Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Wide Receivers for Fantasy Football Week 10

It’s week 10, folks! Time to nail down those fantasy lineups! Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em is the ultimate look at the best and worst games in a given week for fantasy football leagues. Each week I examine the wide receivers who could exceed or fall short of expectations based on their weekly opponent…like Cedric Tillman and Marvin Harrison Jr. in week 9!

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All positions: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | K & DSTs

Goodbye: Browns, Packers, Raiders, Seahawks

1. Justin Jefferson at Jaguars
2. Ja’Marr Chase at Ravens (Thursday)
3. AJ Brown at Cowboys
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown at Texans
5. Malik Nabers vs. Panthers (Germany)
6. Garrett Wilson at Cardinals
7. Nico Collins vs Lions
8. Cooper Kupp vs. Dolphins (Mon.)
9. CeeDee Lamb vs. Eagles
10. Tyreek Hill at Rams (Mon.)

Complete Week 10 receiver rankings

Start of the week

Deebo Samuel Sr. at Buccaneers (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Samuel Sr. has struggled with injuries in recent weeks, but should be ready again after the 49ers’ bye week. He also has a great matchup, as the veteran faces a Buccaneers defense that allows the sixth-most fantasy points per game to surround receivers. In total, their defense has allowed eight wideouts to beat them by more than fourteen points, including five who have gone above twenty.

Start them

DeVonta Smith at Cowboys (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): Smith is on a hot streak, scoring 39.2 fantasy points in his last two games. He should remain in surprise lineups this week in an NFC East clash with a struggling Cowboys defense, allowing three wide receivers to beat them by double figures last week, including Drake London who missed much of the game with an injured hip . AJ Brown is also in trouble, so Smith is a very strong option.

Tank Dell vs. Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): Dell is having one of his best games of the season, scoring 18.6 points against the Jets. While the Texans may have Nico Collins back this week, that could be good for Dell in terms of drawing attention away. Also, the Lions have allowed a league-high 209 receiving yards and the third-most fantasy points per game to wide receivers. DK Sportsbook also opened this match with a very lofty 48.5 points.

Brian Thomas Jr. vs. Vikings (1 p.m. ET, Fox): Thomas Jr. did nothing last weekend, seeing just four goals and scoring 6.2 points in a loss to the Eagles. Still, he had scored more than 15 points in four of his previous five games, and a game against the Vikings is good on paper. No defense has allowed more fantasy points per game to wide receivers, and perimeter receivers have averaged the second-most points per game this season.

Jaylen Waddle at Rams (Mon. 8:15 PM ET, ESPN): I know, Waddle has been terrible in the stats this season. Heck, he was held to just 7.6 points last week even though he scored a touchdown! However, with four teams on a bye and a plus game against the Rams, he should be a viable flex option. Their defense has allowed the fourth-most points per game to receivers, so Waddle and Tyreek Hill should bounce back.

WRs with good matchups

Sits of the week

Marvin Harrison Jr. vs. Jets (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): Harrison Jr. has not lived up to his fantasy expectations as a rookie, scoring single digits in four of his last five games. That includes a stinker of 3.4 points last week against the Bears. I’d also keep him on the sidelines this week as he faces CB Sauce Gardner and a Jets defense that allows the fewest fantasy points per game to wideouts, including the fourth-fewest points per game to perimeter receivers.

Sit down

Calvin Ridley at Chargers (4:05 PM ET, Fox): Ridley has put up much better stats over the past two weeks, scoring a combined 34.9 points in his last two games. So while that makes it difficult to sit him, the veteran has a tough matchup in Los Angeles. Their defense has given up the fifth-fewest points per game to opposing wide receivers, and perimeter receivers have scored just four touchdowns against them this season.

Michael Pittman Jr. vs. Bills (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Pittman Jr. has been in a bit of a rut on the stats front lately, scoring single digits in each of his last three games, including under three points in each of his last two games. Next up is a tough matchup against the Bills, who have allowed just six touchdowns against opposing wideouts this season. Additionally, perimeter receivers have averaged the fifth fewest points per game against Buffalo.

Courtland Sutton at Chiefs (1 p.m. ET, CBS): Sutton has scored more than 15 points in three of his last four games, but he will be hard to trust when the Broncos head to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. No defense in the league has allowed fewer fantasy points per game to perimeter receivers this season, and receivers lined up wide have found the end zone just twice. That makes Sutton a liability in this AFC West battle at Arrowhead.

Xavier Worthy vs. Broncos (1 p.m. ET, CBS): I liked Worthy last week, and he would have scored on a long touchdown if he hadn’t inexplicably stepped out of bounds when he was wide open. He only saw one more target after that, as DeAndre Hopkins went for a huge stat line. Regardless, I’m going to pass on Worthy this week against a Broncos defense that is typically tough on wide receivers. At best, the rookie is a high-risk flex starter.

WRs with bad matchups