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Who Should I Start for Week 10? Fantasy Football outlooks for Drew Lock, Carson Beck, Michael Penix Jr., Jacoby Brissett, Daniel Jones, Fernando Mendoza, Cam Ward, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes.
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 10 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Drew Lock, Carson Beck, Michael Penix Jr., Jacoby Brissett, Daniel Jones, Fernando Mendoza, Cam Ward, Deshaun Watson, and Patrick Mahomes. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 10. Set your optimal fantasy football lineups for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season. Our free Who Should I Start? tool will help make your fantasy football lineup decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to start... all free! Get your winning lineups set, and make the right decisions.
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Week 10 Fantasy Football Outlooks
Below are some fantasy football outlooks written by our NFL team here at RotoBaller, bringing you their fantasy football analysis and advice on which players to consider starting in Week 10:
Drew Lock, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Drew Lock (elbow, oblique) is a QB2 in Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Raiders are No. 31 against opposing quarterbacks in fantasy, but Lock is a bit too banged up to trust in fantasy right now.
He was hobbling around the field in Week 9, and at one point, quarterback Jalen Milroe was warming up to replace him. Seattle figures to trust its defense and lean on an improving running game in Week 10 rather than rely on Lock's arm.
Additionally, the Seahawks are facing quarterback Fernando Mendoza in his first NFL start. No matter how well or poorly Seattle's offense plays, it should not be forced to air it out at a high rate considering the Raiders could struggle to score themselves. Lock will likely be good for a stat line similar to Week 9, in which he threw for 175 yards and a touchdown, but he is not a high-end streamer this week.
Deshaun Watson, Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns will start quarterback Deshaun Watson (concussion) in Week 10 against the Houston Texans, according to Mary Kay Cabot. Watson suffered a concussion in Week 8's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, prompting second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders to start in Week 9. Sanders completed 19 of 31 passes for 297 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and added 28 rushing yards on 10 carries.
Although the Browns lost in overtime to the New Orleans Saints, speculation around the league suggested the team would roll with Sanders for the foreseeable future. However, the Browns will continue to start Watson, who has had a bounce-back season in 2026.
In eight games, he has completed 163 of 249 passes for 1,806 yards, seven touchdowns, and three interceptions, while adding 217 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Fantasy managers should still view Watson as a low-end QB2, while the rest of the offense should retain their value.
Carson Beck, Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Carson Beck will make his first NFL start Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams after head coach Mike LaFleur named him the starter, Darren Urban reported. Arizona placed Gardner Minshew II on injured reserve Tuesday with a season-ending elbow injury after trading former starter Jacoby Brissett to Baltimore last week. Beck has yet to attempt a regular-season pass.
He completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in the Hall of Fame Game before a rib injury sidelined him for the rest of the preseason. RotoBaller's early Week 10 rankings put Beck at QB28, making him a fill-in for Superflex managers short on starters.
The Rams have allowed 6.4 yards per pass attempt through Week 9, and Beck will face them without wide receiver Michael Wilson, who went on injured reserve with a neck injury after catching 51 passes for 546 yards in eight games. Tight end Trey McBride caught seven passes for 53 yards on 70 of 72 offensive snaps in the first Rams meeting and added seven catches for 54 yards Sunday at Seattle.
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was listed on the injury report with knee and elbow injuries, but he practiced fully all week, and he's ready to go this weekend. The elbow injury looked scary when it happened last week, but the Chiefs QB appears to have put it behind him ahead of the weekend. Mahomes is coming off a 35-12 win over the New York Jets where he passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns.
The touchdowns have been coming in bunches lately for the veteran quarterback and he will look to keep that momentum rolling as the Chiefs travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. The Atlanta defense is not considered tough on quarterbacks so Mahomes should not be hindered at all in this matchup.
This Sunday's matchup has a high over/under with Kansas City considered slight road favorites so this could be a game where Mahomes lights up the box score. Mahomes is ranked QB9 in our RotoBaller Week 10 rankings, making him worth starting this weekend. Fantasy managers should look to start Mahomes in what should be a favorable matchup.
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Week 10 Player Decisions. Today's focus is on specific players - Drew Lock, Carson Beck, Michael Penix Jr., Jacoby Brissett, Daniel Jones, Fernando Mendoza, Cam Ward, Deshaun Watson, Patrick Mahomes. These are some of the most common searches for fantasy football lineups in Week 10.
Using The Tool. This is a simple tool but very powerful. The first step is to enter the player names that you want to compare. In the first box, search for the first player name. In the second box, search for the second player name. Compare up to four NFL players at once, and then click the Who To Start? button to see who the recommended starts are based on weekly fantasy football matchups.
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How It Works. Each week our RotoBaller staff puts together their weekly fantasy football rankings and projections based on their research. That information is the core data that is powering the decision-making in this tool. When you search for player names, you will only see those players who are ranked. If someone is out for the week, they will not appear in the search results.
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Popular Week 10 Searches. Curious to see some tough lineup decisions for Week 10 (2026)? Below you will find a list of some popular Who Should I Start? searches that RotoBaller readers are looking at this week. Click any of the links to see the result and recommendation.
Popular Week 10 Searches - Start/Sit Player Comparisons
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