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Start Jayden Daniels or Matthew Stafford? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 10:11 AM ET.

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QB · WAS · at NYG

Market projects
18.3
fantasy pts
NYG D vs QB
19.5
8th most to QBs (2026)
Upside
High
87 of 100 at QB
Snap share
92%
Through Week 9
Sit

QB · LAR · at ARI

Market projects
15.9
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs QB
22.4
2nd most to QBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
80 of 100 at QB
Snap share
98%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Matthew Stafford for Jayden Daniels?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Matthew Stafford.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Jayden Daniels over Matthew Stafford in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Jayden Daniels at 18.3 points and Matthew Stafford at 15.9, a gap of 2.4. No player market is posted for Matthew Stafford this week yet, so his 15.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.5, 15.7 and 15.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Jayden Daniels at ADP 74 and Matthew Stafford at 75.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.3 fantasy points for Jayden Daniels, with 100 percent of the markets a QB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jayden Daniels is 203 passing yards, 1-2 passing touchdowns, 35 rushing yards and 0.3 rushing touchdowns (14, 15, 14 and 14 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Matthew Stafford yet. His market-based projections were 16.5, 15.7 and 15.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Jayden Daniels 2.4 points ahead of Matthew Stafford on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Jayden Daniels and WAS visit NYG on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NYG allowed 19.5 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 8th most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 189 yards and 1.8 touchdowns a game against NYG, with 0.8 interceptions a game.

Matthew Stafford and LAR visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 22.4 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Quarterbacks threw for 238 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against ARI, with 0.4 interceptions a game.

By points allowed to the position, Matthew Stafford has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jayden Daniels is not on the injury report.

Matthew Stafford is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Jayden Daniels played 92 percent of WAS snaps, dropped back 217 times and threw an average of 8.5 air yards per attempt.

Jayden Daniels, Week 5 against NYG: 62 of 62 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 199 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 8 carries for 104 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 6 against SF: 67 of 67 snaps, 29 of 38 passes for 300 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 3 carries for 11 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 8 against PHI: 60 of 60 snaps, 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 2 carries for 23 yards.

Jayden Daniels, Week 9 against LAR: 62 of 62 snaps, 24 of 34 passes for 273 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions, 4 carries for 16 yards.

Through Week 9, Matthew Stafford played 98 percent of LAR snaps, dropped back 360 times and threw an average of 7.6 air yards per attempt.

Matthew Stafford, Week 6 against ARI: 58 of 58 snaps, 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

Matthew Stafford, Week 7 against LV: 72 of 72 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Matthew Stafford, Week 8 against LAC: 54 of 54 snaps, 17 of 25 passes for 157 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

Matthew Stafford, Week 9 against WAS: 75 of 75 snaps, 26 of 42 passes for 228 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 1 carry for 1 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jayden Daniels played 7 games for WAS and scored 117.3 PPR points, 16.8 a game, finishing QB34.

He completed 114 of 188 passes for 1262 yards, 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions, and ran 58 times for 278 yards and 2 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Matthew Stafford played 17 games for LAR and scored 358.4 PPR points, 21.1 a game, finishing QB3.

He completed 388 of 597 passes for 4707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, and ran 29 times for 1 yards and 0 touchdowns.

He was on the field for 99 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 Matthew Stafford for Jayden Daniels?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jayden Daniels projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Matthew Stafford.

  • Should I drop Jayden Daniels for Matthew Stafford?

    No. Keep Jayden Daniels: he projects 152 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (19.0 a game over 8 games), Matthew Stafford 111 (15.9 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jayden Daniels over Matthew Stafford.

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