Thursday Night Football is here, and it’s time to set those lineups. In order to help you do so, we’re going to be looking at two of the most polarizing positions in fantasy football right now. The quarterbacks and tight ends. These rankings are based on statistical analysis, matchup data, sportsbook data, and film. As always, good luck and let’s get some wins!
Week 10 QB Rankings
Tier 1
1. Lamar Jackson vs CIN
2. Jalen Hurts @ DAL
3. Josh Allen @ IND
4. Jayden Daniels vs PIT
Tier 2
5. Joe Burrow @ BAL
6. Baker Mayfield vs SF
7. Brock Purdy @ TB
8. Kyler Murray vs NYJ
Tier 3
9. Kirk Cousins @ NO
10. Sam Darnold @ JAC
11. Patrick Mahomes vs DEN
Tier 4
12. Jared Goff @ HOU
13. Matthew Stafford vs MIA
14. Drake Maye @ CHI
15. Bo Nix @ KC
16. C.J. Stroud vs DET
17. Tua Tagovailoa @ LAR
Tier 5
18. Russell Wilson @ WAS
19. Caleb Williams vs NE
20. Aaron Rodgers @ ARI
Tier 6
21. Daniel Jones @ CAR
22. Joe Flacco vs BUF
23. Derek Carr vs ATL
24. Justin Herbert vs TEN
Must Start: QB
Patrick Mahomes vs DEN
ESPN Projection - QB23
It’s crazy to think that we live in a world where Patrick Mahomes is being ranked as the QB23 by week 10 of the fantasy football season. Despite a very slow start to the year, Patrick Mahomes has turned up in his last two games, scoring 18.18 and 24.54 points. With the addition of DeAndre Hopkins, this Chiefs offense has seemed to have found somewhat of a Rashee Rice replacement.
Betting against Patrick Mahomes has never gone well for anyone, and I’m not looking to make the same mistake. Although it’s still not reasonable to rank Mahomes as a top-five fantasy quarterback, he should fairly easily make your starting lineup.
Week 10 TE Rankings
Tier 1
1. George Kittle @ TB
Tier 2
2. Trey McBride vs NYJ
3. Travis Kelce vs DEN
Tier 3
4. Cade Otton vs SF
Tier 4
5. Evan Engram vs MIN
6. Dalton Kincaid @ IND
Tier 5
7. Kyle Pitts @ NO
8. Sam LaPorta @ HOU
9. Jake Ferguson vs PHI
10. Taysom Hill vs ATL
11. T.J. Hockenson @ JAC
12. Dallas Goedert @ DAL
Tier 6
13. Mike Gesicki @ BAL
14. Mark Andrews vs CIN
15. Hunter Henry @ CHI
16. Cole Kmet vs NE
17. Pat Freiermuth @ WAS
18. Zach Ertz vs PIT
Tier 7
19. Dalton Schultz vs DET
20. Jonnu Smith @ LAR
21. Ja'Tavion Sanders vs NYG
22. Tyler Conklin @ ARI
23. Juwan Johnson vs ATL
24. Will Dissly vs TEN
Must Start: TE
Taysom Hill vs ATL
ESPN Projection - TE16
With bye weeks in full swing, the tight end position is disgusting this week. After missing some time early in the year, Taysom Hill is now averaging 8.6 PPG which is more than Sam LaPorta and Mark Andrews. Hill is coming off a 16 point performance and with the firing of Dennis Allen, the team should see a slight boost.
With Hill it comes down to the fact that I’m more willing to take a shot on his upside than anyone else behind him. The floor is low with Hill as always but with how bad the other back end TE1s are this week, I’m willing to take a shot on his upside.