Start Sione Vaki or Tyler Goodson? Week 10
Updated Nov 10, 3:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 11 answer posts Tuesday.
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Latest
- : Tyler Goodson: Questionable to Out (Knee, Sprain) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Tyler Goodson: Listed Questionable (Knee) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Sione Vaki: Listed Questionable (Ankle) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Sione Vaki over Tyler Goodson
Tyler Goodson is listed out, so Sione Vaki starts despite the lower projection.

- Market projects
- 3.9
- fantasy pts
- NE D vs RB
- 18.9
- 6th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 25%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 3%
- Through Week 9

- Market projects
- 4.2
- recent weeks avg
- SF D vs RB
- 20.7
- 15th fewest to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 19%
- Through Week 9
- Target share
- 3%
- Through Week 9
Should I drop Sione Vaki for Tyler Goodson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Goodson projects 22 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.1 a game over 7 games), Sione Vaki 13 (1.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Sione Vaki over Tyler Goodson. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Tyler Goodson is listed out.
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Our Week 10 call
Start Sione Vaki over Tyler Goodson in Week 10.
Tyler Goodson is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Sione Vaki. Market coverage on Sione Vaki is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the market projects
No Week 10 player market is posted for Tyler Goodson yet. His market-based projections were 2.9, 5.2 and 4.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 4.2, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.
Player markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Sione Vaki, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.
The market-based projection for Sione Vaki is 14 rushing yards and 0.2 touchdowns (12 and 12 market sources).
That puts Tyler Goodson 0.4 points ahead of Sione Vaki on these projections.
Week 10 matchups
Tyler Goodson and DAL host SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 20.7 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 15th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 72 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF and caught passes for 41 more yards.
Sione Vaki and DET host NE on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.
NE allowed 19.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 8 games, the 6th fewest in the league.
Running backs ran for 82 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NE and caught passes for 31 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Tyler Goodson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Tyler Goodson is listed as out with a knee injury.
Sione Vaki is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 10
Through Week 9, Tyler Goodson played 19 percent of DAL snaps, took 21 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.
Tyler Goodson, Week 6 against GB: 11 of 78 snaps, 2 carries for 0 yards, 3 targets and 1 catch for 9 yards.
Tyler Goodson, Week 7 against PHI: 14 of 68 snaps, 10 carries for 38 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Tyler Goodson, Week 8 against ARI: 20 of 74 snaps, 7 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Tyler Goodson, Week 9 against IND: 20 of 79 snaps, 12 carries for 77 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Through Week 9, Sione Vaki played 25 percent of DET snaps, took 13 percent of the carries, drew 3 percent of the targets and had 1 percent of the red zone chances.
Sione Vaki, Week 5 against ARI: 23 of 66 snaps, 6 carries for 11 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Sione Vaki, Week 7 against GB: 9 of 68 snaps, 1 carry for 5 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Sione Vaki, Week 8 against MIN: 20 of 72 snaps, 11 carries for 65 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 5 yards.
Sione Vaki, Week 9 against MIA: 19 of 59 snaps, 3 carries for 14 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 7 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Tyler Goodson played 11 games for IND and scored 5.2 PPR points, 0.5 a game, finishing RB121.
He ran 9 times for 24 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 8 yards.
He was on the field for 5 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Sione Vaki played 11 games for DET and scored 0.4 PPR points, 0.0 a game, finishing RB143.
He ran 1 time for 4 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 0 of 0 targets for 0 yards.
He was on the field for 0 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 Sione Vaki for Tyler Goodson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tyler Goodson projects 22 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.1 a game over 7 games), Sione Vaki 13 (1.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Sione Vaki over Tyler Goodson. So make the move after his Week 10 game. Tyler Goodson is listed out.
Should I drop Tyler Goodson for Sione Vaki?
No. Keep Tyler Goodson: he projects 22 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (3.1 a game over 7 games), Sione Vaki 13 (1.6 a game over 8 games). For Week 10 the call starts Sione Vaki over Tyler Goodson. Tyler Goodson is listed out.
Week 10 on the board
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- Is Tyler Goodson playing Week 10?
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