There is no shortage of star quarterbacks on bye this week, and that results in a unique ordering of the fantasy QB rankings for Week 10. Who are the best fantasy football options currently on your waiver wire?
Which QB Should You Start in Fantasy Football?
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1) Josh Allen | BUF (vs. DEN)
2) Lamar Jackson | BAL (vs. CLE)
3) Joe Burrow | CIN (vs. HOU)
4) Justin Herbert | LAC (vs. DET)
5) Dak Prescott | DAL (vs. NYG)
6) Jared Goff | DET (at LAC)
7) Trevor Lawrence | JAX (vs. SF)
8) C.J. Stroud | HOU (at CIN)
9) Brock Purdy | SF (at JAX)
10) Kyler Murray | ARI (vs. ATL)
11) Sam Howell | WAS (vs. SEA)
12) Russell Wilson | DEN (at BUF)
13) Deshaun Watson | CLE (at BAL)
14) Gardner Minshew II | IND (at NE)
15) Derek Carr | NO (at MIN)
16) Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. TEN)
17) Geno Smith | SEA (at WAS)
18) Will Levis | TEN (at TB)
19) Joshua Dobbs | MIN (vs. NO)
20) Kenny Pickett | PIT (vs. GB)
21) Bryce Young | CAR (at CHI)
22) Taylor Heinicke | ATL (at ARI)
23) Tyson Bagent | CHI (vs. CAR)
24) Jordan Love | GB (at PIT)
25) Mac Jones | NE (vs. IND)
26) Zach Wilson | NYJ (at LV)
27) Aidan O’Connell | LV (vs. NYJ)
28) Tommy DeVito | NYG (at DAL)
29) Clayton Tune | ARI (vs. ATL)
30) PJ Walker | CLE (at BAL)
31) Mitchell Trubisky | PIT (vs. GB)
32) Malik Willis | TEN (at TB)
33) Jimmy Garoppolo | LV (vs. NYJ)
34) Desmond Ridder | ATL (at ARI)
35) Tyler Huntley | BAL (vs. CLE)
The Top QBs To Start in Week 10
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Those who have been riding Goff this season have had their moments (three top-six finishes), but the downs have put them well behind the eight-ball (four finishes as QB18 or worse). Which version do we see on Sunday with the Lions coming out of their bye?
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I lean toward the former. Goff’s three big games have all come against defenses that rank below average in QB hurry rate — a box the “Bolts” check. In Detroit’s three games prior to the bye, we saw them put their faith in Goff (44.7 attempts per game, over 270 passing yards in all three of those games), something that figures to again be the case in this spot.
That’s not that Goff is a risk-free proposition (he’s not), but with a significant rest advantage and a good matchup, he’s easily a QB1 for me this week that I’m willing to trust.
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers were the most consistent offense in the NFL from Purdy’s debut to the middle of October, providing a stable fantasy floor. Since then, they’ve been a different type of consistent. The type of consistent you don’t want to be.
In Weeks 6-8, San Francisco scored exactly 17 points in every game and went 0-3. The reliable offense that we’d come to know and love vanished before our eyes. The “safe” fantasy value of Purdy was gone. He failed to throw for multiple scores in each of those losses and looked even worse than the raw numbers suggest.
Can he bounce back?
The Jags boast what looks like an average pass defense based on yards per attempt and TD rate, but are those numbers a bit deceptive? They’ve played just two above-average passers this season — one came way back in Week 2 and the other in London, where they had a significant travel advantage. Consider me skeptical.
Kyle Shanahan (card-holding member of the elite first name, last initial club) has had an extra week to prepare for this game and will have Deebo Samuel back in the mix.
For those reasons, I’m in. He was a top-13 fantasy QB in four of his first five games this season, and I think that’s his floor. With three high-end quarterbacks on bye this week, Purdy has a path to his highest finish of the season and can be trusted in all formats, including DFS.
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