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Start Josh Cuevas or Drew Sample? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 4:26 PM ET.

Start Josh Cuevas over Drew Sample

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Josh Cuevas

TE · BAL · vs LAC

Market projects
3.1
fantasy pts
LAC D vs TE
9.7
3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
22%
Through Week 9
Target share
5%
Through Week 9
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Drew Sample

TE · CIN · vs PIT

Market projects
2.8
fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE
12.7
13th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
45 of 100 at TE
Snap share
51%
Through Week 9
Target share
3%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Josh Cuevas for Drew Sample?

Not on these numbers alone. Josh Cuevas projects 20 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (2.9 a game over 7 games) and Drew Sample 22 (2.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Josh Cuevas over Drew Sample, 3.1 to 2.8 projected PPR points.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Josh Cuevas over Drew Sample in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Josh Cuevas at 3.1 points and Drew Sample at 2.8, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 3.1 fantasy points for Josh Cuevas, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Josh Cuevas is 10 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.1 touchdowns (10, 8 and 10 market sources).

Player markets imply 2.8 fantasy points for Drew Sample, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Drew Sample is 0.1 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Josh Cuevas 0.3 points ahead of Drew Sample on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Josh Cuevas and BAL host LAC on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAC allowed 9.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 51 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Drew Sample and CIN host PIT on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PIT allowed 12.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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

Injury status

Josh Cuevas is not on the injury report.

Drew Sample is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Josh Cuevas played 22 percent of BAL snaps, drew 5 percent of the targets, earned 4 percent of the air yards and had 2 percent of the red zone chances.

Josh Cuevas, Week 6 against CLE: 23 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Josh Cuevas, Week 7 against CIN: 15 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards.

Josh Cuevas, Week 8 against BUF: 13 of 51 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Josh Cuevas, Week 9 against JAX: 9 of 56 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 9, Drew Sample played 51 percent of CIN snaps, drew 3 percent of the targets, earned 0 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Drew Sample, Week 5 against MIA: 34 of 65 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Drew Sample, Week 7 against BAL: 29 of 53 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 24 yards, 1 touchdown.

Drew Sample, Week 8 against TEN: 29 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Drew Sample, Week 9 against ATL: 38 of 57 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Drew Sample played 17 games for CIN and scored 31.9 PPR points, 1.9 a game, finishing TE64.

He caught 15 of 20 targets for 106 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and -3 air yards.

He was on the field for 52 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 Josh Cuevas for Drew Sample?

    Not on these numbers alone. Josh Cuevas projects 20 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (2.9 a game over 7 games) and Drew Sample 22 (2.8 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Josh Cuevas over Drew Sample, 3.1 to 2.8 projected PPR points.

  • Should I drop Drew Sample for Josh Cuevas?

    Not on these numbers alone. Drew Sample projects 22 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (2.8 a game over 8 games) and Josh Cuevas 20 (2.9 a game over 7 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 10 the call starts Josh Cuevas over Drew Sample, 3.1 to 2.8 projected PPR points.

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