The Top 10: Week 10

The Top 10 features Matt Waldman's film-driven analysis to help GMs manage their fantasy squads.

Matt Waldman's The Top 10: Week 10 Matt Waldman Published 11/10/2026

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MISSION

The mission of this column—and a lot of my work—is to bridge the gap between the fantasy and reality of football analysis.

The goal of this feature is to provide you with actionable recommendations that will help you get results. The fundamental mission is to get the process right.

While it's a rush to see the box score or highlights and claim you made the right calls, doing so without a sustainable process makes success ephemeral.

The Top 10 will cover topics that attempt to get the process right (reality) while understanding that fantasy owners may not have time to wait for the necessary data to determine the best course of action (fantasy).

My specialty is film analysis. I've been scouting the techniques, concepts, and physical skills of offensive skill talent as my business for over 20 years.

The Top 10 will give you fantasy-oriented insights rooted in football analysis that have made the Rookie Scouting Portfolio one of the two most purchased independent draft guides among NFL scouts. This is what University of Kentucky Assistant GM Alex Brown has told me over the past 8-10 years.

Sigmund Bloom's Waiver Wire piece, available every Monday night during the season, is a viable source of information to kick-start your week as a fantasy GM. 

STRAIGHT, NO CHASER: WEEK 8'S CLIFF'S NOTES

The article below will provide expanded thoughts and supporting visuals for the bullet points in this section. 

The Top 10: The Cliff's Notes

  1. Tank Dell looks good, and his return couldn't come at a better time for fantasy GMs and the Texans. 
  2. Caleb Douglas is on the Kenny Golladay career trajectory, which can be good for him short-term. 
  3. Jordyn Tyson is a volatile fantasy prospect, and one play is indicative of that potential rollercoaster. 
  4. Jonah Coleman is getting the volume, so exploit that if you have him. Just don't get too attached. 
  5. Audric Estimé is an underrated player who may never nail down a full-time committee role, but could. 
  6. Kayshon Boutte I held a torch for Michael Wilson and Parker Washington for years, add Boutte to the list.
  7. Malachi Fields be added to this aforementioned list with Boutte. He's making plays when called upon.
  8. Rome Odunze's game has some good, bad, and ugly right now. I think he'll play his way into a lasting state of "very good." 
  9. Shedeur Sanders made strides as a field general versus the Saints, and that's a significant development. 
  10. Bryce Young still needs an elite WR prospect. If he gets one, he could become a future NFL MVP.  Consider Young a buy-low in dynasty formats. 

1. Tank Dell to the Rescue

I didn't expect Tank Dell to look game-ready at all. I'm so glad I've been wrong on that projection. Dell delivered against the Chargers like the big-play threat he was, pre-injury.

Dell's routes, burst, and long speed were all strong during his third week back. 

Perhaps the most vital sign that Tank Dell could be back is his quick-twitch athletic ability. There were two routes where Dell displayed the sudden stop-start quickness that the best of his game is built upon. Here's one example.

There's still a significant likelihood that the physicality of the game wears Dell down faster this year than it may in the next year or two, or that his injury inhibits his long-term ability to recover. It could be a hidden issue to consider for his dynasty value.

For re-draft formats? The Texans need playmakers after Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins got hurt. Xavier Hutchinson may have earned a recurring role, and he can extend well for the ball and get open in zone coverage, but Dell and Kayshon Boutte (see below) are the best overall options to replace this tandem. 

Let someone else continue believing in Marvin Harrison Jr. this year.  

2. Caleb Douglas: Kenny Golladay Bugaloo?

Another player I have been too low on this year, Douglas has proven the Dolphins right that he has the skills to contribute right away.  Here was my Elevator Pitch in my pre-draft scouting report for Douglas from the 2026 Rookie Scouting Portfolio. 

The Elevator Pitch: A tall speedster with good length, Texas Tech featured Douglas in one-on-one scenarios at the boundary where he could use his dimensions and body control to earn big plays. The Red Raiders also manufactured opportunities for Douglas to work uncovered up the seams and flats of a zone stretched too thin.

Douglas has the athletic ability to become a competent NFL big-play threat, but he must develop greater nuance with how he executes the abundance of footwork techniques he uses to release from the line of scrimmage. Douglas is better at delivering his route setups with greater nuance, but he still has refinement ahead there, too.

A tough receiver at the catch point who can overcome physical play, Douglas could emerge as a productive role player, if not a significant contributor, if he can develop the route game that works equally well against man-to-man and zone coverage.

If not, he may have opportunities in another league with what he does well enough at this time.

Although I have been too low on him for re-draft formats, the film I've seen on Douglas fits the role I projected for Douglas to become. We're not seeing man coverage that requires high-end skills to defeat. 

For example, Douglas runs a good route here, but he's facing a cornerback guarding the inside from the very beginning. This leverage does not require excellent route skills to defeat. This leverage makes the situation an automatic mismatch for the receiver with an out-breaking route. 

This is why I referred to Douglas' role being synonymous with the likes of athletic ball-catchers and YAC producers like Golladay and Claypool. They earned highlights due to their athletic ability more than their conceptual and technical acumen beyond the slot. 

Much of what I've seen from Douglas comes from the slot, or the offense is manipulating coverage with Douglas' teammates to open the field for the rookie. Here's an example. 

Douglas does good work here, but it's limited work. He's worth an investment in re-draft and dynasty formats. Yet, if you don't see Douglas earning a lot more man-to-man targets in the next year or two, remain cautious about his fantasy ceiling. The same is true if he's not in a Drake London or Tetairoa McMillan role. If Douglas remains a big-play option who only wins against mismatches and schemed targets where teammates run heavy interference, sell high.  

3. Jordyn Tyson: A Volatile Talent

There's no doubt that Tyson has the talent to develop into an excellent primary receiver in the league. There's reason to doubt that Tyson will become a fully realized weapon. 

Tyson will need the thread of consistent execution to connect the skills required to do the job at a high level. Right now, Tyson's film is too much about isolated moments of impressive work surrounded by mistakes from every aspect of the job. 

Tyson's inconsistencies are found from the beginning to the end of his job as a receiver. The pacing of his release footwork lacks nuance. He is impatient with stem setups that move too fast for the defender to even register the move was meant to trick them.

Tyson rounds his breaks. He drops passes, and he has careless ball security that led to fumbles in college. 

Tyson's game is a suit of expensive material and excellent conceptual design, but the execution of the tailoring is lacking enough that it can pull a variety of loose threads and watch the suit disintegrate. Here's a simple example from this week's game. 

Tyson will be a fantasy rollercoaster this year and next. Expect big plays one moment and mistakes the next that limit his fantasy value. If Tyson can work through it, he will become no worse than a value fantasy WR2. If he can't, he'll get multiple chances elsewhere but with limited success. 

4. Jonah Coleman: No Strings Attached

 

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