Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. or Dylan Sampson? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 12:26 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dylan Sampson
- Market projects
- 8.2
- recent weeks avg
- TEN D vs RB
- 21.6
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 34%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 6.5
- recent weeks avg
- HOU D vs RB
- 22.3
- 12th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 55%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Dylan Sampson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 13 (1.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dylan Sampson.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dylan Sampson in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Chris Rodriguez Jr. at 8.2 points and Dylan Sampson at 6.5, a gap of 1.8. No player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. this week yet, so his 8.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (8.1 and 8.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Dylan Sampson this week yet, so his 6.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (5.9, 6.4 and 7.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Chris Rodriguez Jr. at ADP 178 and Dylan Sampson at 187.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Chris Rodriguez Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 8.1 and 8.4 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 8.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Dylan Sampson yet. His market-based projections were 5.9, 6.4 and 7.2 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 6.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1.8 points ahead of Dylan Sampson on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Chris Rodriguez Jr. and JAX visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
TEN allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 100 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against TEN and caught passes for 35 more yards.
Dylan Sampson and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
HOU allowed 22.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 91 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against HOU and caught passes for 21 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Dylan Sampson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Chris Rodriguez Jr. is not on the injury report.
Dylan Sampson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 34 percent of JAX snaps, took 26 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 8 against IND: 12 of 54 snaps, 6 carries for 41 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 9 against BAL: 25 of 56 snaps, 10 carries for 19 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 9, Dylan Sampson played 55 percent of CLE snaps, took 20 percent of the carries, drew 16 percent of the targets and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Dylan Sampson, Week 7 against TEN: 32 of 70 snaps, 6 carries for 45 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.
Dylan Sampson, Week 8 against PIT: 39 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 7 yards, 8 targets and 6 catches for 62 yards.
Dylan Sampson, Week 9 against NO: 47 of 73 snaps, 8 carries for 21 yards, 6 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Chris Rodriguez Jr. played 13 games for WAS and scored 92.0 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing RB51.
He ran 112 times for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 3 of 4 targets for 30 yards.
He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chris Rodriguez Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 16 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 18 yards, 1 touchdown, 15.3 PPR points.
In 2025, Dylan Sampson played 15 games for CLE and scored 87.6 PPR points, 5.8 a game, finishing RB55.
He ran 65 times for 175 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 40 targets for 271 yards.
He was on the field for 25 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 Dylan Sampson for Chris Rodriguez Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Chris Rodriguez Jr. projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 13 (1.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dylan Sampson.
Should I drop Chris Rodriguez Jr. for Dylan Sampson?
No. Keep Chris Rodriguez Jr.: he projects 38 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (4.7 a game over 8 games), Dylan Sampson 13 (1.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Chris Rodriguez Jr. over Dylan Sampson.
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Week 10 on the board
- Is Chris Rodriguez Jr. playing Week 10?
- Is Dylan Sampson playing Week 10?
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