Start Carnell Tate or Ladd McConkey? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 11:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Ladd McConkey: Listed Questionable (Back) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate is listed out, so Ladd McConkey starts despite the lower projection.

- Market projects
- 10.8
- recent weeks avg
- BAL D vs WR
- 34.0
- 9th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 53%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 13%
- Through Week 8

- 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 Ladd McConkey for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 8 games), Ladd McConkey 80 (10.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable. Carnell Tate is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate in Week 10.
Carnell Tate is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Ladd McConkey. Drafters take Ladd McConkey at ADP 42 and Carnell Tate at 81.
What the market projects
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).
No Week 10 player market is posted for Ladd McConkey yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 11.4 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 10.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Carnell Tate 0.5 points ahead of Ladd McConkey 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.
Ladd McConkey and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 34.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 9th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 173 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.
By points allowed to the position, Ladd McConkey has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Carnell Tate is listed as out with a shoulder injury.
Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable with a back 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, Ladd McConkey played 53 percent of LAC snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.
Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.
Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.
Ladd McConkey, Week 8 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.
He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.
He was on the field for 78 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 Ladd McConkey for Carnell Tate?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Carnell Tate projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 8 games), Ladd McConkey 80 (10.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable. Carnell Tate is listed out.
Should I drop Carnell Tate for Ladd McConkey?
No. Keep Carnell Tate: he projects 89 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (11.1 a game over 8 games), Ladd McConkey 80 (10.0 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate. Carnell Tate is listed out. Ladd McConkey is listed questionable.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Ladd McConkey playing Week 10?
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