Start DK Metcalf or Nico Collins? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Nico Collins over DK Metcalf in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Nico Collins at 14.8 points and DK Metcalf at 12.0, a gap of 2.9. No player market is posted for Nico Collins this week yet, so his 14.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (14.7 and 15.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Nico Collins at ADP 22 and DK Metcalf at 66.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Nico Collins yet. His market-based projections were 14.7 and 15.0 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 14.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Nico Collins is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.0 fantasy points for DK Metcalf, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for DK Metcalf is 51 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 9 and 11 market sources).

That puts Nico Collins 2.9 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Nico Collins and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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.

By points allowed to the position, DK Metcalf has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Nico Collins is not on the injury report.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Nico Collins played 71 percent of HOU snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 25 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Nico Collins, Week 5 against TEN: 47 of 66 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 56 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 6 against JAX: 46 of 63 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 74 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 7 against NYG: 41 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Nico Collins, Week 9 against LAC: 51 of 70 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Nico Collins played 15 games for HOU and scored 226.2 PPR points, 15.1 a game, finishing WR8.

He caught 71 of 120 targets for 1117 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 793 air yards.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Nico Collins.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Nico Collins.
• Start Nico Collins over Chris Olave.
• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over DJ Moore.