• Brock Purdy is about to catch fireplace: Purdy has been heating up, scoring 24-plus fantasy factors in two of the final three weeks. Now, not solely will Christian McCaffrey be again by his aspect to assist out the San Francisco 49ers offense, however Purdy will face one of many softest secondaries within the league this weekend towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• Don’t be scared to begin Nico Collins in his first recreation again from IR: Before struggling a hamstring damage in Week 5, Collins led the NFL with 489 receiving yards over the primary 4 weeks of the season — he had over 100 extra receiving yards than another participant throughout that span.
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Are you struggling to set your fantasy lineups? Maybe I will help… Below you’ll find my high fireplace (increase) and ice (bust) gamers at every place for Week 10. I additionally embrace my sleeper of the week at every place in case you’re in a deeper league or in want of a substitute for an ice participant.
Don’t miss my Fire & Ice chart on the backside of this web page. There, I’ve listed out all of my fireplace, good, sleeper and ice performs for Week 10 of the 2024 fantasy soccer season.
Quarterbacks
Fire QB Start of the Week: Brock Purdy (at TB)
Purdy has completed as a top-eight fantasy quarterback in every of his final three video games performed. Except for Brandon Aiyuk, who’s out for the season, the entire San Francisco 49ers‘ high weapons, together with Christian McCaffrey, are all anticipated to play this weekend. On high of that, Purdy will get a improbable matchup towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who’ve allowed the second-most fantasy on common to quarterbacks in 2024. The quarterback that has confronted Tampa Bay has completed as a top-five fantasy scorer at their place in 4 of the final 5 weeks. Since Week 5, the Buccaneers protection has allowed probably the most passing yards and passing touchdowns within the NFL.
Sleeper QB of the Week: Daniel Jones (at CAR)
Last week, Daniel Jones had a season-high 24.4 fantasy factors whereas placing up 54 dashing yards and scoring three touchdowns for the primary time this season. He ought to have a second straight nice fantasy efficiency as he faces the Carolina Panthers in Week 10, who’re horrible in all aspects of protection. The Panthers have allowed the fourth most fantasy factors per recreation to quarterbacks and probably the most dashing yards within the NFL this season.
If you’re apprehensive that Jones isn’t a adequate quarterback to be assured about throwing him into your beginning lineup even towards a foul protection, don’t stress about that. Since Week 5, the Panthers have allowed rookies Bo Nix (29.8) and Caleb Williams (23.6) to rack up massive video games towards them, and even let Marcus Mariota come off the bench and put up 19.6 factors towards them in Week 7.
Ice QB Start of the Week: Patrick Mahomes (vs. DEN)
Last week, I had Mahomes as my “Fire QB Start of the Week” as he was enjoying the Buccaneers, however this week he goes proper again into the “ice” class the place he has been each week previous to Week 9. Mahomes must be considered as a streaming fantasy quarterback – a participant who may be began in nice matchups however must be averted in any other case. Over a full-year stretch from Week 8, 2023 by way of Week 8, 2024, Mahomes was averaging 14.5 fantasy factors per recreation. He had zero top-13 QB finishes within the 2024 season previous to Week 9.
The Denver Broncos might look like an OK matchup to begin Mahomes, as Lamar Jackson chewed them up final week whereas recording 23.6 fantasy factors towards them, however Jackson is a far superior fantasy QB to Mahomes. Jackson is the one quarterback that scored 14-plus factors towards the Denver protection since Week 2.
Running Backs
Fire RB Start of the Week: Tyrone Tracy Jr. (at CAR)
Despite a disappointing fantasy efficiency from Tyrone Tracy Jr. in Week 9, it was nonetheless encouraging to see that he performed 71% of the New York Giants‘ offensive snaps and bought 17 scrimmage touches in comparison with Devin Singletary’s seven. Tracy has now had at the very least 16 carries in 4 of the final 5 weeks and if he will get that kind of quantity in Week 10 towards the Panthers, he may have an enormous recreation.
The Panthers are permitting probably the most fantasy factors per recreation to the operating again place in 2024, whereas they’ve allowed probably the most dashing yards and dashing touchdowns within the NFL.
Sleeper RB of the Week: Ray Davis (at IND)
Davis has scored at the very least 11 fantasy factors in three of the final 4 weeks, posting a 16-point efficiency final week regardless of enjoying on 12% of the Buffalo Bills offense snaps within the recreation. He has scored a landing in two of the final three video games, and he has confirmed to be a legit downfield menace, as he has had a 40-plus yards reception in two of the final 4 video games. Davis is the one operating again within the NFL with a number of 40-plus yard catches this season.
The Indianapolis Colts have allowed the third most scrimmage yards per recreation to the operating again place this season and if the Bills get an early lead, Davis may see extra enjoying time this weekend. This is a dangerous play however if you’re determined with 4 groups on bye, Davis is a viable beginning possibility that you’ll find on waivers.
Ice RB Start of the Week: Tank Bigsby (vs. MIN)
After a very good stretch of video games the place he gave fantasy managers a few large performances, Bisgby has now scored 12 whole fantasy factors over the past two weeks mixed — he has scored two fantasy factors in two of the final 4 weeks. With Travis Etienne again on the sector, Bisby noticed his enjoying time drop and he had simply eight carries after having 44 carries from Weeks 7-8.
Bigsby’s fantasy manufacturing has been very reliant on getting large quantity as a rusher and scoring a dashing landing as he solely has three receptions on your entire season. Not solely is the Minnesota Vikings‘ protection very stingy towards the run, however their offense is predicted to place up factors with ease towards the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ sorry protection, which may trigger the sport script to flip to a heavy passing assault for the Jacksonville offense in a short time.
Wide Receivers
Fire WR Start of the Week: Nico Collins (vs. DET)
If Nico Collins is again on the sector, he’s again into your beginning lineups. Over his full 4 video games performed this 12 months, Collins averaged 122 receiving yards per recreation and 22.7 fantasy factors per recreation. He was effectively on his technique to one other large efficiency in Week 5 when he already had 78 yards and a landing earlier than exiting the sport within the first quarter as a consequence of a hamstring damage that has stored him on the sidelines over the past month.
The Houston Texans must be passing greater than regular on this matchup towards the Detroit Lions as a result of they’ve a stingy run protection however may be crushed down the sector. The Lions have allowed probably the most receiving yards and third-most fantasy factors per recreation to the huge receiving place in 2024.
Sleeper WR Start of the Week: Jauan Jennings (at TB)
After lacking the 49ers’ final two video games as a consequence of a hip damage, Jauan Jennings is predicted to return to the sector this weekend. This might be Jennings’ first recreation of the season enjoying with out Brandon Aiyuk, who tore his ACL in Week 7. The final time Jennings was requested to step in for an injured beginning 49ers’ huge receiver (Deebo Samuel), he put up a profession day with 11 receptions, 175 receiving yards and three touchdowns in Week 3. Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate that kind of manufacturing, however he’ll get plenty of additional enjoying time with Aiyuk sidelined and he has a improbable matchup in Week 10.
The Buccaneers have allowed the second most fantasy factors to the huge receiver place since Week 5. Over their final 5 video games, the Buccaneers have allowed 4 completely different WRs to attain at the very least 22 fantasy factors towards them.
Ice WR Start of the Week: Marvin Harrison Jr. (vs. NYJ)
Marvin Harrison Jr. has completed exterior the highest 50 huge receiver scorers in 4 of the final 5 weeks. He has two video games with over 100 receiving yards in his rookie season however in his different seven video games, he has averaged 29 receiving yards and 6.9 fantasy factors per recreation. To add salt to the wound, he will get a really robust matchup this week towards the New York Jets, who’re permitting the fewest fantasy factors per recreation to huge receivers in 2024.
If you want to begin him, the excellent news is that the final time I had Harrison because the ice begin of the week was in Week 8, when he ended up having his solely good recreation in over a month. Maybe, I’ll reverse-jix him once more!
Tight Ends
Fire TE Start of the Week: Cade Otton (vs. SF)
Fantasy managers could also be afraid to begin Cade Otton towards a 49ers protection that has allowed the fourth fewest receiving yards to the tight finish place this season, however don’t let that scare you. The 49ers have been leakier towards tight ends as of late, permitting a TE to file 50-plus receiving yards towards them in three of their final 4 video games. Plus, Otton’s goal quantity is simply too nice to fret concerning the protection he might be dealing with.
In his final two video games, enjoying with out each Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Otton has completed because the TE1 and TE3 on the week scoring 29.1 and 21.7 fantasy factors. He has now had at the very least eight receptions, 75-plus receiving yards and 18-plus fantasy factors in three straight video games. Otton can be part of Travis Kelce as the one tight ends because the 1970 NFL merger to file eight or extra receptions in 4 straight video games.
Sleeper TE of the Week: Theo Johnson (at CAR)
This fourth-round rookie recorded career-highs in targets (six), and receiving yards (51) along with catching his first landing final weekend towards the Washington Commanders. Theo Johnson has been on the sector for 90% of the Giants’ offensive snaps since Week 6 and will get an attractive matchup this weekend. No workforce has allowed extra receiving touchdowns or fantasy factors to tight ends than the Panthers in 2024.
Over the final three weeks, Zach Ertz (14.3), Adam Trautman (18.5) and Taysom Hill (16.0) have all scored at the very least 14 fantasy factors of their matchup towards the Panthers.
Ice TE Start of the Week: Sam LaPorta (at HOU)
After an epic rookie season, Sam LaPorta is changing into one of many greatest fantasy busts for the 2024 season. The nice goal quantity that he noticed final season has confusingly simply disappeared — he’s averaging simply 3.3 targets and a couple of.8 receptions per recreation this 12 months.
The Texans haven’t allowed a good finish to file greater than 41 receiving yards towards them in any recreation this season. They have allowed simply two tight ends to attain greater than seven fantasy factors towards them this season — Hunter Henry and Tucker Kraft who each had a receiving landing of their matchup. LaPorta might want to rating a landing this weekend to complete as a top-12 fantasy TE, however he simply two receiving touchdowns this season … and considered one of them got here on a trick play cross from RB David Montgomery.
Fire & Ice Fantasy Football Plays
Here, I categorize each related fantasy participant into 5 completely different buckets: (1) fireplace begins (finest begins of the week); (2) thumbs up (good begins); (3) Risky gamers with upside (sleepers); (4) Ice begins (predicting unhealthy efficiency from good participant); (5) Stop (should sits).
Note: If a participant/protection isn’t listed, I’m not contemplating beginning them in Week 10. I didn’t embrace Bengals/Ravens gamers as they play on Thursday evening.
Fire 🔥
- QB: Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Brock Purdy
- RB: Saquon Barkley, De’Von Achane, Bijan Robinson, Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Chuba Hubbard
- WR: Justin Jefferson, Nico Collins, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Malik Nabers, Cooper Kupp, Garrett Wilson, DeVonta Smith, Deebo Samuel
- TE: George Kittle, Travis Kelce, Cade Otton, Trey McBride
- DEF: Chargers, Vikings, Chiefs, Eagles
Thumbs Up 👍
- QB: Jayden Daniels, Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones, C.J. Stroud, Jared Goff, Justin Herbert
- RB: Kyren Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs, Joe Mixon, Breece Hall, James Cook, Jonathan Taylor, D’Andre Swift, Aaron Jones, Najee Harris, Kareem Hunt, David Montgomery, J.Okay. Dobbins, Rhamondre Stevenson, James Conner
- WR: Tyreek Hill, Terry McLaurin, Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, George Pickens, Darnell Mooney, Josh Downs (additionally A.J. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Drake London in the event that they play)
- TE: Kyle Pitts, Evan Engram, Dalton Kincaid, T.J. Hockenson, Hunter Henry
- DEF: Bills, Bears, Giants, Falcons
Upside 📈
- QB: Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Tua Tagovailoa
- RB: Brian Robinson Jr., Austin Ekeler, Rachaad White, Jaylen Warren, Ray Davis, Tyler Allgeier, Raheem Mostert, Devin Singletary
- WR: Brian Thomas Jr. Tank Dell, Jauan Jennings, Jameson Williams, Amari Cooper, DeAndre Hopkins, Quentin Johnston, Jordan Addison, Demarcus Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Xavier Legette, Jalen Tolbert, Khalil Shakir
- TE: Dallas Goedert, Jake Ferguson, Taysom Hill, Theo Johnson, Zach Ertz, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Jonnu Smith
- DEF: 49ers, Jets, Steelers, Broncos, Patriots
Ice 🥶
- QB: Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Russell Wilson, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Drake Maye
- RB: Tank Bigsby, Tony Pollard, Rico Dowdle, Bucky Irving, Travis Etienne, Jordan Mason
- WR: Jaylen Waddle, Calvin Ridley, DJ Moore, Marvin Harrison Jr., Ladd McConkey, Courtland Sutton, Michael Pittman Jr., Rome Odunze,
- TE: Sam LaPorta, Cole Kmet, Pat Freiermuth
- DEF: Texans, Lions, Commanders, Rams
Stop 🚫
- QB: Cooper Rush, Derek Carr, Joe Flacco, Mason Rudolph
- RB: Javonte Williams, Jonathon Brooks, Braelon Allen, Trey Benson
- WR: Keenan Allen, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, DeMario Douglas, Xavier Worthy, Josh Palmer, Parker Washington
- TE: Dalton Schultz, Will Dissly, Juwan Johnson, Foster Moreau
- DEF: Dolphins, Cowboys, Titans, Colts