Start DK Metcalf or Parker Washington? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start DK Metcalf over Parker Washington in Week 10.

Market-based projections have DK Metcalf at 11.9 points and Parker Washington at 14.2, a gap of 2.3. DK Metcalf still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 66 against 59, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Parker Washington this week yet, so his 14.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (15.2 and 13.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Parker Washington yet. His market-based projections were 15.2 and 13.3 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Parker Washington is 0-1 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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).

That puts Parker Washington 2.3 points ahead of DK Metcalf on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Parker Washington and JAX visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 40.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 195 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against TEN.

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, Parker Washington has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Parker Washington is not on the injury report.

DK Metcalf is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Parker Washington played 75 percent of JAX snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 36 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Parker Washington, Week 5 against PHI: 59 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 124 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Parker Washington, Week 6 against HOU: 52 of 71 snaps, 11 targets and 4 catches for 64 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 8 against IND: 36 of 54 snaps, 1 carry for 10 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Parker Washington, Week 9 against BAL: 38 of 56 snaps, 7 targets and 2 catches for 61 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, Parker Washington played 16 games for JAX and scored 184.7 PPR points, 11.5 a game, finishing WR27.

He caught 58 of 95 targets for 847 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 582 air yards.

He was on the field for 61 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 Chris Olave over Parker Washington.
• Start Christian Watson over Parker Washington.
• Start Parker Washington over DJ Moore.
• Start DK Metcalf over Carnell Tate.
• Start Christian Watson over DK Metcalf.
• Start DK Metcalf over DJ Moore.