The Los Angeles Chargers will face the Tennessee Titans in Week 10. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Quentin Johnston.
Is Quentin Johnston Playing in Week 10?
Johnston is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Chargers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Quentin Johnston in Week 10?
After missing two games with an ankle injury, Quentin Johnston posted a 4-118-1 stat line in Cleveland and rewarded you for the bold decision to plug him in right away.
Now, let’s pump the breaks a little bit here. In the win, 61.8% of Johnston’s points came on a single play that featured a broken coverage at the highest order, numbers that count in the Week 9 box score, but not ones that tell us much of a story when it comes to protecting future output.
On the bright side, Justin Herbert seems to have gained Jim Harbaugh’s trust and is being unleashed. On the less bright side, Herbert seems to have gained the trust of Harbaugh, as he is being unleashed.
Let me explain. Adding volume to the Chargers’ passing game is a step in the right direction, but Herbert operating at his full potential is going to result in target dispersion patterns like what we saw on Sunday — nine different players were targeted on his 27 passes.
You can be excited about what you saw in your box score from Johnston, but let’s not forget that after showing flashes in September this is the same player that totaled 31 yards in two games prior to the ankle injury.
The Titans own the best EPA defense against receivers this season, and that has me trending away from Flexing Johnston this week. I’m likely to be lower on him than most moving forward because I have Ladd McConkey labeled as the premier target earner in LA’s low-volume offense, with the other options being weekly coin flips.
Wan’Dale Robinson is boring, and Jalen Coker plays for the inept Panthers — I have both ranked higher this weekend.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 10 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Quentin Johnston’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 10
As of Sunday, Johnston is projected to score 10.8 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.3 receptions for 45 yards and 0.5 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
PFN Insight on the Titans’ Defense
After two tough weeks, the Tennessee Titans’ defense got back on track with their third top-10 performance this season. They may rank 12th, but their numbers have been hugely inflated by their games with the Bears, Dolphins, and Patriots this season. The top-line numbers overall are nice, but the Titans have been outside the top 20 defensive units in three of their eight games.
One area they have struggled all season is getting pressure without blitzing (ranking 28th). That has seen them get exposed in the red zone and has hurt their ability to force turnovers this season. Their pass defense has been good, which is partly what has made those top-line numbers look nice. But they have also been trailing a lot, so it has been the run game that has got the majority of work, and that is struggling to hold up.
Do you want more insight on all other defensive units across the NFL? Head over to our PFN Defense+ Rankings for analysis on all 32 teams.
Quentin Johnston’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers Insights
Tennessee Titans
Team: The Titans are allowing a league-low 1.75 deep completions per game this season (the Chargers rank 24th in deep passes completed per game, 2.50).
QB: Over the past two weeks, Mason Rudolph is averaging 12 yards per completion. In Week 9, per our QB+ metric, he graded out better than Aaron Rodgers and Josh Allen.
Offense: Tennessee is turning the ball over a league-high 2.13 times per game this season.
Defense: The Titans own the sixth best defense in the league in terms of success rate (62.1%).
Fantasy: The Titans are a tough watch, but Tony Pollard’s role is nothing short of elite – he has multiple catches in every game and at least 16 carries in seven of eight.
Betting: The Titans went 0-2 ATS on the road in October and are 2-9 ATS on the road over their past 11 – both of those covers came against the Dolphins. They are not playing the Dolphins this week.
Los Angeles Chargers
Team: The Chargers continue to flirt with it, but they’ve yet to see 40 points scored in a game this season (32-39 points scored in all four games since the Week 5 bye).
QB: Justin Herbert has 910 passing yards over his past three games (first five games: 815 passing yards).
Offense: This season, the Chargers are 5-0 when they clear 15 points.
Defense: By total defensive EPA, the Chargers are the best defense in the league (18% better than the second-place Minnesota Vikings).
Fantasy: J.K. Dobbins is averaging 13.8 yards per carry on touchdowns this season and 4.5 on carries that don’t end up in the end zone.
Betting: Unders are 9-2 in the Chargers’ past 11 home games (3-0 this season, with each of those games going under the total by at least 7.5 points).
