Sit Austin Ekeler in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.5 projected points lands 6.5 under the RB starter line.
- Projection
- 4.5 pts
- RB rank
- #38
- Matchup
- at NYG
Austin Ekeler's fantasy role in Week 10
Austin Ekeler goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league RB flyer for the WSH. He is rostered in 4% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him RB38 on our own weekly board at 4.5 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 2% over the last week, which usually means managers are reacting to a bigger snap or target share.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at NYG. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting RB baseline of 11 points, his 4.5-point projection is 6.5 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Austin Ekeler in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.5 projected points lands 6.5 under the RB starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another RB, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Austin Ekeler (WSH RB), our RB38 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at NYG, projecting 4.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 6.5 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He grades 59% below the average weekly RB number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. NYG is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Austin Ekeler (WSH RB), our RB38 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at NYG, projecting 4.5 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 6.5 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. On the road against NYG, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.