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Start Jordan Mason or Rico Dowdle? Week 10

Updated Nov 11, 3:21 AM ET.

Start Rico Dowdle over Jordan Mason

Dowdle projects lower, 9.8 to 10.2, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 76 for Dowdle, 117 for Mason.

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Rico Dowdle

RB · PIT · at CIN

Market projects
9.8
fantasy pts
CIN D vs RB
19.4
8th fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside
Rising
75 of 100 at RB
Snap share
40%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
Sit

Jordan Mason

RB · MIN · at GB

Market projects
10.2
fantasy pts
GB D vs RB
25.0
7th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
46 of 100 at RB
Snap share
47%
Through Week 9
Target share
5%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Rico Dowdle for Jordan Mason?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Mason projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.0 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 46 (5.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Jordan Mason. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Rico Dowdle over Jordan Mason in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Rico Dowdle at 9.8 points and Jordan Mason at 10.2, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Rico Dowdle still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 76 against 117, and that outweighs a gap this size. Jordan Mason's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 10.2 fantasy points for Jordan Mason, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Jordan Mason is 44 rushing yards and 0.4 touchdowns (8 and 8 market sources).

Player markets imply 9.8 fantasy points for Rico Dowdle, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Rico Dowdle is 32 rushing yards, 14 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (11, 11, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Jordan Mason 0.4 points ahead of Rico Dowdle on the market projections.

Week 10 matchups

Jordan Mason and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

GB allowed 25.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 7th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 94 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against GB and caught passes for 34 more yards.

Rico Dowdle and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 19.4 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CIN and caught passes for 30 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Jordan Mason has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Jordan Mason is not on the injury report.

Rico Dowdle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Jordan Mason played 47 percent of MIN snaps, took 51 percent of the carries, drew 5 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Jordan Mason, Week 1 against GB: 29 of 65 snaps, 15 carries for 59 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Jordan Mason, Week 7 against IND: 38 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 68 yards, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Mason, Week 8 against DET: 15 of 53 snaps, 8 carries for 20 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Jordan Mason, Week 9 against BUF: 23 of 48 snaps, 6 carries for 35 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.

Through Week 8, Rico Dowdle played 40 percent of PIT snaps, took 37 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 27 percent of the red zone chances.

Rico Dowdle, Week 2 against NE: 18 of 70 snaps, 7 carries for 22 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 6 against TB: 21 of 79 snaps, 7 carries for 40 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 9 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 7 against NO: 28 of 64 snaps, 9 carries for 41 yards, 6 targets and 6 catches for 45 yards.

Rico Dowdle, Week 8 against CLE: 28 of 59 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Jordan Mason played 16 games for MIN and scored 128.9 PPR points, 8.1 a game, finishing RB36.

He ran 159 times for 758 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 14 of 16 targets for 51 yards.

He was on the field for 44 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Rico Dowdle played 17 games for CAR and scored 216.3 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing RB18.

He ran 236 times for 1076 yards and 6 touchdowns, and caught 39 of 50 targets for 297 yards.

He was on the field for 56 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 Rico Dowdle for Jordan Mason?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Jordan Mason projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.0 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 46 (5.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Jordan Mason. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Jordan Mason for Rico Dowdle?

    No. Keep Jordan Mason: he projects 56 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.0 a game over 8 games), Rico Dowdle 46 (5.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Rico Dowdle over Jordan Mason.

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