Sit Tyler Warren in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 2.3 under the TE starter line.
- Projection
- 4.7 pts
- TE rank
- #12
- Matchup
- vs MIA
Tyler Warren's fantasy role in Week 10
Tyler Warren goes into Week 10 of the 2026 season as a every-week lineup piece at TE for the IND. He is rostered in 96% of leagues and actually started in 76% of them, and we rank him TE12 on our own weekly board at 4.7 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: 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 TE baseline of 7 points, his 4.7-point projection is 2.3 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Tyler Warren in Week 10 if you have a real alternative — 4.7 projected points lands 2.3 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 Tyler Warren (IND TE), our TE12 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIA, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Sally's honest about it: 2.3 points under the starter line isn't the ceiling she chases. MIA is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. He's still in 76% of lineups at 96% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Sally keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Tyler Warren (IND TE), our TE12 this week for Week 10 of the 2026 NFL season vs MIA, projecting 4.7 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. Tina's pushback: 76% of leagues start him, so you gain nothing on your opponent here — the edge is elsewhere. At home against MIA, I expect the game to stay competitive enough that his usage holds. He's still in 76% of lineups at 96% rostered, which is exactly the trap I'm trying to talk you out of. Tina keeps him at Mild until the usage says otherwise.