Start Cam Ward or Justin Herbert? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Justin Herbert: Listed Questionable (Finger) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Justin Herbert over Cam Ward
Herbert projects lower, 11.9 to 12.0, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 112 for Herbert, 227 for Ward.
- Market projects
- 11.8
- recent weeks avg
- BAL D vs QB
- 18.0
- 16th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 97%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 12.0
- recent weeks avg
- JAX D vs QB
- 13.9
- 5th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Cam Ward for Justin Herbert?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Justin Herbert projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Justin Herbert over Cam Ward. Justin Herbert is listed questionable.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Justin Herbert over Cam Ward in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Justin Herbert at 11.8 points and Cam Ward at 12.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Justin Herbert still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 112 against 227, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Justin Herbert this week yet, so his 11.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (12.0 and 11.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Cam Ward this week yet, so his 12.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (12.1 and 11.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Cam Ward yet. His market-based projections were 12.1 and 11.9 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 12.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Justin Herbert yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.7 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 11.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Cam Ward 0.2 points ahead of Justin Herbert on these 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.
Justin Herbert and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 18.0 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 9 games, the 16th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 242 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against BAL, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Justin Herbert has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Cam Ward is not on the injury report.
Justin Herbert is listed as questionable with a finger injury.
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, Justin Herbert played 97 percent of LAC snaps, dropped back 287 times and threw an average of 7.8 air yards per attempt.
Justin Herbert, Week 5 against DEN: 67 of 67 snaps, 14 of 23 passes for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 6 carries for 54 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 6 against KC: 68 of 68 snaps, 22 of 37 passes for 204 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 5 carries for 26 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 8 against LAR: 61 of 61 snaps, 24 of 31 passes for 257 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 4 carries for 15 yards.
Justin Herbert, Week 9 against HOU: 57 of 72 snaps, 13 of 23 passes for 193 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 7 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, Justin Herbert played 16 games for LAC and scored 299.9 PPR points, 18.7 a game, finishing QB10.
He completed 340 of 512 passes for 3727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, and ran 83 times for 498 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 97 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 Cam Ward for Justin Herbert?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Justin Herbert projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Justin Herbert over Cam Ward. Justin Herbert is listed questionable.
Should I drop Justin Herbert for Cam Ward?
No. Keep Justin Herbert: he projects 112 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 8 games), Cam Ward 99 (12.4 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Justin Herbert over Cam Ward. Justin Herbert is listed questionable.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Justin Herbert playing Week 10?
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