Week 10 Start/Sit: Trust Henry, Ride Estime, Bench Jeanty

The pitch: Four teams are on bye, two rookie QBs are making first starts, and a 38-year-old just got traded back to Minnesota. Here's who earns a spot this week and who sits.

Set your alarms early this week. Commanders at Giants is Thursday night (7:15 p.m. CT), and Patriots vs. Lions kicks off in Munich at 8:30 a.m. CT Sunday, so New England and Detroit decisions need to be made before breakfast (NFL.com). The Bears, Broncos, Eagles and Buccaneers are on bye (CBS Sports). If you missed the deadline chaos, catch up with our trade deadline summary.

Start 'em

Derrick Henry, RB, Ravens (vs. LA Chargers, Monday) Yes, the last month has been ugly. SI's Michael Fabiano notes Henry scored fewer than six fantasy points in three of his last four games, but he still made Henry his RB "Start of the Week" because four backs have put up 15-plus on the Chargers since Week 3 (SI). Jacoby Brissett is expected to start Monday, and a real quarterback should mean fewer stacked boxes (SI). The Chargers are 0-8 (NFL.com). Keep the faith.

Audric Estime, RB, Saints (vs. Carolina) Our waiver post called him a Week 10 RB2, and the matchup backs that up. Carolina has given up a rushing touchdown in five straight games (USA Today), and CBS has the Panthers allowing the second-most fantasy points to backs (CBS Sports). Estime played 47% of the snaps and got 16 touches last week (SI). One catch: Travis Etienne Jr. is on IR, and Kellen Moore's only update was "We'll see" (RotoBaller). If Etienne gets activated, Estime will drop to flex. If not, start him.

Jameson Williams, WR, Lions (vs. New England, Munich) He had a dud in Miami (five fantasy points) after putting up 16-plus in four straight games (SI). Now he gets a Patriots defense that has allowed the most passing yards in the league (2,256) and just let Christian Watson and Matthew Golden combine for 17 catches, 335 yards and two scores (USA Today). Speed vs. a leaky secondary. Start him, and Jared Goff too.

DeMario Douglas, WR, Patriots (at Detroit, Munich) Look at who's left. Romeo Doubs is on IR (Yahoo), A.J. Brown is iffy, and Douglas already leads the team with 434 yards and four touchdowns (NESN). He has scored 15-plus in four of his last five, and Detroit has allowed the sixth-most fantasy points to slot receivers (SI). If this one turns into a shootout, Drake Maye will be leaning on him. WR3 with upside.

Cam Skattebo, RB, Giants (vs. Washington, Thursday) He practiced in full Tuesday, and J.J. McCarthy (hip) did too and said he'll play (Giants.com, WhyNFL). In his last full game before the hamstring, Skattebo ran 17 times for 124 yards and a score at Houston (Next Down IQ). Washington isn't a soft run defense, so think RB2, not league-winner. But he'll be the lead back on a 5-2-1 team, and you can't say that about many guys this week.

Breece Hall, RB, Jets (vs. Buffalo) In his first game back, Hall went for 61 yards on 15 carries and caught three of four targets for 26 more (FanDuel Research). He played about 42% of the snaps to Braelon Allen's 23%, and Buffalo has let seven backs reach 14-plus points (SI). The workload should only grow from here. Flex him with confidence.

Sit 'em

Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders (vs. Seattle) This one hurts. Jeanty is at 3.2 yards per carry this season, and last week he ran six times for 25 yards and caught five passes for minus-five yards (RotoBaller). Fabiano has his touch share falling from 41% to 24% over the last two games, and Seattle has let only two backs top 14.6 points (SI). Add a rookie QB making his first start, Fernando Mendoza (Tuesday evening update), and this is a bench week if you have the depth.

Tony Pollard, RB, Titans (vs. Jacksonville) Pollard ran for 246 yards and five touchdowns in his two games before the bye, so this feels wrong. But Jacksonville allows just 89.3 rushing yards a game, fifth-best in the league (USA Today). The Jaguars just added Jordan Davis to the middle, and Tyjae Spears could eat into Pollard's work if Tennessee falls behind (SI). If you have a better option, use it.

Tyler Allgeier, RB, Cardinals (vs. LA Rams) Last week he had 19 touches and turned them into 46 yards (USA Today). The Rams have allowed three touchdowns to running backs all season, and Arizona is down to rookie Carson Beck in his NFL debut with almost no healthy receivers (Tuesday evening update). The volume will be there. The production probably won't.

Tucker Kraft, TE, Packers (vs. Minnesota) Minnesota has been the best defense in the league against tight ends, and Kraft has been Green Bay's third option behind Watson and Golden (USA Today). The Vikings also lead the league in pressure rate, per Next Gen Stats, so lower expectations for Jordan Love too. Stream a tight end if you can. And with Josh Jacobs out after finger surgery (Monday evening update), Kaleb Johnson is a desperation flex at best here.

Check before kickoff

Kirk Cousins, QB, Vikings (at Green Bay) is expected to start, but as of Wednesday morning the Vikings haven't officially named him the starter, and the trade still hinged on his physical (Nacionale). Kevin O'Connell's comments this week should settle it. If Cousins starts, Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison will go back in your lineup. If he doesn't, treat them like we did in the Tuesday morning update.

A.J. Brown, WR, Patriots (at Detroit, Munich) is traveling to Germany, but Mike Vrabel isn't sure he'll play after two missed games with the knee (NBC Sports, Pro Football Rumors). He has nine catches for 101 yards in three games. With an 8:30 a.m. CT kickoff, you won't get a late swap. Unless he logs real practice time this week, bench him.

Xavier Worthy, WR, Chiefs (at Atlanta) is day-to-day with a hamstring, and so is Patrick Mahomes with his elbow, per Andy Reid (Chiefs Wire). Watch the practice reports. If Worthy sits, new arrival Josh Downs will become a fine flex.

Good luck this week. If you're still filling holes, the waiver wire post has you covered.