Start Jordan Love or Sam Darnold? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:21 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Start Jordan Love over Sam Darnold

- Market projects
- 15.7
- recent weeks avg
- MIN D vs QB
- 8.9
- fewest to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 98%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 15.4
- recent weeks avg
- LV D vs QB
- 20.6
- 5th most to QBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 90%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Sam Darnold for Jordan Love?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Jordan Love over Sam Darnold in Week 10.
Sam Darnold is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Jordan Love. Drafters take Jordan Love at ADP 152 and Sam Darnold at 155.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Jordan Love yet. His market-based projections were 18.1, 16.9 and 12.2 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.7, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Sam Darnold yet. His market-based projections were 15.1 and 15.8 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 15.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Jordan Love 0.3 points ahead of Sam Darnold on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Jordan Love and GB host MIN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
MIN allowed 8.9 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 7 games, the fewest in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 180 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against MIN, with 1.1 interceptions a game.
Sam Darnold and SEA visit LV on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LV allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to QBs this season over 8 games, the 5th most in the league.
Quarterbacks threw for 251 yards and 2.3 touchdowns a game against LV, with 0.8 interceptions a game.
By points allowed to the position, Sam Darnold has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Jordan Love is not on the injury report.
Sam Darnold is listed as out with a quadriceps injury.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Jordan Love played 98 percent of GB snaps, dropped back 360 times and threw an average of 9.5 air yards per attempt.
Jordan Love, Week 6 against DAL: 75 of 75 snaps, 23 of 41 passes for 276 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 14 yards.
Jordan Love, Week 7 against DET: 67 of 67 snaps, 27 of 45 passes for 274 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Jordan Love, Week 8 against CAR: 69 of 69 snaps, 30 of 41 passes for 288 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Jordan Love, Week 9 against NE: 58 of 66 snaps, 23 of 29 passes for 372 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions, 1 carry for 13 yards.
Through Week 8, Sam Darnold played 90 percent of SEA snaps, dropped back 235 times and threw an average of 6.9 air yards per attempt.
Sam Darnold, Week 5 against SF: 63 of 63 snaps, 18 of 29 passes for 195 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions, 1 carry for 5 yards.
Sam Darnold, Week 6 against DEN: 85 of 85 snaps, 27 of 49 passes for 278 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, 2 carries for 19 yards.
Sam Darnold, Week 7 against KC: 69 of 69 snaps, 20 of 28 passes for 257 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception, 2 carries for 17 yards.
Sam Darnold, Week 8 against CHI: 63 of 63 snaps, 17 of 34 passes for 188 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception, 2 carries for 20 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Jordan Love played 15 games for GB and scored 241.1 PPR points, 16.1 a game, finishing QB15.
He completed 291 of 439 passes for 3381 yards, 23 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, and ran 47 times for 199 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 94 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Sam Darnold played 17 games for SEA and scored 249.4 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing QB13.
He completed 323 of 477 passes for 4048 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, and ran 35 times for 95 yards and 0 touchdowns.
He was on the field for 96 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 Sam Darnold for Jordan Love?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Love projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
Should I drop Jordan Love for Sam Darnold?
No. Keep Jordan Love: he projects 117 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (16.7 a game over 7 games), Sam Darnold 106 (15.1 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Jordan Love over Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold is listed out.
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