
Should I start Darren Waller or Pat Freiermuth this week? Week 10 PPR (2026)
THE FF CALL
Slight lean: Darren Waller
Week 10 ยท PPR
Darren Waller has the higher current FF forecast: 9.4 FP versus 9.3 FP. The 0.1-point gap is small; saved experimental forecasts provide context, not a separate override.
- Darren Waller: 12.4 FP recent scoring average.
- Darren Waller: 2.5% matchup lift against NO.
Forecast updated ยท PPR

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Pat Freiermuth
TE ยท PITStats & schedule โบDarren Waller
- Recent scoring average: 12.4 FP.
- The NO defensive matchup changes the FF estimate up 2.5%.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.3 targets per game.
Pat Freiermuth
- Recent scoring average: 7.8 FP.
- Last 3 recorded games: 5.0 targets per game.
Darren Waller
- FF projection
- 9.4 FP +0.9vs ESPN
- ESPN
- 8.5 FP
- Sleeper
- 8.4 FP
- FantasyPros
- 7.5 FP
Darren Waller faces NO in Week 10. Recent scoring average: 12.4 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast up 2.5%.
Pat Freiermuth
- FF projection
- 9.3 FP +1.1vs ESPN
- ESPN
- 8.2 FP
- Sleeper
- 10.8 FP
- FantasyPros
- 9.4 FP
Pat Freiermuth faces CIN in Week 10. Recent scoring average: 7.8 fantasy points.
Your next decision
Scoring & lineup notes
FORTIFIED RANKINGS ยท
TE. The bigger picture.
Ranked by FF expected points. Displayed ties favor the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin. Medians and ranges add context.
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Brock BowersTE ยท LV vs SEASun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 17.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 16.8Sleeper 17.1FantasyPros 16.717.8Expected FP - 2
George KittleTE ยท SF vs DALSun 4:25 PM ETRange unavailableMean 16.7Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 15.9Sleeper 16.2FantasyPros 16.416.7Expected FP - 3
Trey McBrideTE ยท ARI vs LARSun 4:05 PM ETRange unavailableMean 15.8Range unavailableMedian unavailableESPN 14.1Sleeper 15.6FantasyPros 15.715.8Expected FP
How the forecast and ranges work
FF uses position-specific provider weights, rescored CBS and FFToday stats, and the existing bounded form, defense and metric adjustments. Saved Boosted Trees and Workload have bounded model influence when available. Monte Carlo supplies the distribution; it does not get a duplicate mean vote.
Every player is ranked by the FF expected score (mean), whether or not a simulation distribution is available. Equal displayed scores use the higher FF-minus-ESPN margin when both ESPN forecasts are known, then unrounded FF, a comparable FantasyPros/Sleeper estimate, and stable identity order if still level. This tiebreaker is not a measured probability of beating ESPN. The median marker is additional information and never changes the order. Missing or availability-conditional ranges do not switch the ranking statistic. The window shows the experimental middle 80% (P10โP90), rather than the difference between two model means. Its observed coverage under this new version is still collecting. Availability-conditional distributions are labeled and are not shifted to a different center.
Missing sources and incompatible scoring are excluded. Bye and confirmed unavailable players remain excluded. ESPN, Sleeper and FantasyPros are the benchmark markers. The common scale covers the displayed outcome windows and available benchmarks.
YOUR LINEUP ยท A CLOSER LOOK
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