Buccaneers D/ST is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 3.3 pts
- DST rank
- #7
- Matchup
- bye
Buccaneers D/ST's fantasy role in Week 10
Buccaneers D/ST goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league DST flyer for the TB. He is rostered in 31% of leagues and actually started in 13% of them, and we rank him DST7 on our own weekly board at 3.3 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
Buccaneers D/ST 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 DST.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Buccaneers D/ST (TB DST), our DST7 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 3.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 3.2 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 49% below positional par is a bench line for me. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Mild here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Buccaneers D/ST (TB DST), our DST7 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 3.3 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 3.2 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. 13% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Mild heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.