Start Juwan Johnson or Pat Freiermuth? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Juwan Johnson over Pat Freiermuth in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Juwan Johnson at 7.6 points and Pat Freiermuth at 7.5, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Juwan Johnson this week yet, so his 7.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (8.2 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Pat Freiermuth this week yet, so his 7.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 8 (8.3 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 8.2 and 6.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 7.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Pat Freiermuth yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 6.6 points in Weeks 7 and 8, an average of 7.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Pat Freiermuth is 0.3 touchdowns (11 market sources).

That puts Juwan Johnson 0.1 points ahead of Pat Freiermuth on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Juwan Johnson and NO host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 14.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 47 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against CAR.

Pat Freiermuth and PIT visit CIN on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

CIN allowed 16.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 89 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

By points allowed to the position, Pat Freiermuth has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Juwan Johnson played 65 percent of NO snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 42 of 72 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 7 against PIT: 32 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 7 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 9 against CLE: 40 of 75 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 34 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 8, Pat Freiermuth played 65 percent of PIT snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 5 against IND: 41 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 6 against TB: 57 of 79 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 7 against NO: 34 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 20 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 8 against CLE: 31 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Pat Freiermuth played 17 games for PIT and scored 113.6 PPR points, 6.7 a game, finishing TE25.

He caught 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 231 air yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Juwan Johnson over AJ Barner.
• Start Juwan Johnson over Brenton Strange.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Juwan Johnson.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Pat Freiermuth.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over Pat Freiermuth.