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Start Darnell Washington or Tyler Higbee? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · at ARI

Market projects
8.5
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs TE
16.1
9th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at TE
Snap share
64%
Through Week 9
Target share
12%
Through Week 9
Sit

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 Tyler Higbee?

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 Tyler Higbee 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Tyler Higbee at 8.5 points and Darnell Washington at 7.2, a gap of 1.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (9.4, 9.3 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 9.4, 9.3 and 6.9 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 8.5, 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 (9, 9 and 10 market sources).

That puts Tyler Higbee 1.3 points ahead of Darnell Washington on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI.

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

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Darnell Washington is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Tyler Higbee played 64 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 8 against LAC: 45 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 9 against WAS: 60 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 13 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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 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 Tyler Higbee?

    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 Tyler Higbee 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington.

  • Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Darnell Washington?

    Not on these numbers alone. Tyler Higbee projects 50 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.2 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 Tyler Higbee over Darnell Washington.

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