Start C.J. Stroud or Cam Ward? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start C.J. Stroud over Cam Ward in Week 10.

Market-based projections have C.J. Stroud at 16.5 points and Cam Ward at 10.9, a gap of 5.7. Drafters take C.J. Stroud at ADP 185 and Cam Ward at 227.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for Cam Ward, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Cam Ward is 205 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns, 11 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 12 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 16.5 fantasy points for C.J. Stroud, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for C.J. Stroud is 245 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 9 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (13, 16, 13 and 10 market sources).

That puts C.J. Stroud 5.7 points ahead of Cam Ward on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Cam Ward and TEN host JAX on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

JAX allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 237 yards and a touchdown a game against JAX, with 1.4 interceptions a game.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 9 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, C.J. Stroud has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Cam Ward is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Cam Ward played 100 percent of TEN snaps, dropped back 278 times and threw an average of 7.0 air yards per attempt.

Cam Ward, Week 5 against HOU: 63 of 63 snaps, 23 of 36 passes for 170 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 2 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 6 against IND: 46 of 46 snaps, 11 of 22 passes for 102 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 8 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 7 against CLE: 63 of 63 snaps, 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 5 yards.

Cam Ward, Week 8 against CIN: 77 of 77 snaps, 26 of 40 passes for 304 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 41 yards.

Through Week 9, C.J. Stroud played 98 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 304 times and threw an average of 9.7 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 7 against NYG: 61 of 61 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 9 against LAC: 62 of 70 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Cam Ward played 17 games for TEN and scored 193.7 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing QB22.

He completed 323 of 540 passes for 3169 yards, 15 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and ran 39 times for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 100 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 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

• Start Aaron Rodgers over Cam Ward.
• Start Bryce Young over Cam Ward.
• Start Cam Ward over Carson Beck.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Aaron Rodgers.
• Start Brock Purdy over C.J. Stroud.
• Start Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud.