Start Germie Bernard or Deebo Samuel Sr.? Week 10
Updated Nov 11, 6:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Deebo Samuel Sr.: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Germie Bernard over Deebo Samuel Sr.

- Market projects
- 11.1
- fantasy pts
- CIN D vs WR
- 32.9
- 15th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 64%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8

- Market projects
- 10.0
- fantasy pts
- DAL D vs WR
- 35.6
- 7th most to WRs (2026)
Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Germie Bernard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Germie Bernard over Deebo Samuel Sr., 11.1 to 10.0 projected PPR points. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Germie Bernard over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Germie Bernard at 11.1 points and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 10.0, a gap of 1.1. 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 11.1 fantasy points for Germie Bernard, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Germie Bernard is 49 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (15, 10 and 13 market sources).
Player markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Deebo Samuel Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
The market-based projection for Deebo Samuel Sr. is 39 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (8, 6 and 8 market sources).
That puts Germie Bernard 1.1 points ahead of Deebo Samuel Sr. on the market projections.
Week 10 matchups
Germie Bernard and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
CIN allowed 32.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 142 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against CIN.
Deebo Samuel Sr. and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.
By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Germie Bernard is not on the injury report.
Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as questionable with a hamstring injury.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 8, Germie Bernard played 64 percent of PIT snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.
Germie Bernard, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 4 yards, 9 targets and 6 catches for 80 yards.
Germie Bernard, Week 6 against TB: 74 of 79 snaps, 12 targets and 11 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.
Germie Bernard, Week 7 against NO: 58 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 27 yards.
Germie Bernard, Week 8 against CLE: 50 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 30 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Deebo Samuel Sr. played 16 games for WAS and scored 188.2 PPR points, 11.8 a game, finishing WR25.
He caught 72 of 99 targets for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 261 air yards.
He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against PHI: 2 carries for 1 yards, 5 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards, 4.1 PPR points.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against DAL: 36 of 44 snaps, 2 carries for 25 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 68 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Deebo Samuel Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against PHI: 44 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 35 yards, 6.5 PPR points.
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 Deebo Samuel Sr. for Germie Bernard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Germie Bernard projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Germie Bernard over Deebo Samuel Sr., 11.1 to 10.0 projected PPR points. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable.
Should I drop Germie Bernard for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Germie Bernard: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.3 a game over 8 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 31 (3.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Germie Bernard over Deebo Samuel Sr., 11.1 to 10.0 projected PPR points. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed questionable.
Week 10 on the board
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