Fantasy Football 2024: Must-Start Fantasy Picks This Sunday - Week 10
Published: Nov 08, 2024
As always on Friday at 1 PM, Andrew Cooper and a guest go live to break down the Week 10 NFL slate and answer your questions! This week's guest is fantasy football and betting analyst Andrew Erickson of Fantasy Pros.
Join the two Andrews as they highlight the good chalk, the bad chalk, and the sneaky great matchups from this week's games. At the end, they will put their favorite plays into an @FFPC Weekly Challenge lineup to see if they can win big!
If you have any questions for your own fantasy team, like start/sits or trades, feel free to throw them in the chat for Coop and Jake to weigh in! It all starts on Friday at 1 PM ET on the Fantasy Alarm YouTube!
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The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain believes Bears WR Rome Odunze could “take off” in 2025.
The steady drumbeat for Odunze — a former top-10 pick — continues as the Bears ready for training camp. Head coach Ben Johson said in May that he was “extremely impressed” with Odunze following a disappointing rookie campaign that saw him catch 54 passes for 734 yards and three touchdowns. Thanks to erratic play from Caleb Williams, Odunze was among the least efficient wideouts in the game last season. He was 13th in air yards — leading all Chicago pass catchers — but 42nd in receiving yards. “If Odunze didn’t meet outside expectations, it’s not because he was dropping passes or running poor routes,” Fishbain said. “With a better scheme and improved quarterback play, he should take off in Year 2.” Odunze will have to compete for targets with DJ Moore and incoming rookie Luther Burden.
CBS Sports’ Bud Elliot reports Bengals EDGE Shemar Stewart believes he can return to college football in 2025.
It’s the latest in a truly bizarre situation for Stewart, the 17th selection in the 2025 draft who has held out of offseason activities amid a lingering contract dispute. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero said in June that Cincinnati’s rookie deal offer to Stewart “did not provide the same level of protection as [what] other teams give their rookies.” Stewart has reportedly attended offseason workouts with his former Texas A&M mates and believes there’s a path for him to return to the college level. the Bengals would receive no compensation for Stewart not signing with their team if they can’t get a deal done this year. Acme Packing Company’s Justis Mosqueda Stewart said Stewart — if he does not sign his rookie deal with the Bengals — would be “free to enter the 2026 draft and would be eligible to be picked by any team other than Cincinnati.” The Stewart saga will continue into training camp, and likely beyond.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Chargers RB Najee Harris is expected to be back on the field “sooner rather than later.”
Speaking on The Insiders on NFL Network, Rapoport relayed words from Harris’ agent that backed up previous reports that said the eye injury sustained by the veteran running back were superficial, adding that Harris is expected to be ready for the start of the regular season and should be back on the field “sooner rather than later.” Rapoport also stated that Harris is not expected to miss significant time. Even so, any missed time in camp could widen the expected snap rate gap between he and rookie first-round selection Omarion Hampton to start the regular season, something fantasy managers will want to keep an attentive eye on as the following weeks play out.
Chargers placed WR Mike Williams on the PUP list.
Players placed on the PUP list ahead of camp can come off at any time. Williams was dealing with an unspecified injury before the start of camp and was believed to be on track toward playing once camp kicked off. Clearly needing more time to recover, Williams will join WR Jaylen Johnson, S Elijah Molden, LB Del’Shawn Phillips, and OT Savion Washington on the PUP list as they continue to ready themselves for camp.
Jets signed WR Garrett Wilson to a four-year, $130 million contract extension.
Wilson’s deal includes $90 million in guaranteed money and will keep him with the Jets through the 2030 season. The former No. 10 overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft has churned out three-straight seasons of 1,000-plus yards to start his career and posted career-highs in receptions (101), yards, (1,104), and touchdowns (7) last season. Now reunited with former college teammate Justin Fields, Wilson hopes the Jets can put together his first winning season as a pro and the Jets’ first winning season since 2015. Wilson profiles as a fringe WR1/WR2, but will likely settle more in the WR2 range in 2025 due to the Jets’ emphasis on the run and Fields’ ability to take off and scramble on passing downs.
Raiders waived QB Carter Bradley.
Bradley joined the Raiders last offseason as a rookie UDFA and spent all of last season on the practice squad before being promoted to the 53-man roster in December. The former South Alabama Jaguar didn’t attempt a pass in his rookie season and will now look to catch on with another team ahead of training camp in hopes of battling for a roster spot. Bradley may be better suited for a spring football league where he would have an opportunity for more playing time.