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Start Mike Gesicki or Tyler Higbee? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 1:36 PM ET.

Start Tyler Higbee over Mike Gesicki

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · at ARI

Market projects
8.5
recent weeks avg
ARI D vs TE
16.1
9th most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at TE
Snap share
64%
Through Week 9
Target share
12%
Through Week 9
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Mike Gesicki

TE · CIN · vs PIT

Market projects
7.0
fantasy pts
PIT D vs TE
12.7
13th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside
Rising
72 of 100 at TE
Snap share
48%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Mike Gesicki?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Mike Gesicki projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Mike Gesicki. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Tyler Higbee over Mike Gesicki in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Tyler Higbee at 8.5 points and Mike Gesicki at 7.0, a gap of 1.5. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (9.4, 9.3 and 6.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 9.4, 9.3 and 6.9 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 8.5, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

Player markets imply 7.0 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mike Gesicki is 24 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (10, 10 and 11 market sources).

That puts Tyler Higbee 1.5 points ahead of Mike Gesicki on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit ARI on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

ARI allowed 16.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 56 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ARI.

Mike Gesicki and CIN host PIT on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PIT allowed 12.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 57 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Tyler Higbee played 64 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 8 against LAC: 45 of 54 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 14 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 9 against WAS: 60 of 75 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 13 yards.

Through Week 9, Mike Gesicki played 48 percent of CIN snaps, drew 9 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 5 against MIA: 29 of 65 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 7 against BAL: 20 of 53 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 8 against TEN: 50 of 74 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 9 against ATL: 27 of 57 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Mike Gesicki?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Mike Gesicki projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Mike Gesicki. So make the move after his Week 10 game.

  • Should I drop Mike Gesicki for Tyler Higbee?

    No. Keep Mike Gesicki: he projects 57 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (7.1 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 50 (7.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Mike Gesicki.

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