Start Efton Chism III or Jahan Dotson? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Jahan Dotson over Efton Chism III in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Jahan Dotson at 6.0 points and Efton Chism III at 5.7, a gap of 0.3. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Jahan Dotson this week yet, so his 6.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (6.7, 5.2 and 6.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Efton Chism III this week yet, so his 5.7 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (4.4, 6.8 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Jahan Dotson yet. His market-based projections were 6.7, 5.2 and 6.1 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 6.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Efton Chism III yet. His market-based projections were 4.4, 6.8 and 5.8 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Efton Chism III is 0.3 touchdowns (12 market sources).

That puts Jahan Dotson 0.3 points ahead of Efton Chism III on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Jahan Dotson and ATL host KC on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

KC allowed 24.9 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 121 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against KC.

Efton Chism III and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 37.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 7 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 176 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against DET.

By points allowed to the position, Efton Chism III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jahan Dotson is not on the injury report.

Efton Chism III is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Jahan Dotson played 70 percent of ATL snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 30 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.

Jahan Dotson, Week 6 against CHI: 47 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 87 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jahan Dotson, Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 8 against TB: 38 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 95 yards.

Jahan Dotson, Week 9 against CIN: 52 of 62 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Through Week 9, Efton Chism III played 67 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Efton Chism III, Week 7 against CHI: 34 of 54 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 16 yards.

Efton Chism III, Week 8 against MIA: 53 of 60 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 37 yards.

Efton Chism III, Week 9 against GB: 32 of 63 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 49 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jahan Dotson played 17 games for PHI and scored 50.2 PPR points, 3.0 a game, finishing WR109.

He caught 18 of 36 targets for 262 yards and 1 touchdown, with 3 red zone targets and 212 air yards.

He was on the field for 55 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Efton Chism III played 8 games for NE and scored 16.5 PPR points, 2.1 a game.

He caught 3 of 3 targets for 75 yards and 1 touchdown, with 1 red zone target and 35 air yards.

He was on the field for 14 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jahan Dotson.
• Start DeMario Douglas over Jahan Dotson.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Efton Chism III.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Efton Chism III.
• Start Dohnte Meyers over Efton Chism III.