Start Sam LaPorta or Trey McBride? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 17.2 points and Sam LaPorta at 11.0, a gap of 6.2. No player market is posted for Trey McBride this week yet, so his 17.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (16.9, 18.9 and 15.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 27 and Sam LaPorta at 111.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Trey McBride yet. His market-based projections were 16.9, 18.9 and 15.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 17.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Trey McBride is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.0 fantasy points for Sam LaPorta, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Sam LaPorta is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 11 and 12 market sources).

That puts Trey McBride 6.2 points ahead of Sam LaPorta on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Trey McBride and ARI host LAR on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAR allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.

Sam LaPorta and DET host NE on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

NE allowed 11.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 52 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, Sam LaPorta has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

Sam LaPorta is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Trey McBride played 91 percent of ARI snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 22 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 6 against LAR: 70 of 72 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 53 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 7 against DEN: 75 of 81 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 111 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 8 against DAL: 77 of 81 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 72 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 9 against SEA: 44 of 53 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 54 yards.

Through Week 9, Sam LaPorta played 90 percent of DET snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 7 against GB: 66 of 68 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 18 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 8 against MIN: 67 of 72 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 3 catches for 33 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 9 against MIA: 53 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.

He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Trey McBride over George Kittle.
• Start Trey McBride over Isaiah Likely.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Sam LaPorta over Chig Okonkwo.