Vanek's Views: DraftKings NFL DFS Picks for Week 10

by Jordan Vanek (vanekjordan)

Created Nov 11, 2026

Last Updated 2026-11-11 20:33:07 Premium Content Part of the product NFL DFS

Using his experience as a former scout and staff member at Central Florida under Josh Heupel, Jordan Vanek takes an in-depth look at the upcoming NFL DFS main slate on DraftKings for Week 10. A 2025 Fantasy Sports Writers Association award winner, Jordan’s deep dive into the best stacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends is a must-read before you start building your lineups.

Last weekend was a giant mistake not having more love for the Packers offense. I thought New England would be able to get pressure on Jordan Love and limit the big plays, but they couldn’t get pressure or cover Matthew Golden and Christian Watson. This weekend, there are a few teams I expect to have that same level of success throwing the ball downfield, and hopefully, we can find it at low ownership as well.

This week is a very different slate, and there’s one QB in particular I want to target because of his ability to push the ball down the field against a defense that’s forcing teams to throw deep much more frequently. The SF/DAL game is one I have no idea what to do with. Even though it has the highest total on the slate, I’m not sure how I want to stack it, and we need a lot more clarity on the NFL injury report before making any real decisions. I’m putting this week’s article together much earlier than usual, so I’ll be updating it throughout the week if any news changes how I’m approaching the slate.

NFL DFS DraftKings Picks: Top Stacks, RBs, WRs, & TEs for Week 10

Game Stacks

Tyler Shough ($5,600, QB, New Orleans Saints)

Audric Estime ($4,500, RB, New Orleans Saints)

Chris Olave ($7,000, WR, New Orleans Saints)

Chuba Hubbard ($7,200, RB, Carolina Panthers)

Darren Waller ($3,600, TE, Carolina Panthers)

When QBs face the Panthers, they’re attacking them down the field. In 3 of the last 5 games, opposing teams have attempted over 330 air yards against this defense. The only exceptions were Bo Nix and Baker Mayfield, who barely even tried to throw the ball downfield. For Nix, it was just the 3rd game this season in which he attempted over 260 air yards, and that was with Waddle out for most of the game, so I’d say that’s equivalent to an attempt to push the ball down the field.

The reason I bring this up is that the Panthers play a lot of Cover 3 because they need to bring a safety into the box to stop the run, or at least try to. When Tyler Shough faces Cover 3, he averages an aDOT of 10.4 yards with an 18.8% deep throw rate. Olave is his primary option on those deep shots, and I don’t believe the Panthers cornerbacks are equipped to cover him.

Now, DraftKings pricing clearly didn’t pay attention to who the starting RB for the Saints was last week because Estime was the lead back, and his price makes this stack much easier to afford. Estime running the ball effectively can help set up the deep play-action shots to Olave.

I do have some interest in Jordyn Tyson in this game as well, but the rookie only played 25% of the snaps I think that jumps up a bit, but I do not know if I can chase that yet.

The Saints have been very up and down against the run, but for a game stack, I’ll take my chances with Chuba Hubbard, who has an elite role. He’s playing 80% of the snaps, getting involved in the passing game, and handling essentially the entire rushing workload. The Panthers are coming off a game against a Broncos run defense that has been much better this season, and they still posted a 20% explosive run rate while generating the 3rd-most yards before contact of any team Denver has faced this year. The offensive line continues to struggle in pass protection, but they’ve clearly figured some things out in the running game.

At TE, I want Waller because this Saints defense hasn’t been great against the position, and I think he’s an important mismatch piece for the upside of this game stack. When New Orleans faced Brock Bowers and Isaiah Likely, they allowed huge performances that could’ve been even bigger with more accurate QB play. Kyle Pitts also had a solid game, and there was a big touchdown to Dotson that easily could’ve gone to Pitts and turned it into another huge performance. Young has primarily targeted McMillan against zone coverage this season, but Waller has some promising metrics in those situations as well.

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