Start Christian Watson or Ladd McConkey? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Christian Watson over Ladd McConkey in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Christian Watson at 14.9 points and Ladd McConkey at 10.8, a gap of 4.1. No player market is posted for Ladd McConkey this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (10.3 and 11.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Christian Watson at ADP 58 and Ladd McConkey at 42.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.9 fantasy points for Christian Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Christian Watson is 74 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 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.

The market-based projection for Ladd McConkey is 0.2 touchdowns (10 market sources).

That puts Christian Watson 4.1 points ahead of Ladd McConkey 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.

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

Christian Watson is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable with a back injury.

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, 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, 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, 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

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Christian Watson.
• Start Christian Watson over Carnell Tate.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Christian Watson.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston.