Start Tee Higgins or Tetairoa McMillan? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Tee Higgins over Tetairoa McMillan in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Tee Higgins at 17.0 points and Tetairoa McMillan at 14.9, a gap of 2.1. No player market is posted for Tetairoa McMillan this week yet, so his 14.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.5, 15.3 and 14.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tee Higgins at ADP 37 and Tetairoa McMillan at 30.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 17.0 fantasy points for Tee Higgins, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tee Higgins is 77 receiving yards, 5-6 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (10, 8 and 11 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for Tetairoa McMillan yet. His market-based projections were 15.5, 15.3 and 14.1 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 15.0, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Tetairoa McMillan is 0.4 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Tee Higgins 2.1 points ahead of Tetairoa McMillan on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Tee Higgins and CIN host PIT on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PIT allowed 28.7 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 139 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Tetairoa McMillan and CAR visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 31.3 fantasy points a game to WRs this season over 8 games, the 16th most in the league.

Receivers caught passes for 154 yards and 0.9 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Tetairoa McMillan has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tee Higgins is not on the injury report.

Tetairoa McMillan is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Tee Higgins played 78 percent of CIN snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 39 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Tee Higgins, Week 5 against MIA: 45 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 22 yards.

Tee Higgins, Week 7 against BAL: 46 of 53 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 148 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tee Higgins, Week 8 against TEN: 65 of 74 snaps, 11 targets and 10 catches for 155 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Tee Higgins, Week 9 against ATL: 39 of 57 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 32 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Through Week 9, Tetairoa McMillan played 83 percent of CAR snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 6 against PHI: 60 of 79 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 7 against TB: 38 of 56 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 40 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 8 against GB: 65 of 73 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards.

Tetairoa McMillan, Week 9 against DEN: 53 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 56 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Tee Higgins played 15 games for CIN and scored 211.6 PPR points, 14.1 a game, finishing WR15.

He caught 59 of 98 targets for 846 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 680 air yards.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Tetairoa McMillan played 17 games for CAR and scored 211.4 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing WR16.

He caught 70 of 122 targets for 1014 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 745 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tee Higgins.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Tee Higgins.
• Start Tee Higgins over Chris Olave.
• Start Amon-Ra St. Brown over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start CeeDee Lamb over Tetairoa McMillan.
• Start Chris Olave over Tetairoa McMillan.