Start Jake Ferguson or Eli Raridon? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Eli Raridon over Jake Ferguson in Week 10.

Jake Ferguson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Eli Raridon.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Eli Raridon yet. His market-based projections were 4.2, 6.8 and 6.4 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Eli Raridon is 0.3 touchdowns (9 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Jake Ferguson yet. His market-based projections were 6.1, 5.1 and 5.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Eli Raridon 0.2 points ahead of Jake Ferguson on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Eli Raridon and NE visit DET on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

DET allowed 27.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 98 yards and 1.6 touchdowns a game against DET.

Jake Ferguson and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SF allowed 13.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against SF.

By points allowed to the position, Eli Raridon has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Eli Raridon is not on the injury report.

Jake Ferguson is listed as out with a knee injury.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Eli Raridon played 57 percent of NE snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Eli Raridon, Week 6 against NYJ: 39 of 68 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 7 against CHI: 29 of 54 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.

Eli Raridon, Week 8 against MIA: 55 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Eli Raridon, Week 9 against GB: 36 of 63 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 52 yards.

Through Week 9, Jake Ferguson played 55 percent of DAL snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 5 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Jake Ferguson, Week 6 against GB: 42 of 78 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 13 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 7 against PHI: 38 of 68 snaps, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 8 against ARI: 4 of 74 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jake Ferguson, Week 9 against IND: 27 of 79 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jake Ferguson played 17 games for DAL and scored 188.1 PPR points, 11.1 a game, finishing TE5.

He caught 82 of 102 targets for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 23 red zone targets and 293 air yards.

He was on the field for 67 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start AJ Barner over Eli Raridon.
• Start Colby Parkinson over Eli Raridon.
• Start Darnell Washington over Eli Raridon.