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Start Tank Dell or John Metchie III? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 2:16 PM ET.

Start John Metchie III over Tank Dell

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John Metchie III

WR · CAR · at NO

Market projects
3.6
recent weeks avg
NO D vs WR
31.3
16th most to WRs (2026)
Upside
Limited
21 of 100 at WR
Snap share
40%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9
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Tank Dell

WR · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
2.9
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs WR
29.3
12th fewest to WRs (2026)
Upside
Rising
78 of 100 at WR
Snap share
36%
Through Week 9
Target share
15%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Tank Dell for John Metchie III?

Yes, on the rest of the season. John Metchie III projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Tank Dell.

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Our Week 10 call

Start John Metchie III over Tank Dell in Week 10.

Market-based projections have John Metchie III at 3.6 points and Tank Dell at 2.9, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for John Metchie III this week yet, so his 3.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (3.3, 3.9 and 3.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tank Dell this week yet, so his 2.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (2.0 and 3.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for John Metchie III yet. His market-based projections were 3.3, 3.9 and 3.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 3.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Tank Dell yet. His market-based projections were 2.0 and 3.7 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 2.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts John Metchie III 0.7 points ahead of Tank Dell on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

John Metchie III and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

Tank Dell and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 29.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 9 games, the 12th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 144 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE.

By points allowed to the position, John Metchie III has the softer matchup.

Injury status

John Metchie III is not on the injury report.

Tank Dell is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, John Metchie III played 40 percent of CAR snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

John Metchie III, Week 7 against TB: 26 of 56 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

John Metchie III, Week 8 against GB: 33 of 73 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 14 yards.

John Metchie III, Week 9 against DEN: 19 of 66 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 40 yards.

Through Week 9, Tank Dell played 36 percent of HOU snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Tank Dell, Week 7 against NYG: 14 of 61 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 43 yards.

Tank Dell, Week 9 against LAC: 33 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 105 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, John Metchie III played 16 games for NYJ and scored 71.9 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR87.

He caught 33 of 48 targets for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 134 air yards.

He was on the field for 43 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 Tank Dell for John Metchie III?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. John Metchie III projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Tank Dell.

  • Should I drop John Metchie III for Tank Dell?

    No. Keep John Metchie III: he projects 30 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.8 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts John Metchie III over Tank Dell.

Week 10 on the board

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