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Start Deshaun Watson or Daniel Jones? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

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  • : Deshaun Watson: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Deshaun Watson: Listed Questionable (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Daniel Jones over Deshaun Watson

Deshaun Watson is listed out, so Daniel Jones starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Daniel Jones

QB · IND · vs MIA

Market projects
12.5
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs QB
20.6
4th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
73 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9
Sit

Deshaun Watson

QB · CLE · vs HOU · Out

Market projects
14.4
recent weeks avg
HOU D vs QB
18.5
12th most to QBs (2026)
Snap share
99%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Daniel Jones for Deshaun Watson?

Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 7 games) and Deshaun Watson 109 (15.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Daniel Jones over Deshaun Watson in Week 10.

Deshaun Watson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Daniel Jones.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Deshaun Watson yet. His market-based projections were 13.5 and 15.3 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 14.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Daniel Jones yet. His market-based projections were 11.5, 11.3 and 14.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 12.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Deshaun Watson 1.9 points ahead of Daniel Jones on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Deshaun Watson and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

Daniel Jones and IND host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

MIA allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 4th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 231 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against MIA, with 0.6 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Daniel Jones has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Deshaun Watson is listed as out with a concussion injury.

Daniel Jones is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Deshaun Watson played 99 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 306 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.

Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 7 against TEN: 70 of 70 snaps, 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.

Deshaun Watson, Week 8 against PIT: 66 of 70 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.

Through Week 9, Daniel Jones played 98 percent of IND snaps, dropped back 337 times and threw an average of 7.5 air yards per attempt.

Daniel Jones, Week 6 against TEN: 83 of 83 snaps, 22 of 41 passes for 269 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 30 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 7 against MIN: 58 of 58 snaps, 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 4 carries for 13 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 8 against JAX: 48 of 61 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 3 carries for 8 yards.

Daniel Jones, Week 9 against DAL: 64 of 64 snaps, 20 of 34 passes for 180 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Daniel Jones played 13 games for IND and scored 234.4 PPR points, 18.0 a game, finishing QB17.

He completed 261 of 384 passes for 3101 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 45 times for 164 yards and 5 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 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 Daniel Jones for Deshaun Watson?

    Not on these numbers alone. Daniel Jones projects 104 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (14.8 a game over 7 games) and Deshaun Watson 109 (15.5 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

  • Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Daniel Jones?

    Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 109 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.5 a game over 7 games) and Daniel Jones 104 (14.8 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Daniel Jones over Deshaun Watson. Deshaun Watson is listed out.

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