Start Darnell Washington or Mike Gesicki? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Darnell Washington over Mike Gesicki in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Darnell Washington at 7.2 points and Mike Gesicki at 7.0, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

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 (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mike Gesicki is 24 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Darnell Washington 0.2 points ahead of Mike Gesicki on the market 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.

Mike Gesicki and CIN host PIT on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PIT allowed 12.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Injury status

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Mike Gesicki 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, Mike Gesicki played 48 percent of CIN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 5 against MIA: 29 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 7 against BAL: 20 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 8 against TEN: 50 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 9 against ATL: 27 of 57 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

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, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Darnell Washington.
• Start Darnell Washington over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Darnell Washington.
• Start AJ Barner over Mike Gesicki.
• Start Mike Gesicki over Colby Parkinson.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Mike Gesicki.