The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 10

Rob's fantasy football players to drop when making waiver wire moves for Week 10 (2025). He helps fantasy football managers decide on who to cut from rosters.

We're over the halfway point of the fantasy football regular season. Players such as Brian Thomas Jr. and Terry McLaurin are in the midst of lost seasons, and that was made worse when both sustained injuries. Fantasy managers are likely dying to cut both players, but I'd rather IR them if you have the opportunity. Even if you can't, I'd still recommend holding onto these two players.

Maybe I'm crazy, and I just like pain. We'll talk about other players that I am comfortable getting rid of this week. There were plenty of other injuries this week, and that's going to impact this week's waiver wire.

This article will identify players who can safely be cut in 12-team leagues. Be sure to also check out my waiver wire article for Week 10, because with almost every cut, there's a new addition we welcome to our team. If you sign up for one of our premium subscriptions, please use the promo code "BOOM" to receive a 10% discount.

Editor's Note: Identify fantasy football draft busts, overvalued ADPs, and key players to avoid so you can draft with confidence this season.

Running Backs to Consider Cutting

Nick Chubb, Houston Texans - 60.1% Rostered

I'll preface Chubb's inclusion here by first saying that if Chubb is your RB2, you should hang onto him. However, if he's your RB3 and you hold one of your handcuffs, Chubb is cuttable. If he's your RB4, he shouldn't be on your roster. Chubb has two double-digit performances this season. Both involved him scoring a touchdown. Neither game resulted in more than 14.5 half-PPR points, so even when he scores, the ceiling isn't that high.

When he doesn't score, the ceiling has been 7.9 half-PPR points, and the floor is 1.6. The biggest problem was that this past weekend, the Texans gave not one, but two goal-line carries to British Brooks. If Chubb isn't going to get 100% of the team's goal-line carries, his fantasy appeal shrinks significantly. It's not like the Texans' offense has given him many scoring opportunities, which is why it's so crucial he gets all of them. If he's not, there's no reason you're rostering him unless you're in such a bad spot that he's starting for you.

Others to Consider Cutting:

• Michael Carter, Arizona Cardinals - 16.2% Rostered
• Brashard Smith, Kansas City Chiefs - 16.1% Rostered
• Jaydon Blue, Dallas Cowboys - 13.1% Rostered

Wide Receivers to Consider Cutting

Calvin Ridley, Tennessee Titans - 60.7% Rostered

Ridley hasn't played since Week 6. He's been dealing with a hamstring injury. There's been little information about when he might return to action. The team, which is clearly in a rebuilding season, has begun using Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor, two rookies they selected in this year's NFL Draft. Ridley's name has been mentioned as a possible trade piece, but given his age, salary, injury, and ineffectiveness, I expect him to remain a Titan through the deadline.

Once Ridley returns, I'm not sold on him getting his pre-injury role back. The team could very well focus on their youth, which is exactly what they should do. Ridley is in the midst of a lost season, and there's little reason to believe anything will change moving forward.

Others to Consider Cutting:

• Cooper Kupp, Seattle Seahawks - 67.5% Rostered
• Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns - 63.5% Rostered
• Keon Coleman, Buffalo Bills - 63.0% Rostered

Tight Ends to Consider Cutting

T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings - 83.2% Rostered

Hockenson is averaging 6.2 half-PPR PPG. Pat Freiermuth, the Steelers' No. 2 tight end, is averaging 6.3 half-PPR PPG. That right there should be all that you need to know. In J.J. McCarthy's three starts, Hockenson has 15, 12, and 11 yards. He has three, one, and two catches. He scored a touchdown this past weekend, which saved an otherwise dreadful outing.

Hockenson only had two catches and 11 yards in McCarthy's return, but that touchdown resulted in him scoring 8.1 half-PPR points. Hockenson only has one game this season with more than 7.5 half-PPR points. His best outing of the year was 13.4 half-PPR points. His floor has been 1.7.

Others to Consider Cutting:

• Evan Engram, Denver Broncos - 55.2% Rostered

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Chuba Hubbard, Carolina Panthers - 87.9% Rostered

Hubbard was inactive in Weeks 5 and 6. During those two games, Rico Dowdle had 33 carries, 389 yards, and one touchdown. He also had seven receptions, 84 receiving yards, and a receiving touchdown. Hubbard returned in Week 7, but Dowdle continued to produce. He had 25 carries and 133 yards over the next two weeks. Hubbard had 26 carries for 65 yards. Head coach Dave Canales had no choice but to give Dowdle a much bigger role.

#Panthers Week 9 RB Usage

- Rico Dowdle: 74% snaps, 25 carries, 11 routes, 3 targets (141 yds, 2 TDs)
- Chuba Hubbard: 20% snaps, 5 carries, 4 routes, 1 target (17 yds)

Rico has taken over and looks like a RB1!

— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) November 2, 2025

In Week 9, Hubbard only had five carries for 17 yards. Meanwhile, Dowdle had 25 carries, 130 yards, and two touchdowns. It hasn't taken long, but Hubbard went from Carolina's clear No. 1 running back to the team's No. 2 — and not even a change-of-pace back or a 1B situation. No, Hubbard was a backup. Dowdle was the clear workhorse back, and Hubbard is now nothing more than a handcuff.

Xavier Worthy, Kansas City Chiefs - 93.8% Rostered

It's hard to believe, given how this season has gone, but there were some Xavier Worthy over Rashee Rice takes out there in the preseason. Worthy has played six full games this year, and he has just one game with double-digit points. Rice has been active for three of those. Worthy's best outing with Rice in the lineup has been just 7.8 half-PPR points.

Since Rice returned to the lineup, Worthy is averaging 6.0 targets, 3.6 receptions, and 37 yards per game. His fantasy PPG average with Rice is just 6.2 half-PPR PPG. Worthy was drafted as a top-24 receiver, but right now, he's not even performing as a top-40 one. He's nothing more than a boom or bust WR4, and it's incredibly difficult to trust him in your lineup.

Hold

Tyrone Tracy Jr., New York Giants - 86.3% Rostered

After the Cam Skattebo injury, many anticipated Tracy being the lead back for the Giants. He operated this way in the second half of last season, and with no Skattebo, it was reasonable to expect the same approach moving forward. That's not what transpired in Week 9. The team opted for a committee approach, in which Devin Singletary not only out-snapped Tracy but also had more carries than him.

Devin Singletary played over Tyrone Tracy Jr in Week 9

- Singletary: 55% snaps, 8 carries, 16 routes, 2 targets (51 yds)
- Tracy: 45% snaps, 5 carries, 14 routes, 4 targets (37 yds)

— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) November 3, 2025

He finished with just 5.2 half-PPR points. He had only five carries for 18 yards. Tracy's game was saved a bit from getting four targets and catching three of them for 19 yards. The outcome wasn't what fantasy managers expected, but fantasy managers shouldn't make any rash decisions. Tracy is worth holding onto yet.

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