Week 10 Fantasy Risers and Fallers: Charbonnet, Caleb Douglas and Tank Dell Climb as Marvin Harrison Jr. Slides

The trade deadline dust has settled, the injury list is long and Week 10 kicks off tonight when Washington visits the New York Giants. That makes this the moment to sort out whose stock is climbing and whose is sinking before lineups lock. Here is what the numbers say, player by player.

Housekeeping first. Bleacher Report and FantraxHQ list Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay on bye this week ^[2][4]. Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs is expected to have finger surgery and could miss up to three weeks, RotoBaller reported, citing CBS Sports ^[1]. And if you want to put your football sense to work against other readers, the free Liberty Bell Fantasy games are open at /fantasy.

Risers

Zach Charbonnet, RB, Seahawks at Raiders. In just his second game back, Charbonnet led Seattle's backfield in snap share, carries and routes run, RotoBaller's Wyatt McClintock noted ^[1]. Bleacher Report's Gary Davenport made him his running back start of the week after 17 touches for 86 yards against Arizona, and pointed out that Las Vegas gives up 151.2 rushing yards per game, the most in the league ^[2]. Volume plus a soft run defense is the formula we chase every week.

Caleb Douglas, WR, Dolphins at Colts. Douglas is averaging 12.1 fantasy points per game and drew a 38.1% target share in Week 9, the fifth-highest of any receiver that week, according to RotoBaller ^[1]. USA TODAY Sports' Elisha Twerski noted he has led Miami in targets two weeks running and was still rostered in only about 29% of Yahoo leagues ^[3]. RotoBaller added that the Dolphins' schedule ahead ranks among the easier ones for receivers, per ESPN's Mike Clay ^[1].

Matthew Golden, WR, Packers vs. Vikings. Golden saw a 37% target share in Week 9 and turned it into 10 catches, 164 yards and a touchdown ^[1]. With Jacobs sidelined, RotoBaller expects more of Green Bay's offense to flow through the passing game ^[1]. Temper expectations a touch: Davenport noted Minnesota allows the fewest fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, which is why he is sitting Jordan Love ^[2].

Tank Dell, WR, Texans at Browns. In Houston's first game without Jaylin Noel, Dell led the team with nine targets and turned them into 105 yards and a score, Twerski reported, and he was rostered in just 9% of Yahoo leagues ^[3]. That kind of opportunity rarely sits on the waiver wire for long.

Jordan Watkins, WR, 49ers at Cowboys. With San Francisco's receiver room thinned out, Watkins led the team in snaps (56), routes (26) and receiving yards (86) last week, per USA TODAY ^[3]. Keep an eye on how quickly the 49ers work in newly acquired Keenan Allen, whose arrival Bleacher Report noted among the deadline moves ^[2].

Tyler Higbee, TE, Rams. With Puka Nacua headed to injured reserve, Higbee's 80% snap share and 78% route share from Week 9 carry more weight, since Nacua had been soaking up a huge share of the Rams' targets ^[3].

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Two Seattle sleepers ride along with Charbonnet. Davenport likes quarterback Drew Lock and tight end AJ Barner at Las Vegas, noting the Raiders allow the third-most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks and are a top-five matchup for tight ends, and that Barner has found the end zone in two of Lock's three starts ^[2].

Fallers

Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Texans. In Week 9, while C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards and five touchdowns, Harrison drew just two targets, the fewest among Houston's receivers, and had the second-lowest snap rate in the group ^[1]. It is a three-game sample in a new city, but for now he belongs on the bench in most formats.

Rachaad White, RB, Commanders at Giants. White averaged 14.9 PPR points in his first two games as Washington's lead back but just 8.4 per game since, without a rushing touchdown or a four-catch game, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 11 ^[1]. Washington plays tonight, so make that call early.

Jalen Coker, WR, Panthers. Coker averaged 24.2 points over his first two games, then slid to 7.5 per game, and has been held under 12 PPR points three straight weeks as Tetairoa McMillan has taken over the room since Week 5 ^[1].

Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Browns. Fannin drew only two targets in Week 9, a 6.9% share, as rookies Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion Jr. have become Cleveland's top two options ^[1]. McClintock put it plainly: "Fannin is a volume-dependent fantasy tight end" ^[1]. He has averaged 20.9 points in his three games with at least nine targets and under 7.0 in the rest ^[1].

Davenport also flagged two sits: Cincinnati's Chase Brown, running at a career-low 3.9 yards per carry against a Pittsburgh defense that allows the fewest rushing yards per game in the AFC, and Atlanta's Drake London, who has been averaging about 6.5 PPR points lately and now faces the AFC's toughest matchup for receivers in Kansas City ^[2].

Thursday Night and the Kickers

For tonight's opener, FantraxHQ's John Hesterman likes Giants quarterback J.J. McCarthy as a streamer, noting Washington allows the fourth-most fantasy points to quarterbacks and has given up three or more touchdown passes in four of its eight games ^[4]. RotoBaller's Nick Mariano lists both kickers in that game as streamers: Washington's Drew Stevens has made multiple field goals in six of eight games, and the Giants' Dominic Zvada went 4-for-4 on field goals in the win over Philadelphia ^[5].

For Sunday, Mariano points to Pittsburgh's Chris Boswell, who has kicked two to four field goals in each of the Steelers' four straight wins, and Baltimore's Jake Moody, who hit a 53-yarder in the rain in his first game as a Raven ^[5]. One caution flag: Kansas City's Harrison Butker is just 2-of-8 from 50 yards and beyond this season ^[5].

The Bottom Line

The lesson of the first nine weeks holds: chase opportunity, not the name on the jersey. Charbonnet, Douglas and Dell are earning the work, and the work is what wins weeks. Trust the targets, set your lineup before tonight's kickoff, and good luck in Week 10.