Week 10 Starts

Here are 5 guys with the best fantasy matchups this week and why they need to start … in two minutes or less.

QB: Jared Goff (DET) @ WAS

Jared Goff is an easy start this week. He’s coming off a loss where he still threw for 284 yards and two scores, but the Lions’ offense never really clicked the way it can. That kind of outing usually brings out a sharper version of Goff the following game, and now he gets a Washington defense that just got smoked 38-14 and has allowed the third-most fantasy points to quarterbacks, including the second-most passing yards in the league. The Lions have rebounded quickly after every stumble this year, so this sets up as a classic bounce-back spot… the kind of week where Goff reminds everyone why he’s still a steady QB1 play when the matchup tilts in his favor.

RB: Kyle Monangai (CHI) vs. NYG

Kyle Monangai just ripped off 176 rushing yards on 26 carries plus three catches for 22 yards in the Bears’ Week 9 shootout win over the Bengals, handling 26 of the 31 running back rush attempts and most of the work near the goal line with D’Andre Swift sidelined by a groin injury. He’d already flashed this season, showing Chicago is comfortable letting him be the hammer in this backfield, but the fantasy box scores still don’t fully reflect how physical and involved he’s been week to week. Now he walks into a matchup with a Giants defense that has surrendered 33-plus points in three straight games and is allowing the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing running backs, so if Swift sits again you’re looking at a featured back in one of the friendliest spots on the entire Week 10 slate. Even if Swift returns, this Bears offense has shown it can trade punches in high-scoring games and has leaned more on the ground attack since the bye, so Monangai profiles as exactly the kind of trending, high-volume starter you want locked into your lineup this week.

RB: Quinshon Judkins (CLE) @ NYJ

Quinshon Judkins has already shown Cleveland is willing to funnel the backfield through him, with stretches of 18–25 carries, multiple games over 80–100 rushing yards, and that three-touchdown explosion against Miami highlighting how his volume and goal-line work can swing matchups. But his last appearance before the bye was a rough one on the box score, so a lot of managers are stuck thinking about that dud instead of the bigger sample of RB2-level usage. The Jets, on the other hand, have spent most of the season getting lit up on the scoreboard. So with Judkins coming out of the bye with a featured role already established and a vulnerable opponent on deck, this sets up as the kind of spot where you trust the workload and start him confidently in Week 10, betting on the story of his season as a volume-driven RB2 to pick back up where it left off.

WR: Troy Franklin (DEN) vs. LV

Troy Franklin’s recent box scores have been iffy. Like 4 catches for 27 yards on 10 targets against Houston. But his role is legit, with double-digit looks in Weeks 7 and 9 plus earlier spike games already this year. The Raiders, on the other hand, have been getting lit up all year, so this shaky defense is exactly the kind of matchup where Franklin’s heavy usage can finally swing your week instead of just filling your box score. Denver keeps grinding out close wins and needing Nix to make plays late, so you should expect Franklin to stay heavily involved again in Week 10 and confidently lock him into your WR3/FLEX spot as a start in this plus matchup.

WR: Wan’Dale Robinson (NYG) @ CHI

Robinson has gone right back to vacuuming up short targets, with multiple games of 6+ catches, spike weeks of 84 and 95 yards, and most recently an 11-target outing where he hauled in nine passes and owned roughly a third of the Giants’ attempts in Week 9. The Giants’ last three games have all turned into track meets on the scoreboard, but now he gets a Bears defense that has already coughed up the third-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers, including the second-most touchdowns, and still grades as bottom-10 against the position. So when you combine that kind of locked-in volume with this kind of matchup, Robinson profiles as an easy Week 10 START in PPR as a WR3/FLEX you feel good about rolling out.

So that’s the list. 5 players to put into lineups if you have them on your roster… as promised, in 2 minutes or less.

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