Start Keaton Mitchell or Kimani Vidal? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 9:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Kimani Vidal over Keaton Mitchell
- Market projects
- 5.6
- recent weeks avg
- BAL D vs RB
- 19.9
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 31%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 9
- Market projects
- 4.4
- recent weeks avg
- BAL D vs RB
- 19.9
- 11th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 31%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 9%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Keaton Mitchell for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Keaton Mitchell 20 (2.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kimani Vidal over Keaton Mitchell.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Kimani Vidal over Keaton Mitchell in Week 10.
Market-based projections have Kimani Vidal at 5.6 points and Keaton Mitchell at 4.4, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Kimani Vidal this week yet, so his 5.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (5.8 and 5.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell this week yet, so his 4.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 8 and 9 (4.6 and 4.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Kimani Vidal yet. His market-based projections were 5.8 and 5.3 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 5.6, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
No Week 10 player market is posted for Keaton Mitchell yet. His market-based projections were 4.6 and 4.2 points in Weeks 8 and 9, an average of 4.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
That puts Kimani Vidal 1.2 points ahead of Keaton Mitchell on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Kimani Vidal and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 9 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against BAL and caught passes for 17 more yards.
Keaton Mitchell and LAC visit BAL on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BAL allowed 19.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 9 games, the 11th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 82 yards and a touchdown a game against BAL and caught passes for 17 more yards.
Injury status
Kimani Vidal is not on the injury report.
Keaton Mitchell is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Kimani Vidal played 31 percent of LAC snaps, took 16 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.
Kimani Vidal, Week 5 against DEN: 28 of 67 snaps, 8 carries for 57 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for -1 yards, 1 touchdown.
Kimani Vidal, Week 6 against KC: 25 of 68 snaps, 7 carries for 21 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards.
Kimani Vidal, Week 8 against LAR: 28 of 61 snaps, 8 carries for 23 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.
Kimani Vidal, Week 9 against HOU: 28 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 30 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.
Through Week 9, Keaton Mitchell played 31 percent of LAC snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 5 against DEN: 23 of 67 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 18 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 6 against KC: 17 of 68 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 8 against LAR: 19 of 61 snaps, 4 carries for 6 yards, 3 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards.
Keaton Mitchell, Week 9 against HOU: 18 of 72 snaps, 7 carries for 33 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 34 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Kimani Vidal played 13 games for LAC and scored 117.9 PPR points, 9.1 a game, finishing RB42.
He ran 155 times for 643 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 16 of 22 targets for 136 yards.
He was on the field for 58 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Keaton Mitchell played 13 games for BAL and scored 55.4 PPR points, 4.3 a game, finishing RB67.
He ran 59 times for 341 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 63 yards.
He was on the field for 17 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 Keaton Mitchell for Kimani Vidal?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Kimani Vidal projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Keaton Mitchell 20 (2.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kimani Vidal over Keaton Mitchell.
Should I drop Kimani Vidal for Keaton Mitchell?
No. Keep Kimani Vidal: he projects 45 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (5.6 a game over 8 games), Keaton Mitchell 20 (2.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Kimani Vidal over Keaton Mitchell.
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Week 10 on the board
- Is Keaton Mitchell playing Week 10?
- Is Kimani Vidal playing Week 10?
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