Sit Chig Okonkwo in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.8 projected points lands 2.2 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 4.8 pts
- TE rank
- #11
- Matchup
- at NYG
Chig Okonkwo's fantasy role in Week 10
Chig Okonkwo goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league TE flyer for the WSH. He is rostered in 15% of leagues and actually started in 7% of them, and we rank him TE11 on our own weekly board at 4.8 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 TE baseline of 7 points, his 4.8-point projection is 2.2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Chig Okonkwo in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.8 projected points lands 2.2 under the TE starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another TE, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chig Okonkwo (WSH TE), our TE11 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at NYG, projecting 4.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.2 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. NYG is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 7% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Chig Okonkwo (WSH TE), our TE11 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at NYG, projecting 4.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina would rather take the cheaper, steadier option than 2.2 points of shortfall. 7% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. 4.8 points is roughly 31% short of the TE baseline, and I honestly rank on output, not name recognition. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.