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Start DK Metcalf or Carnell Tate? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate

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DK Metcalf

WR · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
11.9
fantasy pts
CIN D vs WR
32.9
15th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
83 of 100 at WR
Snap share
95%
Through Week 8
Target share
24%
Through Week 8
Sit

Carnell Tate

WR · TEN · vs JAX · Out

Market projects
11.4
recent weeks avg
JAX D vs WR
33.2
14th most to WRs (2026)
Snap share
82%
Through Week 7
Target share
26%
Through Week 7

Should I drop Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf?

Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate. Carnell Tate is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate in Week 10.

Carnell Tate is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start DK Metcalf. Drafters take DK Metcalf at ADP 66 and Carnell Tate at 81.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Carnell Tate yet. His market-based projections were 11.4 and 11.4 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 0.3 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts DK Metcalf 0.5 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

DK Metcalf and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN.

Carnell Tate 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, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Carnell Tate is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 6 against TB: 75 of 79 snaps, 15 targets and 11 catches for 93 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 7 against NO: 59 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 56 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 8 against CLE: 54 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 7, Carnell Tate played 82 percent of TEN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 45 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Carnell Tate, Week 4 against BAL: 54 of 64 snaps, 12 targets and 9 catches for 145 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 5 against HOU: 48 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Carnell Tate, Week 6 against IND: 34 of 46 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

Carnell Tate, Week 7 against CLE: 56 of 63 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 69 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 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 Carnell Tate for DK Metcalf?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. DK Metcalf projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate. Carnell Tate is listed out.

  • Should I drop DK Metcalf for Carnell Tate?

    No. Keep DK Metcalf: he projects 95 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.9 a game over 8 games), Carnell Tate 89 (11.1 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate. Carnell Tate is listed out.

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