Welcome to Week 10 of the 2026 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.
This week's roundtable features these four topics:
- Rest of the Season Pick'em
- WR Dart Throws on the Los Angeles Rams
- Dart Throws on the Arizona Cardinals
- Tank Dell and Kayshon Boutte
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: Who do you prefer for the rest of the year and why?
- Tyler Shough or Bryce Young?
- D'Andre Swift or Javonte Williams?
- Parker Washington or Jameson Williams?
- Colston Loveland or Dalton Kincaid?
Pick two choices to discuss from the list of four.
Tyler Shough or Bryce Young
Andy Hicks: Shough, for a few reasons. First, he has the better schedule down the stretch. Second, he appears to be more consistent than Young. Third, and perhaps the tiebreaker, is rushing upside, since there isn’t much between the two in the other categories. Shough has twice as many rushing touchdowns as Young since the Saint became a starter. Young had an anomalous 2024 season with six rushing touchdowns, but he has three combined in his other three years.
Phil Alexander: I'm taking Tyler Shough over Bryce Young without a second thought. Promising left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. returned in Week 9 to protect Shough's blindside, and despite an ugly goal-line fumble, Jordyn Tyson looked like a potential difference-maker at wide receiver on his first snaps of the season.
Outside of a Week 15 meeting with Tampa Bay, the Saints' schedule is filled with favorable matchups and potential shootouts against high-scoring offenses. Bryce Young's early-season Super Mario invincibility star has worn off, primarily because of major injuries and personnel losses along Carolina's offensive line. The Panthers also have the worst remaining strength of schedule for quarterbacks, according to our Custom Strength of Schedule tool.
Mike Kashuba: Tyler Shough has proved my pre-draft analysis completely wrong, and I'm here for it. Outside of a nasty Minnesota showing, Shough has been a valuable fantasy player every game this season. With the team's inability to run the ball and the return of Jordyn Tyson, Shough is trending up from both a volume outlook and an efficiency perspective.
Even looking ahead to the fantasy championship weeks, Shough has Arizona and Atlanta. Young has Pittsburgh and Seattle. The wisdom of the crowd is doing wonders here; it's Shough.
Jeff Blaylock: I agree with Phil: it's Shough, by a lot. To his reasons, I'd add that Shough runs more frequently than Young, and Shough is now trusted to throw the ball in the red zone. Shough is eighth in rush attempts by a quarterback, and he's averaging more than 20 rushing yards per game. Young ranks 33rd in rush attempts, averaging around eight yards per game.
Last season, the Saints rarely passed in the red zone; Shough attempted just 21 passes inside the 20-yard line in his 11 games. He's already nearly doubled that number, completing nearly three-quarters of those passes. Young has completed just over half of his red zone throws. Shough is a better runner and a better passer near the goal line, and he's only thrown to electric rookie Jordyn Tyson five times. Arrow pointing up for Shough.
Darin Tietgen: I'm going with Shough here, who has the vastly better remaining schedule. Young, on the other hand, has an absolutely brutal remaining schedule. Add that Shough gives you a nice floor with some rushing stats, and it's Shough all day long.
Matt Waldman: Yeah...no, I'll take Young. He's throwing the ball downfield more than Shough, and the presumption that Jordyn Tyson will be worthwhile to Shough's cause this year, when his game is like a box of chocolates from play to play, and health is an issue? No thanks.
The Panthers also run the ball well, and that creates big-play opportunities for the Carolina offense. Shough has been good for a second-year player, but Young is better against pressure and has better placement in a variety of circumstances.
Young has six games with at least 270 yards and five with at least 270 yards and 2 passing touchdowns. Shough has three games with at least 270 yards and only one of those did he throw a touchdown. He has spike games like the 410-yard, 3-score game against the Lions; the 255-yard, 4-score game against the Raiders; and a 144-yard, 3-score game with a rushing touchdown against the Giants.
That's nice for best ball. Young has half as many bad weeks.