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Start Darnell Washington or Darren Waller? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start Darnell Washington over Darren Waller

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Darnell Washington

TE · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
7.2
fantasy pts
CIN D vs TE
16.5
7th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
88 of 100 at TE
Snap share
65%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
Sit

Darren Waller

TE · CAR · at NO

Market projects
5.7
recent weeks avg
NO D vs TE
16.4
8th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
97 of 100 at TE
Snap share
49%
Through Week 9
Target share
12%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Darnell Washington for Darren Waller?

Not on these numbers alone. Darnell Washington projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 8 games) and Darren Waller 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Washington over Darren Waller.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Darnell Washington over Darren Waller in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 7.2 points and Darren Waller at 5.7, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Darren Waller this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (6.4, 6.0 and 4.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 7.2 fantasy points for Darnell Washington, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Darnell Washington is 28 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (9, 9 and 10 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Darren Waller yet. His market-based projections were 6.4, 6.0 and 4.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Darnell Washington 1.5 points ahead of Darren Waller on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Darnell Washington and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 89 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

Darren Waller and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 16.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 65 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Darnell Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, Darnell Washington played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 7 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Darnell Washington, Week 5 against IND: 38 of 60 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Darnell Washington, Week 6 against TB: 56 of 79 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 25 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 7 against NO: 36 of 64 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darnell Washington, Week 8 against CLE: 37 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 94 yards.

Through Week 9, Darren Waller played 49 percent of CAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Darren Waller, Week 6 against PHI: 36 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 7 against TB: 25 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 50 yards, 1 touchdown.

Darren Waller, Week 8 against GB: 45 of 73 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Darren Waller, Week 9 against DEN: 35 of 66 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 90 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Darnell Washington played 16 games for PIT and scored 73.4 PPR points, 4.6 a game, finishing TE39.

He caught 31 of 43 targets for 364 yards and 1 touchdown, with 8 red zone targets and 135 air yards.

He was on the field for 57 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Darren Waller played 9 games for MIA and scored 88.7 PPR points, 9.9 a game, finishing TE33.

He caught 24 of 34 targets for 283 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 210 air yards.

He was on the field for 45 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 Darnell Washington for Darren Waller?

    Not on these numbers alone. Darnell Washington projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.1 a game over 8 games) and Darren Waller 50 (6.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Washington over Darren Waller.

  • Should I drop Darren Waller for Darnell Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. Darren Waller projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (6.2 a game over 8 games) and Darnell Washington 49 (6.1 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Darnell Washington over Darren Waller.

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