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Start Jayden Daniels or C.J. Stroud? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 3:26 PM ET.

Start Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud

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Jayden Daniels

QB · WAS · at NYG

Market projects
18.3
fantasy pts
NYG D vs QB
19.5
8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at QB
Snap share
92%
Through Week 9
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C.J. Stroud

QB · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
17.4
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs QB
14.8
8th fewest to QBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
53 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop C.J. Stroud for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 18.3 points and C.J. Stroud at 17.4, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for C.J. Stroud this week yet, so his 17.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (17.8 and 16.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jayden Daniels at ADP 74 and C.J. Stroud at 185.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 203 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 35 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (14, 15, 14 and 14 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for C.J. Stroud yet. His market-based projections were 17.8 and 16.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 17.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Jayden Daniels 0.9 points ahead of C.J. Stroud on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit NYG on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 189 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

C.J. Stroud and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 9 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 220 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CLE, with 0.7 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Jayden Daniels has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

C.J. Stroud is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Jayden Daniels played 92 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 9 against LAR: 62 of 62 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 273 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 16 yards.

Through Week 9, C.J. Stroud played 98 percent of HOU snaps, dropped back 304 times and threw an average of 9.7 air yards per attempt.

C.J. Stroud, Week 5 against TEN: 66 of 66 snaps, 26 of 34 passes for 261 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 7 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 6 against JAX: 63 of 63 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 1 carry for 5 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 7 against NYG: 61 of 61 snaps, 17 of 28 passes for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 4 yards.

C.J. Stroud, Week 9 against LAC: 62 of 70 snaps, 21 of 35 passes for 384 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 20 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, C.J. Stroud played 14 games for HOU and scored 216.5 PPR points, 15.5 a game, finishing QB21.

He completed 273 of 423 passes for 3041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 48 times for 209 yards and 1 touchdown.

He was on the field for 93 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 C.J. Stroud for Jayden Daniels?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

  • Should I drop Jayden Daniels for C.J. Stroud?

    No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), C.J. Stroud 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over C.J. Stroud.

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