Start Christian Watson or DK Metcalf? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf

- Market projects
- 14.8
- recent weeks avg
- MIN D vs WR
- 25.9
- 4th fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 11.9
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 32.9
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 95%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 24%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop DK Metcalf for Christian Watson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 7 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 14.8 points and DK Metcalf at 11.9, a gap of 3.0. No player market is posted for Christian Watson this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.6, 14.9 and 14.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and DK Metcalf at 66.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Christian Watson yet. His market-based projections were 15.6, 14.9 and 14.0 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
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 (9, 7 and 10 market sources).
That puts Christian Watson 3.0 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Christian Watson and GB host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIN allowed 25.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 4th fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 123 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN.
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.
By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Christian Watson is not on the injury report.
DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Christian Watson played 77 percent of GB snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Christian Watson, Week 6 against DAL: 66 of 75 snaps, 8 targets and 3 catches for 64 yards.
Christian Watson, Week 7 against DET: 54 of 67 snaps, 8 targets and 5 catches for 57 yards.
Christian Watson, Week 8 against CAR: 34 of 69 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 113 yards.
Christian Watson, Week 9 against NE: 51 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 171 yards, 1 touchdown.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Christian Watson played 10 games for GB and scored 132.4 PPR points, 13.2 a game, finishing WR46.
He caught 35 of 55 targets for 611 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 6 red zone targets and 493 air yards.
He was on the field for 68 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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 DK Metcalf for Christian Watson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Christian Watson projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 7 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
Should I drop Christian Watson for DK Metcalf?
No. Keep Christian Watson: he projects 103 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.7 a game over 7 games), DK Metcalf 95 (11.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
Week 10 on the board
- Is Christian Watson playing Week 10?
- Is DK Metcalf playing Week 10?
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