Start Jordan Watkins or Ja'Kobi Lane? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Ja'Kobi Lane over Jordan Watkins in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Ja'Kobi Lane at 5.8 points and Jordan Watkins at 5.5, 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 Ja'Kobi Lane this week yet, so his 5.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (6.0, 7.5 and 3.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Jordan Watkins this week yet, so his 5.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (5.2 and 5.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Ja'Kobi Lane yet. His market-based projections were 6.0, 7.5 and 3.9 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 5.8, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Jordan Watkins yet. His market-based projections were 5.2 and 5.8 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 5.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Jordan Watkins is 0.3 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Ja'Kobi Lane 0.3 points ahead of Jordan Watkins on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Ja'Kobi Lane and BAL host LAC on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.

LAC allowed 36.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 6th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 158 yards and 1.4 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Jordan Watkins and SF visit DAL on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

DAL allowed 35.6 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 164 yards and a touchdown a game against DAL.

By points allowed to the position, Ja'Kobi Lane has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ja'Kobi Lane is not on the injury report.

Jordan Watkins is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Ja'Kobi Lane played 57 percent of BAL snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 6 against CLE: 31 of 57 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 7 against CIN: 46 of 67 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 25 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 8 against BUF: 33 of 51 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Ja'Kobi Lane, Week 9 against JAX: 32 of 56 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 9, Jordan Watkins played 56 percent of SF snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Watkins, Week 5 against SEA: 22 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 6 against WAS: 47 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 22 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 7 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 56 yards.

Jordan Watkins, Week 9 against LV: 56 of 73 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Watkins played 4 games for SF and scored 4.6 PPR points, 1.2 a game.

He caught 2 of 3 targets for 26 yards and 0 touchdowns, with 0 red zone targets and 25 air yards.

He was on the field for 7 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Adonai Mitchell over Ja'Kobi Lane.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Ja'Kobi Lane.
• Start Dohnte Meyers over Ja'Kobi Lane.
• Start Cooper Kupp over Jordan Watkins.
• Start Dohnte Meyers over Jordan Watkins.
• Start Efton Chism III over Jordan Watkins.