Sit Jaguars D/ST in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 3.1 under the DST starter line.
- Projection
- 3.4 pts
- DST rank
- #5
- Matchup
- at TEN
Jaguars D/ST's fantasy role in Week 10
Jaguars D/ST goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a locked-in weekly starter at DST for the JAX. He is rostered in 89% of leagues and actually started in 82% of them, and we rank him DST5 on our own weekly board at 3.4 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 matchup: at TEN. 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 DST baseline of 6.5 points, his 3.4-point projection is 3.1 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Jaguars D/ST in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 3.1 under the DST starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another DST, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jaguars D/ST (JAX DST), our DST5 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's angle is simple: he's a top-six DST on our board, and she never benches the guys who win weeks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 48% below positional par is a bench line for me. The at TEN draw matters here — road snaps against TEN shape how often he's asked to do something. Sally keeps the Pepper Meter at Mild here because the ceiling is capped, not the role.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Jaguars D/ST (JAX DST), our DST5 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina plays contrarian — with 82% start rate he's priced in, and she cares more about his floor than his name. Facing TEN away from home, the script reads neutral to friendly, not scary. He's still in 82% of lineups at 89% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Mild heat, high rank: reliable points without the fireworks.