The Arizona Cardinals will face the New York Jets in Week 10. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding Trey McBride.
Is Trey McBride Playing in Week 10?
McBride is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 9 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Should You Start or Sit Trey McBride in Week 10?
Trey McBride’s six-target streak came to an end on Sunday against the Bears, and yet he still reached double figures in PPR points for a fifth straight game.
Did it take a rushing touchdown? It did, but you don’t draw up plays like that for players whose hands you are not actively trying to get on the ball. McBride’s average depth of target is up 25.8% from his encouraging rookie season. Given his stable volume, that role tweak is more of a ceiling elevator than one that lowers his floor.
The Jets’ defense is great, but they are attacked vertically consistently (highest opponent average depth of throw this season), seemingly because offenses aren’t confident in their ability to sustain drives otherwise, and that lands McBride where he typically resides: my top tier at the position.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 10 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Trey McBride’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 10
As of Sunday, McBride is projected to score 15.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 7 receptions for 71.8 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insights on the New York Jets’ Defense
Following Robert Saleh’s firing, the New York Jets put together a poor stretch of defensive performances despite not facing a gauntlet of opposing offenses. That had seen them slide from near the top of these rankings to outside of the top five.
However, they bounced back with superb performances against an injury-hit Houston Texans offense. The Jets ranked second in Week 9, which was their best performance since Week 3.
The Jets have struggled in a couple of areas this year, with the run game and forcing turnovers needing to be their biggest focus for the remainder of the year.
The run game is the bigger short-term issue because their turnover percentage is more often a secondary result of getting the other areas right. Their run defense ranking in the bottom 10 will make it tough for them to control games in the second half of the season.
For more insight on all other team defenses, head to our PFN Defense+ Metric Analysis.
Trey McBride’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 9:15 AM ET on Saturday, January 18. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Divisional Round Superflex Rankings.
Divisional Round TE PPR Rankings
1) Sam LaPorta | DET (vs. WAS)
2) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. HOU)
3) Mark Andrews | BAL (at BUF)
4) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. LAR)
5) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (vs. BAL)
6) Zach Ertz | WAS (at DET)
7) Isaiah Likely | BAL (at BUF)
8) Dalton Schultz | HOU (at KC)
9) Noah Gray | KC (vs. HOU)
10) Tyler Higbee | LAR (at PHI)
11) Dawson Knox | BUF (vs. BAL)
12) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. LAR)
13) Cade Stover | HOU (at KC)
14) Colby Parkinson | LAR (at PHI)
15) Brock Wright | DET (vs. WAS)
16) John Bates | WAS (at DET)
17) Charlie Kolar | BAL (at BUF)
18) Davis Allen | LAR (at PHI)
19) Hunter Long | LAR (at PHI)
20) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at DET)
21) Shane Zylstra | DET (vs. WAS)
22) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. HOU)
23) Quintin Morris | BUF (vs. BAL)
New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals Insights
New York Jets
Team: New York is allowing the second-fewest yards per pass after the completion this season (4.4, league average: 5.3).
QB: The Jets own the highest red zone pass rate in the league this season (59.3%, league average: 34.2%).
Offense: New York is making minor strides in converting third downs. In Weeks 4-5, they picked up just 26.5% of their third downs, a rate that rose to 31.8% in Weeks 6-7 and to 40.9% over the past two weeks.
Defense: A league-high 45.6% of yards gained against the Jets come on the ground (league average: 35.6%).
Fantasy: Garrett Wilson’s aDOT is 35.2% higher when Davante Adams is on the field than when he’s not – something that adds both upside (like what we saw on Thursday night against the Texans) and downside into his fantasy profile.
Betting: The Jets have failed to cover three straight road games (cumulative cover margin in those games: -38) and eight of their past 10.
Arizona Cardinals
Team: Arizona is 5-4 this season after winning just five of their previous 27 games.
QB: Three times over the past month, Kyler Murray failed to rush for 20 yards (prior to this stretch, 49.4 rush yards per game).
Offense: Arizona averages 4.78 runs per game of 10-plus yards, a figure that sits behind only Lamar Jackson’s Ravens through nine weeks.
Defense: The Cardinals have the second-worst third-down defense in the NFL (48.2%, only one-tenth of a point ahead of the Panthers).
Fantasy: James Conner continues to be a good story, but be careful – his fantasy points per touch is pacing to decline for a third straight season (every year of his Arizona career) and this is still ap layer who has missed multiple games in every season entering 2024.
Betting: The Cardinals are 2-5 ATS (28.6%) in their last seven games when their opponent enters on extended rest (the Jets beat the Texans last Thursday night).
