Fantasy Football Rankings & Tiers. Week 10
It is time to make those tough lineup decisions for Week 10, and Dwain has you covered with in-depth player tiers, rankings and analysis.
It is time to make those tough lineup decisions for Week 10 of the fantasy football season.
Below you’ll find positional rankings, player analysis, betting totals, and implied points for every game on the slate.
Find all of our positional rankings here.
Fantasy Football Rankings & Tiers – Week 10
Last updated: 10 am, Saturday, November 12th. Please refer to our Rankings page for updates!
Quarterback
| Tier 2 – Justin Fields | Chase Claypool | Darnell Mooney | Fields is an absolute SMASH play this weekend and ranks as my No. 4 QB. | Tier 3 – Kyler Murray | Jimmy Garoppolo | Colt McCoy | Murray slips to low-end QB1 territory. | Additional QB Notes & Movers: | Tier 1 – Josh Allen | He is the QB3. | Tier 2 – Tua Tagovailoa | Tagovailoa is a mid-range QB1 this week. | Tier 3 – Jimmy Garoppolo | Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, | George Kittle | He is a great streaming option as a low-end QB1. | Tier 5 – Matthew Stafford | John Wolford | Cooper Kupp | Running Back | Tier 1 – Christian McCaffrey | Saquon Barkley’s | Tier 2 – Travis Etienne Jr. | Etienne is a SMASH play as a mid-range RB1 in Week 10. | Tier 3 – Dalvin Cook | Josh Allen | Cook is due for a blowup performance and is a top-10 RB this weekend despite the tough matchup on paper against Buffalo. | Tier 3 – Dameon Pierce | He is a SMASH play as a top-12 RB. | Tier 3 – Aaron Jones | Without an injury designation, Jones rejoins the RB2 conversation, but he might not be 100%, and Dillon could challenge for more touches. | Tier 3 – Jonathan Taylor | Deon Jackson | Zack Moss | Taylor is a high-end RB2 option with upside. | Tier 4 – D’Andre Swift | Swift is a low-end RB2 with upside. | Additional RB Notes & Movers: | Tier 1 – Saquon Barkley | He is the RB1 overall. | Tier 3 – Antonio Gibson | J.D. McKissic | The third-year back ranks eight spots ahead of consensus as a mid-range RB2 with upside. | Tier 4 – | Jamaal Williams | sneaky RB1 | D’Andre Swift | Tier 4 – Tony Pollard | Ezekiel Elliott | Pollard is a low-end RB2, but if Elliott can’t go, he moves into RB1 territory. | Wide Receiver | Tier 2 – Amari Cooper | Jacoby Brissett | Cooper is in a SMASH spot against Miami and is a top-12 WR. | Tier 3 – Chris Olave | Michael Thomas | Jarvis Landry | Olave is a SMASH play as a high-end WR2 with upside against Pittsburgh. | Tier 3 – JuJu Smith-Schuster | Travis Kelce | Patrick Mahomes | The Chiefs have the No. 1 team total on the slate against the Jaguars, and Smith-Schuster is a mid-range WR2. | Tier 4 – Terry McLaurin | Taylor Heinicke | 94% | 17% | 20% | 12.9 | 33% | 19% | 22% | 31% | 12.4 |
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However, Washington has the lowest team total on the slate, and Philadelphia has the fourth-best PFF coverage grade (80.5). The Eagles allow the fourth-fewest passing yards per game (200) in non-overtime play.
McLaurin’s recent surge in targets is positive, but he slips back into WR3 territory this weekend, making him a FADE.
Additional WR Notes & Movers:
- Tier 1 – Stefon Diggs might not have Josh Allen (elbow) this weekend. However, he and Case Keenum played together in 2017 and had a connection. If Allen can’t go, Diggs would downgrade slightly but remain in the top-seven WRs.
- Tier 1 – Cooper Kupp is in serious jeopardy of not having Matthew Stafford, who entered concussion protocol on Tuesday. John Wolford would step in if Stafford can’t go, and Kupp would downgrade to a mid-range WR1.
- Tier 2 – Amon-Ra St. Brown appears to finally be healthy again, demanding monster targets over the last two games (26% and 43%). The Sun God is due for a solar flare eruption, and the Bears provide the fourth-worst EPA pass defense. St. Brown is a low-end WR1, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
- Tier 3 – Christian Kirk faces a Kansas City defense allowing the third-most points (64.5) to pass catchers in non-overtime play. The fifth-year WR has a 27% target share over the last four games. He is a mid-range WR2.
- Tier 4 – Joshua Palmer will serve as the lead WR option again with Mike Williams and Keenan Allen out for the Chargers. Palmer delivered 18.6 points on a 24% target share last weekend. He faces a 49ers defense with the worst pass EPA over the last four games. Palmer is a low-end WR2.
- Tier 4 – Darnell Mooney leads the Bears with a 28% target share. He has averaged 58.5 receiving yards over the last four games and could be due for his first 100-yard performance thanks to a tasty matchup against the Lions. Detroit allows the third-most yards (279) in non-overtime play. Mooney is a high-end WR3.
- Tier 4 – Allen Lazard saw a season-high 26% target share last weekend against the Lions. He could have had a huge day if not for penalties. However, this weekend he faces the No. 1 PFF coverage unit in the Dallas Cowboys, and the Packers have the fifth-worst team total. Lazard remains just outside of WR2 territory.
- Tier 5 – Mack Hollins gets a slight bump with Darren Waller and Hunter Renfrow placed on IR. Hollins isn’t an elite target earner (16% target share), but he could look more like a 20% option with the thin depth chart. He is a WR4 option against a Colts defense that is getting healthier.
Tight End
| Tier 2 – George Kittle | Christian McCaffrey | Kittle is a high-end TE1 with a boom-bust profile; fingers crossed for the boom. | Tier 3 – T.J. Hockenson | Justin Jefferson. | Adam Thielen | Hockenson is a solid mid-range TE1 against the Bills. | Tier 3 – Dalton Schultz | Dak Prescott | Schultz is my No. 6 TE this weekend, which is four spots ahead of expert consensus. | Tier 4 – Greg Dulcich |
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| 6 | 81% | 11% | 13% | 12.0 | 14% | 33% | 29% | 0% | 12.4 | |
| 7 | 72% | 26% | 20% | 8.4 | 16% | 0% | 13% | 11% | 11.1 | |
| 8 | 91% | 16% | 21% | 22.8 | 39% | 0% | 25% | 0% | 12.7 | |
| YTD | 29% | 18% | 7% | 13.3 | 9% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 12.1 |
The Titans allow the second-most fantasy points to pass catchers per game (66.2) in non-overtime play, creating room for upside coming off the bye.
The third-round NFL draft pick is a mid-range TE1.
Additional TE Notes & Movers:
- Tier 4 – David Njoku indicated he would be ready for Week 10, but he didn’t practice on Wednesday. If he goes, Miami is a good matchup and has the potential for a shootout environment. Njoku is a mid-range TE1 if he suits up.
- Tier 3 – Pat Freiermuth could be in for more targets with slot receiver Chase Claypool in Chicago. The two players operate in a similar area of the field on underneath routes, and Freiermuth’s 23% TPRR 23% and 1.82 YPRR comps favorably to top-six TEs since 2010. The Saints are historically tough against TEs, keeping the second-year TE in low-end TE1 territory.