Start DK Metcalf or Ladd McConkey? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Ladd McConkey over DK Metcalf in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Ladd McConkey at 10.8 points and DK Metcalf at 11.9, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Ladd McConkey still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 42 against 66, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Ladd McConkey this week yet, so his 10.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (10.3 and 11.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 11.9 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Ladd McConkey yet. His market-based projections were 10.3 and 11.4 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 10.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts DK Metcalf 1.1 points ahead of Ladd McConkey on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

DK Metcalf 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.

Ladd McConkey and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 34.0 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 9th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 173 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Ladd McConkey has the softer matchup.

Injury status

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Ladd McConkey is listed as questionable with a back injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 8, DK Metcalf played 95 percent of PIT snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 38 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

DK Metcalf, Week 5 against IND: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 12 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 6 against TB: 75 of 79 snaps, 15 targets and 11 catches for 93 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 7 against NO: 59 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 2 catches for 56 yards.

DK Metcalf, Week 8 against CLE: 54 of 59 snaps, 6 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 8, Ladd McConkey played 53 percent of LAC snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 4 percent of the red zone chances.

Ladd McConkey, Week 3 against BUF: 61 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 4 against SEA: 24 of 71 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 6 against KC: 8 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Ladd McConkey, Week 8 against LAR: 55 of 61 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, DK Metcalf played 15 games for PIT and scored 187.2 PPR points, 12.5 a game, finishing WR26.

He caught 59 of 99 targets for 850 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 13 red zone targets and 436 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Ladd McConkey played 16 games for LAC and scored 180.9 PPR points, 11.3 a game, finishing WR30.

He caught 66 of 106 targets for 789 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 479 air yards.

He was on the field for 78 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over DJ Moore.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Carnell Tate.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Denzel Boston.
• Start Ladd McConkey over Devaughn Vele.