Start Deebo Samuel Sr. or Keenan Allen? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Keenan Allen: IND to SF (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Deebo Samuel Sr.: Questionable to Out (Hamstring) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Keenan Allen over Deebo Samuel Sr.
Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out, so Keenan Allen starts despite the lower projection.

- Market projects
- 10.0
- recent weeks avg
- MIA D vs WR
- 25.4
- 3rd fewest to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 59%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 22%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 10.4
- fantasy pts
- DAL D vs WR
- 35.6
- 7th most to WRs (2026)
Should I drop Deebo Samuel Sr. for Keenan Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 7 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Keenan Allen over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Keenan Allen over Deebo Samuel Sr. in Week 10.
Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Keenan Allen. Drafters take Keenan Allen at ADP 142 and Deebo Samuel Sr. at 118.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 10.4 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 0-1 touchdowns (5 market sources).
No Week 10 player market is posted for Keenan Allen yet. His market-based projections were 10.1, 9.2 and 10.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 10.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Deebo Samuel Sr. 0.4 points ahead of Keenan Allen on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
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.
Keenan Allen and IND host MIA on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIA allowed 25.4 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against MIA.
By points allowed to the position, Deebo Samuel Sr. has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed as out with a hamstring injury.
Keenan Allen is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Keenan Allen played 59 percent of IND snaps, drew 22 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Keenan Allen, Week 6 against TEN: 59 of 83 snaps, 11 targets and 8 catches for 82 yards.
Keenan Allen, Week 7 against MIN: 30 of 58 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards.
Keenan Allen, Week 8 against JAX: 32 of 61 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 67 yards.
Keenan Allen, Week 9 against DAL: 36 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 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.
In 2025, Keenan Allen played 17 games for LAC and scored 182.7 PPR points, 10.7 a game, finishing WR29.
He caught 81 of 122 targets for 777 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 546 air yards.
He was on the field for 55 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 Deebo Samuel Sr. for Keenan Allen?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Keenan Allen projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 7 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Keenan Allen over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Should I drop Keenan Allen for Deebo Samuel Sr.?
No. Keep Keenan Allen: he projects 71 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.1 a game over 7 games), Deebo Samuel Sr. 26 (3.3 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Keenan Allen over Deebo Samuel Sr. Deebo Samuel Sr. is listed out.
Week 10 on the board
- Is Deebo Samuel Sr. playing Week 10?
- Is Keenan Allen playing Week 10?
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