It’s looking more and more like whoever you drafted is who you’ll have to ride for the season. Injuries and bye weeks are making it increasingly difficult to fill all your starting spots with confidence.
Quarterback and tight end matchups: the positions where people seem to take the most risk in fantasy football.
This week returns to four on bye after just two in Week 9. Spoiler alert: Don’t look at Week 11 if you’re having heart palpitations this week.
Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and Tampa Bay are all on vacation this week. That means you’re likely filling holes left by Caleb Williams, D’Andre Swift, Jonah Coleman, Saquon Barkley, Bucky Irving, Luther Burden, Jaylen Waddle, Colston Loveland, Dallas Goedert, and more.
And, if I started listing all the starting-fantasy injuries, you’d never get to my advice, let alone the end of the article.
But I’m here going through more numbers than I can count and analyzing matchups to maximize your “points in the hole,” as I like to call them.
So, who are our top fantasy football Week 10 QB & TE streamers? Let’s dive in.
Editor’s Note: The majority of point values are based on standard scoring leagues.
WEEK 10 QB STREAMERS
Aaron Rodgers, Steelers @ Bengals
It’s the series’ old friend, Aaron Rodgers. If you want more variety every few weeks, tell your friends (or yourself) to add him; he’s still only rostered in 55% of leagues and started in 24%. Our threshold at RSJ is 60%.
Why wouldn’t you start the guy who performed best in fantasy this season against the same team?
Even with back-to-back games under 20 fantasy points, Week 3 ignited Rodgers’ span of three straight three-touchdown games and scoring at least 30 fantasy points.
My faith in D.K. Metcalf and Germie Bernard is all but gone. But that shouldn’t matter in prime time against the Bengals.
Cincinnati is getting better at defending tight ends, but it has only improved to 21st-best at the position so far this year. Darnell Washington and Pat Freiermuth, paired with the pass-catching backfield of Jaylen Warren and Rico Dowdle, give Rodgers plenty of options to succeed.
With your inability to use anyone on bye, as well as likely a signal caller in Arizona, Seattle, Baltimore, Las Vegas and Miami, Rodgers is a gift floating on the waiver wire.
Aaron Rodgers is QB19 on The Wolf’s Week 10 rankings.
Deshaun Watson, Browns vs Texans
Deshaun Watson is going to come into Sunday’s contest sick of two narratives:
1) Losing his starting job to Shedeur Sanders
2) ‘Falling off’ since leaving Houston
Watson missed Week 9 with a concussion, and Cleveland saw Sanders nearly toss 300 yards, two scores and commit zero turnovers.
Watson has helped lead the Browns to 5-3 when he starts, but his best fantasy games came early in the season. Only topping 20 fantasy points once since Week 4, there’s growing whispers about a potential switch.
In need of a bounce-back game, the Texans present that opportunity.
Houston is last in the league against wide receivers, and isn’t much better against quarterbacks.
Both Denzel Boston and K.C. Concepcion should be able to put up some of their best games of the season, with Harold Fannin Jr. playing a factor, too. Not to mention, Quinshon Judkins is struggling in the backfield and Cleveland isn’t giving Dylan Sampson more playing time to help.
It’s likely the Browns are also chasing points and needing to keep pace with a revamped Texans’ offense. Watson only has three interceptions this season, which gives me confidence in his field vision.
Deshaun Watson is QB30 on The Wolf’s Week 10 rankings.
WEEK 10 TE STREAMERS
Brenton Strange, Jaguars @ Titans
It shows the Titans are middle of the pack against tight ends. But that ranking may fall fast if they allow a fourth consecutive touchdown to the position in as many weeks.
Receiver Jakobi Meyers may also be limited or miss the game, arguably making Brenton Strange the No. 2 option in the passing game, only behind Parker Washington.
What else is nice? Strange is a favorite of Trevor Lawrence in the red zone. Even if the Jaguars get up early, Strange should get his usage in whatever time Jacksonville uses to build a lead.
And if he does well in Week 10, you can keep him for the same matchup in Week 12.
Brenton Strange is TE19 on The Wolf’s Week 10 rankings.
Kyle Pitts, Falcons vs Chiefs
This is both a dig at Kyle Pitts and tempting thoughts to start him.
Aside from weeks 5-7, Pitts has not mattered at all in fantasy football. His touchdowns (four) and season-high receptions (five, all three weeks) came in those weeks.
Knowing that, if I’m Kansas City, I’ll care way more about Bijan Robinson, Drake London and however the Falcons are going to use sleeper Khalil Herbert.
Additionally, the Chiefs could acknowledge their own defensive weakness against tight ends and test the questionable quarterback play by beating them with their weakest offensive position. Kansas City ranks 25th against tight ends, but 11th against running backs and third against receivers.
Kyle Pitts is TE14 on The Wolf’s Week 10 rankings.
