Start Drew Lock or Fernando Mendoza? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Drew Lock over Fernando Mendoza in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Drew Lock at 14.8 points and Fernando Mendoza at 11.8, a gap of 3.0.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 14.8 fantasy points for Drew Lock, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drew Lock is 203 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 0-1 interceptions, 6 rushing yards and 0.2 rushing touchdowns (7, 7, 5, 6 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.8 fantasy points for Fernando Mendoza, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Fernando Mendoza is 180 passing yards, 12 rushing yards and 0.1 rushing touchdowns (11, 10 and 8 market sources).

That puts Drew Lock 3.0 points ahead of Fernando Mendoza on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Drew Lock and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LV allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 251 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

Fernando Mendoza and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 169 yards and 1.1 touchdowns a game against SEA, with an interception a game.

By points allowed to the position, Drew Lock has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Drew Lock is listed as questionable with a oblique injury.

Fernando Mendoza is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Drew Lock played 97 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 80 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.

Drew Lock, Week 1 against NE: 45 of 50 snaps, 16 of 22 passes for 187 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 14 yards.

Drew Lock, Week 2 against ARI: 70 of 70 snaps, 19 of 26 passes for 235 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Drew Lock, Week 9 against ARI: 67 of 67 snaps, 19 of 28 passes for 175 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 18 yards.

Through Week 5, Fernando Mendoza played 17 percent of LV snaps, dropped back 9 times and threw an average of 5.9 air yards per attempt.

Fernando Mendoza, Week 5 against NE: 10 of 60 snaps, 6 of 8 passes for 48 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 3 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drew Lock played 5 games for SEA and scored 0.1 PPR points, 0.0 a game, finishing QB73.

He completed 2 of 3 passes for 15 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, and ran 6 times for -5 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 4 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Aaron Rodgers over Drew Lock.
• Start Drew Lock over Cam Ward.
• Start C.J. Stroud over Drew Lock.
• Start Bryce Young over Fernando Mendoza.
• Start Cam Ward over Fernando Mendoza.
• Start Daniel Jones over Fernando Mendoza.