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Start Darnell Washington or Michael Mayer? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start Michael Mayer over Darnell Washington

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Michael Mayer

TE · LV · vs SEA

Market projects
7.4
recent weeks avg
SEA D vs TE
10.2
5th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at TE
Snap share
81%
Through Week 9
Target share
15%
Through Week 9
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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

Should I drop Darnell Washington for Michael Mayer?

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 Michael Mayer 49 (7.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Michael Mayer over Darnell Washington.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Michael Mayer over Darnell Washington in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Michael Mayer at 7.4 points and Darnell Washington at 7.2, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Michael Mayer this week yet, so his 7.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (8.1, 6.5 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Michael Mayer yet. His market-based projections were 8.1, 6.5 and 7.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 7.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

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 (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Michael Mayer 0.2 points ahead of Darnell Washington on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Michael Mayer and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

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.

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

Injury status

Michael Mayer is not on the injury report.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Michael Mayer played 81 percent of LV snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Michael Mayer, Week 6 against BUF: 52 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 7 against LAR: 56 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 8 against NYJ: 50 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 53 yards.

Michael Mayer, Week 9 against SF: 38 of 50 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Michael Mayer played 13 games for LV and scored 73.8 PPR points, 5.7 a game, finishing TE38.

He caught 35 of 50 targets for 328 yards and 1 touchdown, with 6 red zone targets and 132 air yards.

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

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.

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 Michael Mayer?

    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 Michael Mayer 49 (7.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Michael Mayer over Darnell Washington.

  • Should I drop Michael Mayer for Darnell Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. Michael Mayer projects 49 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.0 a game over 7 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 Michael Mayer over Darnell Washington.

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