Start Darren Waller or Eli Raridon? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Eli Raridon over Darren Waller in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Eli Raridon at 5.8 points and Darren Waller at 5.7, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Eli Raridon this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (4.2, 6.8 and 6.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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

No Week 10 player market is posted for Eli Raridon yet. His market-based projections were 4.2, 6.8 and 6.4 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 0.3 touchdowns (9 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 Eli Raridon 0.1 points ahead of Darren Waller on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Eli Raridon and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 98 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against DET.

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, Eli Raridon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Darren Waller is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Eli Raridon played 57 percent of NE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 7 against CHI: 29 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.

Eli Raridon, Week 8 against MIA: 55 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 9 against GB: 36 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 52 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, 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

• Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.
• Start Darnell Washington over Eli Raridon.
• Start AJ Barner over Darren Waller.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Darren Waller.
• Start Darnell Washington over Darren Waller.