Baker Mayfield is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 6.4 pts
- QB rank
- #25
- Matchup
- bye
Baker Mayfield's fantasy role in Week 10
Baker Mayfield goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league QB flyer for the TB. He is rostered in 21% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him QB25 on our own weekly board at 6.4 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 10 matchup breakdown
The TB are on bye in Week 10, so there is no matchup to grade. Anyone holding him needs a one-week fill-in from the waiver wire.
How to play it
Baker Mayfield is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
Use the waiver wire for a one-week plug and keep him on your bench if you are otherwise healthy at QB.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Baker Mayfield (TB QB), our QB25 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 10.6 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 62% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Baker Mayfield (TB QB), our QB25 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 6.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 10.6 points of shortfall. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 6.4 points is roughly 62% short of the QB baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.