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Start Chig Okonkwo or Pat Freiermuth? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:11 AM ET.

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Start Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth

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Chig Okonkwo

TE · WAS · at NYG · Questionable

Market projects
8.9
fantasy pts
NYG D vs TE
12.2
11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
54 of 100 at TE
Snap share
68%
Through Week 9
Target share
17%
Through Week 9
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Pat Freiermuth

TE · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
7.5
recent weeks avg
CIN D vs TE
16.5
7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
Rising
76 of 100 at TE
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
13%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Pat Freiermuth?

Not on these numbers alone. Chig Okonkwo projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Pat Freiermuth 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth. Chig Okonkwo is listed questionable.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Chig Okonkwo at 8.9 points and Pat Freiermuth at 7.5, a gap of 1.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Pat Freiermuth this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (8.3 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Chig Okonkwo, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 37 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (14, 11 and 13 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Pat Freiermuth yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 6.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Pat Freiermuth is 0.3 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Chig Okonkwo 1.4 points ahead of Pat Freiermuth on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Chig Okonkwo and WAS visit NYG on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 12.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NYG.

Pat Freiermuth and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 89 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Pat Freiermuth has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Chig Okonkwo is listed as questionable with a hip injury.

Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Chig Okonkwo played 68 percent of WAS snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 5 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 60 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 6 against SF: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 8 against PHI: 46 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 9 against LAR: 46 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 56 yards.

Through Week 8, Pat Freiermuth played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 5 against IND: 41 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 6 against TB: 57 of 79 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 7 against NO: 34 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 8 against CLE: 31 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.

He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Pat Freiermuth played 17 games for PIT and scored 113.6 PPR points, 6.7 a game, finishing TE25.

He caught 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 231 air yards.

He was on the field for 49 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 Chig Okonkwo for Pat Freiermuth?

    Not on these numbers alone. Chig Okonkwo projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Pat Freiermuth 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth. Chig Okonkwo is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Pat Freiermuth for Chig Okonkwo?

    Not on these numbers alone. Pat Freiermuth projects 65 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (8.1 a game over 8 games) and Chig Okonkwo 65 (8.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth. Chig Okonkwo is listed questionable.

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