He caught 33 of 48 targets for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 134 air yards.
He was on the field for 43 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Calvin Ridley played 7 games for TEN and scored 47.3 PPR points, 6.8 a game, finishing WR116.
He caught 17 of 36 targets for 303 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 1 red zone target and 219 air yards.
He was on the field for 58 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 Calvin Ridley for John Metchie III?
Yes, on the rest of the season. John Metchie III projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Calvin Ridley 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Calvin Ridley.
Should I drop John Metchie III for Calvin Ridley?
No. Keep John Metchie III: he projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Calvin Ridley 18 (2.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Calvin Ridley.
Week 10 on the board
- Is John Metchie III playing Week 10?
- Is Calvin Ridley playing Week 10?
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