Sit Laquon Treadwell in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 6.6 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 3.4 pts
- WR rank
- #69
- Matchup
- vs MIA
Laquon Treadwell's fantasy role in Week 10
Laquon Treadwell goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a deep-league WR flyer for the IND. He is rostered in 1% of leagues and actually started in 0% of them, and we rank him WR69 on our own weekly board at 3.4 projected points.
Interest is climbing — roster rates moved up about 1% 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: vs MIA. 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 WR baseline of 10 points, his 3.4-point projection is 6.6 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Laquon Treadwell in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 3.4 projected points lands 6.6 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Laquon Treadwell (IND WR), our WR69 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIA, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally wants fireworks, and 6.6 points below a typical starter isn't fireworks. Nothing in the projection defends him — 66% below positional par is a bench line for me. The vs MIA draw matters here — home snaps against MIA shape how often he's asked to do something. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Laquon Treadwell (IND WR), our WR69 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIA, projecting 3.4 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina calls it a floor problem: 6.6 points under the starter line is a lot of risk for a lineup spot. At home against MIA, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. The projection sits about 66% under what a startable WR returns, so I honestly can't pretend the price tag matches the output. The Pepper Meter cools him to Mild, and that reading is doing its job.