Start Kyler Murray or Dak Prescott? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Dak Prescott over Kyler Murray

- Market projects
- 18.0
- fantasy pts
- SF D vs QB
- 15.7
- 9th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 100%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 16.9
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs QB
- 13.9
- 6th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Dak Prescott for Kyler Murray?
Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 7 games) and Kyler Murray 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Dak Prescott over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Dak Prescott over Kyler Murray in Week 10.
Kyler Murray is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Dak Prescott. Drafters take Dak Prescott at ADP 64 and Kyler Murray at 139.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 18.0 fantasy points for Dak Prescott, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Dak Prescott is 264 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (5, 5, 4 and 5 market sources).
No Week 10 player market is posted for Kyler Murray yet. His market-based projections were 17.3, 17.6 and 15.9 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Dak Prescott 1.1 points ahead of Kyler Murray on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Dak Prescott and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 223 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against SF, with 0.8 interceptions a game.
Kyler Murray and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
GB allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 221 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB, with 1.3 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Dak Prescott has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Dak Prescott is not on the injury report.
Kyler Murray is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Dak Prescott played 100 percent of DAL snaps, dropped back 368 times and threw an average of 8.2 air yards per attempt.
Dak Prescott, Week 6 against GB: 78 of 78 snaps, 34 of 54 passes for 258 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 7 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 7 against PHI: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 8 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 8 against ARI: 74 of 74 snaps, 19 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 21 yards.
Dak Prescott, Week 9 against IND: 79 of 79 snaps, 21 of 34 passes for 335 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 2 yards.
Through Week 8, Kyler Murray played 86 percent of MIN snaps, dropped back 184 times and threw an average of 7.7 air yards per attempt.
Kyler Murray, Week 4 against MIA: 78 of 78 snaps, 27 of 37 passes for 247 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 21 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 5 against NO: 71 of 71 snaps, 24 of 29 passes for 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 54 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 7 against IND: 59 of 59 snaps, 14 of 24 passes for 150 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 41 yards.
Kyler Murray, Week 8 against DET: 53 of 53 snaps, 17 of 29 passes for 210 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 36 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Dak Prescott played 17 games for DAL and scored 323.8 PPR points, 19.0 a game, finishing QB6.
He completed 404 of 600 passes for 4552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and ran 53 times for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 98 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Kyler Murray played 5 games for ARI and scored 80.8 PPR points, 16.2 a game, finishing QB38.
He completed 110 of 161 passes for 962 yards, 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 173 yards and 1 touchdown.
He was on the field for 99 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 Dak Prescott for Kyler Murray?
Not on these numbers alone. Dak Prescott projects 128 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (18.3 a game over 7 games) and Kyler Murray 134 (16.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Dak Prescott over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
Should I drop Kyler Murray for Dak Prescott?
Not on these numbers alone. Kyler Murray projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games) and Dak Prescott 128 (18.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Dak Prescott over Kyler Murray. Kyler Murray is listed out.
Week 10 on the board
- Is Kyler Murray playing Week 10?
- Is Dak Prescott playing Week 10?
- Vikings depth chart
- Cowboys depth chart
- Week 10 QB rankings
- Week 10 fantasy rankings
- Week 10 start or sit
- Week 10 waiver wire
- Week 10 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
- Fantasy football rankings
- Start 'em sit 'em Week 10
- Waiver wire pickups
- Fantasy sleepers
- Rest of season rankings
- Week 10 kicker rankings
- Week 10 defense rankings