Caleb Williams Week 10 fantasy outlook: role, matchup and start/sit call

Caleb Williams's fantasy role in Week 10

Caleb Williams goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the CHI. He is rostered in 90% of leagues and actually started in 22% of them, and we rank him QB16 on our own weekly board at 8 projected points.

Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.

No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.

Week 10 matchup breakdown

The CHI 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

Caleb Williams 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 Caleb Williams (CHI QB), our QB16 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 9 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. 22% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The projection sits about 53% under what a startable QB returns, so I can't pretend the price tag matches the output. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.

Tina's take

Peppers & Picks ranks Caleb Williams (CHI QB), our QB16 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 8.0 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 9 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. The projection sits about 53% under what a startable QB returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. He's without an opponent this week, which caps this at a roster-hold conversation. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.