Chase McLaughlin is on bye in Week 10 — replace him and revisit next week.
- Projection
- 4.6 pts
- K rank
- #12
- Matchup
- bye
Chase McLaughlin's fantasy role in Week 10
Chase McLaughlin goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league K flyer for the TB. He is rostered in 36% of leagues and actually started in 21% of them, and we rank him K12 on our own weekly board at 4.6 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 9% 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
Chase McLaughlin 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 K.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chase McLaughlin (TB K), our K12 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 4.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.9 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. He's being dropped at a 9% clip, and I don't think the market is wrong about it. 21% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. The projection sits about 39% under what a startable K 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 Chase McLaughlin (TB K), our K12 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season (his team is on bye), projecting 4.6 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2.9 points of shortfall. 4.6 points is roughly 39% short of the K baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. No game on the schedule this week, so the only decision is who replaces him. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.