The second half of the 2025 NFL regular season continues on Monday morning, with a 10-game Draftstars slate loaded with premium fantasy matchups, ceiling spots, and value pivot plays across every position. The early window features seven games, highlighted by the rejuvenated Ravens traveling to Minnesota to take on the Vikings indoors (total: 49). Buffalo heads south to face Miami in a divisional shootout (total: 50), while Patriots @ Buccaneers (total: 48) should also offer steady scoring opportunities.
In the late window, the NFC West showcases two divisional clashes: Seahawks hosting the Cardinals (total: 45.5) and 49ers hosting the Rams (total: 49.5), both featuring explosive playmakers capable of breaking a slate. Meanwhile, Detroit should control Washington, but the pace and efficiency of the Lions’ offense still provides fantasy fireworks.
Draftstars is offering $25,000 guaranteed with $2,480 to first place, meaning differentiation and lineup construction discipline will be crucial. Below we break down every position, identifying anchor plays, leverage pivots, and slate-breaking stacks to help you climb the leaderboards.
NFL 2025-26 Daily Fantasy Tips: Week 10 Monday
Quarterbacks
Jaxon Dart — $15,040
Since taking over as the starting quarterback for the Giants, Dart has been one of the most consistent fantasy scorers at the position, ranking QB5 in fantasy points per game. His passing efficiency remains around league average (hovering near a 6.9 adjusted yards per attempt mark), but what makes him particularly valuable for Draftstars is his rushing. Dart averages just under 45 rushing yards per game in full starts, which is equivalent to an extra touchdown of fantasy scoring before he even throws a pass.
This week he gets a Bears defence that has quietly become one of the league’s softest units again. They are allowing the third-highest yards per attempt, the sixth-highest success rate per dropback, and opponents have completed passes against them at the highest CPOE allowed in football. If the wind in Chicago doesn't spike on Sunday, Dart carries both a stable floor and legitimate 30+ point upside. He projects as one of the strongest plays on the slate when adjusting ceiling for salary.
J.J. McCarthy — $12,030
McCarthy remains one of the most underpriced quarterbacks for DFS relative to his median and ceiling projection. In his two full, unrestricted starts this season, he posted 23.2 and 19.9 Draftstars points — both coming in difficult road environments. What’s notable is how McCarthy handled pressure and pocket movement in those matchups, showing both poise and functional mobility.
This week he gets to play at home, where communication improves, play-calling expands, and quarterback timing generally stabilizes. The Ravens defense has talent, but it is still in transition after injuries and personnel reshuffling. McCarthy doesn’t need a monster 300-yard game to get you paid — his combination of designed rollouts, scrambling yardage, and selective deep shots means 18–22 points is a realistic baseline. At just over $12k, that is salary-saving value that opens up elite RB/WR combinations.
Wide Receivers
Davante Adams — $13,560
Adams has rediscovered his elite touchdown-scoring role this season, ranking first among all WRs with 20 red zone targets. Even on weeks when yardage isn’t dominant, his scoring equity keeps him firmly in the WR1 range. With Puka Nacua banged up, Adams’ target share should rise, and this week he faces a 49ers defense that has given up explosive passing plays in consecutive weeks.
Stafford trusts Adams in every quadrant of the field — deep sideline, back-shoulder red zone fades, and third-down conversion slants. This is a premium play with volume + touchdown + matchup alignment.
Zay Flowers — $13,520
Flowers is essential this week due to game plan alignment with opponent tendencies. Minnesota blitzes heavily. Lamar is historically elite vs the blitz. And Flowers is the WR who dominates first-read progression when Baltimore sees extra rushers, with a 31.3% blitz target share and 3.29 yards per route run against pressure.
The Vikings allow explosive boundary plays and struggle to track motion releases — two areas Flowers excels. The volatility is real (Ravens target distribution fluctuates weekly), but the ceiling outcome is a 7–110–2 type performance, which is slate-winning.
Jameson Williams — $9,660
Williams is exactly the type of WR you want in tournaments: increasing role, elite speed, explosive route tree, and part of a high-scoring offense. Washington struggles with coverage communication, especially vs speed-based deep digs and crossers — which happen to be Williams’ best routes.
At under $10k, he offers 20–28 point upside without requiring double-digit targets. He is the ideal leverage play off ARSB and Gibbs in Lions stacks.
Tight Ends
Dalton Kincaid — $8,710
Kincaid has been one of the most efficient tight ends in the league this season and already showed he can exploit Miami’s coverage structure when he posted 5/66/1 in their first matchup. The Dolphins allow separation to NFL-average tight ends; Kincaid is well above average.
Buffalo will need intermediate consistency to sustain drives, and Kincaid has become Josh Allen’s most reliable chain-moving option. Top-3 TE ceiling at a mid-range price.
Dalton Schultz — $7,810
Schultz remains a security blanket for Davis Mills, particularly against defences capable of collapsing the pocket. Jacksonville’s pass rush forces quick processing windows, which translates directly to Schultz volume in the flats and seams. He may not have the same ceiling as Kincaid, but his path to a 6–60–1 line is highly realistic.
Defence / Special Teams
Detroit Lions — $6,170
If Detroit jumps out early, Washington will be forced to abandon balanced script and play panic-tempo offense. Mariota under compressed-pocket pressure leads to turnovers. Detroit’s pressure rate is top-six in the league. Strong ceiling play.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — $4,850
Tampa is underpriced for their sack rate, their blitz efficiency, and their situational third-and-long scheming. Drake Maye has been sacked 34 times, and Todd Bowles is relentless when his defense plays with a lead. Best value D/ST on the slate.
Slate Strategy & Roster Construction
Cash
- Dart + Dowdle + Kincaid
- One mid-price WR with stable target share (Adams/ARSB)
- Avoid over-stacking; focus on floor and touch certainty
GPP / Tournament Builds
- Tell a game story. Every pick should serve the script.
- Use 2–1 or 3–1 stacks, not 1–1 stacks.
- Choose one leverage point per lineup, not four.
Game Environment Targets
- Bills @ Dolphins (50 total): If building here, go all-in.
- Ravens @ Vikings (49 total): Flowers + Henry is the leverage combo.
- Lions @ Commanders: Use offensive pieces, not bring-backs.
Final Thoughts
This slate hinges on:
- Trusting consolidated RB usage (Dowdle, Henry, Judkins)
- Leveraging WR ceiling where volume aligns with matchup (Adams, Flowers)
- Using TE as a lineup structure tool (Kincaid = ceiling, Schultz = floor)
- Allocating your stacks based on game environment, not just player popularity
Play intentional. Build around the story your lineup is telling. That’s how you climb toward the top 1%.
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