Week 10 IDP Starts and Sits

Deciding who to start and who to sit in your IDP fantasy football league in Week 10 can be taxing. Sometimes the right answer is counterintuitive. For example, below I recommend fading the #7-ranked player overall and suggest starting a linebacker outside the Top 50 at the position.

Other times, the right answer can be sticking out like a sore thumb. Play the pass rusher on the team leading the league in sacks against the team that has given up the most sacks in the league.

And, of course, it can be more nuanced than that. Benching the DB18 for a player owned in less than 5% of leagues sounds crazy until you find out that that player is DB13.

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IDP Starts for Week 10

Danielle Hunter, Texans DL

Don’t look now, but the Texans’ defense is returning to its 2025 form. In their past four games, the Texans have forced five turnovers (they have eight all season) and recorded 15 sacks (they lead the league with 29).

Hunter has two sacks in that stretch and could add to the tally this weekend against the Browns. Cleveland has given up the most sacks in the league by far this season (33). They have surrendered 10 more than the next worst team.

I like all the Texans’ defenders in IDP this week, including the 2025 2^nd-team All-Pro Hunter, who is a must-start considering the matchup.

Frankie Luvu, Commanders LB

Luvu is perhaps best known for repeatedly jumping over the line of scrimmage in attempts to disrupt the Tush Push in the 2025 NFC Championship Game against the Eagles, but the 9^th-year linebacker can fill up a stat sheet, too.

Luvu has 40 tackles in his last four games and has exceeded his IDP projection in three of those weeks. Plus, he gets a New York Giants team that is committed to the run game on Thursday night. The Giants average 29 rushes per game, but are only gaining 3.9 yards per attempt.

Both Luvu and fellow Commanders linebacker Sonny Styles should rack up tackles against New York and be easy plays in your IDP lineup.

Ronnie Hickman, Browns S

Hickman is totally overlooked in IDP right now. He’s only rostered in 4.3% of ESPN leagues despite being eighth among all defensive tackles this season with 57. This should not be a huge surprise, either. Hickman was 14^th among DBs with 103 tackles in 2025.

The Browns host a Texans team that is coming off a week in which they threw for 381 yards and ran for over 100. Hickman should have plenty of opportunities to add to his tackle total, which makes him a solid IDP start at DB this week.

IDP Sits for Week 10

Donovan Ezeiruaku, Cowboys DL

Ezeiruaku is finally starting to show some of the pass-rushing chops that made him a 2^nd-round pick out of Boston College in 2025. He is 2^nd on the team in sacks this season and has two in his last three games (he only had two sacks in 17 games last year).

The problem for Ezeiruaku is that the Cowboys play a 49ers team that has allowed the fewest sacks in the league this season. Plus, Dallas does not have a formidable rush to really test San Francisco’s resolve. The Cowboys are 22^nd in the NFL in sack rate.

Sit Ezeiruaku in IDP this week and look elsewhere for a DL with a better chance of recording a sack.

Blake Cashman, Vikings LB

This is more of a fade than an outright sit because Cashman is one of the premier IDP players in the game. He was on pace for 188 total tackles last season, which would have led the league, but he missed four games due to a hamstring injury.

The Vikings play the Packers this week for the second time this season. Minnesota won 39-22 in Week 1, but Cashman had a season-low 7 tackles.  The problem for Cashman’s IDP prospects is that Green Bay simply does not run the ball enough. The Packers are 31^st in the league in run rate (36%) and last in rush yards per game (68).

Cashman is usually an auto-play, but look and see if another linebacker with a better matchup is available this week.

Keisean Nixon, Packers DB

Nixon is the 3^rd leading tackler on an excellent Packers defense (11^th in yards allowed and points allowed per game), but he’s hardly been a factor the last three weeks. He has made just 10 tackles total in his last three games.

Now, Nixon did have a sack and an interception in Week 1 against the Vikings, but it’s hard to bank on splash plays. His floor as a cornerback is just lower than most safeties across the league in IDP.

Sit Nixon in IDP in Week 10.

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