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Start Carnell Tate or George Pickens? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 3:26 AM ET.

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  • : George Pickens: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : George Pickens: Listed Questionable (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)

No start call: George Pickens and Carnell Tate are both listed out

WR · DAL · vs SF · Out

Market projects
13.4
recent weeks avg
SF D vs WR
27.2
6th fewest to WRs (2026)
Snap share
78%
Through Week 8
Target share
21%
Through Week 8

WR · TEN · vs JAX · Out

Market projects
11.7
fantasy pts
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 George Pickens?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 90 (11.2 a game over 8 games). Carnell Tate is listed out. George Pickens is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

George Pickens and Carnell Tate are both listed out for Week 10, so no start call applies to this pair.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.7 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Carnell Tate is 53 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (6, 6 and 7 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for George Pickens yet. His market-based projections were 13.6, 14.8 and 11.8 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for George Pickens is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts George Pickens 1.7 points ahead of Carnell Tate on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

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.

George Pickens and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 27.2 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against SF.

By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Carnell Tate is listed as out with a shoulder injury.

George Pickens is listed as out with a hamstring injury.

Usage before Week 10

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.

Through Week 8, George Pickens played 78 percent of DAL snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

George Pickens, Week 5 against TB: 53 of 60 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 130 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Pickens, Week 6 against GB: 69 of 78 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

George Pickens, Week 7 against PHI: 41 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Pickens, Week 8 against ARI: 42 of 74 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 48 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, George Pickens played 17 games for DAL and scored 291.9 PPR points, 17.2 a game, finishing WR5.

He caught 93 of 137 targets for 1429 yards and 9 touchdowns, with 21 red zone targets and 950 air yards.

He was on the field for 83 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 George Pickens?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. George Pickens projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 90 (11.2 a game over 8 games). Carnell Tate is listed out. George Pickens is listed out.

  • Should I drop George Pickens for Carnell Tate?

    No. Keep George Pickens: he projects 98 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.0 a game over 7 games), Carnell Tate 90 (11.2 a game over 8 games). George Pickens is listed out. Carnell Tate is listed out.

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