Start Deshaun Watson or Jacoby Brissett? Week 10
Updated Nov 11, 1:56 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Deshaun Watson: Questionable to Out (Concussion) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Jacoby Brissett: ARI to BAL (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson
- Market projects
- 14.8
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs QB
- 16.8
- 12th fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 94%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 12.9
- fantasy pts
- HOU D vs QB
- 18.5
- 12th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 99%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Deshaun Watson for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.0 a game over 7 games) and Jacoby Brissett 107 (15.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson, 14.8 to 13.0 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Jacoby Brissett at 14.8 points and Deshaun Watson at 12.9, a gap of 1.9.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Jacoby Brissett, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Jacoby Brissett is 211 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 6 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (9, 12, 5, 10 and 4 market sources).
Player markets imply 13.0 fantasy points for Deshaun Watson, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Deshaun Watson is 208 passing yards, 0-1 passing touchdowns, 28 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (13, 14, 12 and 10 market sources).
That puts Jacoby Brissett 1.9 points ahead of Deshaun Watson on the market projections.
Week 10 matchups
Jacoby Brissett and ARI host LAR on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
LAR allowed 16.8 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 199 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against LAR, with 0.9 interceptions a game.
Deshaun Watson and CLE host HOU on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
HOU allowed 18.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the 12th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 263 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against HOU, with 0.4 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Deshaun Watson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jacoby Brissett is not on the injury report.
Deshaun Watson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 8, Jacoby Brissett played 94 percent of ARI snaps, dropped back 331 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 5 against DET: 73 of 73 snaps, 29 of 46 passes for 292 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 19 yards.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 6 against LAR: 72 of 72 snaps, 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 2 yards.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 7 against DEN: 81 of 81 snaps, 27 of 48 passes for 272 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 7 carries for 16 yards.
Jacoby Brissett, Week 8 against DAL: 47 of 81 snaps, 10 of 23 passes for 119 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 7 yards.
Through Week 8, Deshaun Watson played 99 percent of CLE snaps, dropped back 306 times and threw an average of 7.2 air yards per attempt.
Deshaun Watson, Week 5 against NYJ: 68 of 68 snaps, 15 of 33 passes for 155 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 6 carries for 40 yards.
Deshaun Watson, Week 6 against BAL: 62 of 62 snaps, 16 of 26 passes for 164 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 29 yards.
Deshaun Watson, Week 7 against TEN: 70 of 70 snaps, 25 of 36 passes for 308 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception, 3 carries for 19 yards.
Deshaun Watson, Week 8 against PIT: 66 of 70 snaps, 27 of 39 passes for 324 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 3 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jacoby Brissett played 14 games for ARI and scored 235.4 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB16.
He completed 315 of 485 passes for 3366 yards, 23 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 38 times for 168 yards and 1 touchdown.
He was on the field for 70 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 Deshaun Watson for Jacoby Brissett?
Not on these numbers alone. Deshaun Watson projects 105 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.0 a game over 7 games) and Jacoby Brissett 107 (15.3 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson, 14.8 to 13.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Jacoby Brissett for Deshaun Watson?
Not on these numbers alone. Jacoby Brissett projects 107 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (15.3 a game over 7 games) and Deshaun Watson 105 (15.0 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Jacoby Brissett over Deshaun Watson, 14.8 to 13.0 projected PPR points.
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