Check out five players who outscored their fantasy football projections in NFL Week 10, including one MVP candidate, a third choice wide receiver, and backup QB
17:29 ET, 11 Nov 2025
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jalen Nailor catches a touchdown against the Ravens
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Jalen Nailor posted a career-high 124 receiving yards in Week 10(Image: Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Another week of NFL action and fantasy football excitement is officially in the books.
In Week 10, three standout running backs topped the fantasy scoring leaderboards, a standout rookie quarterback got injured and could miss time, and the Lions-Commanders game made national headlines despite the game ending in a 20-point blowout.
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Here, we list the five players who overperformed their projected fantasy scores by the biggest margins in Week 10. Huge fantasy weeks can come from anywhere, and sometimes it’s about taking a big swing on a player you believe in that nobody else does.
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All projected and actual scores based on Sleeper PPR (points-per-reception) format
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Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts
Projected score: 22.6, Actual score: 49.6
That’s right, a player who was projected to be the fourth-highest scorer in fantasy this week is also the top overperformer.
Putting up video game numbers has become the weekly norm for Jonathan Taylor, who sees himself firmly in the MVP race, an award no running back has won in more than a decade.
The Colts’ star’s latest act saw him run for 244 yards and three touchdowns in Indy’s overtime win against the Falcons in Berlin, Germany.
De’Von Achane, RB, Miami Dolphins
Projected score: 20.3, Actual score: 40.5
Achane reminded everyone - especially the Buffalo Bills - of just how explosive he is in Miami’s upset win.
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane runs for a touchdown against the Bills
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De'Von Achane ran for 174 yards against the Bills, his most rushing yards in a game since 2023 Week 2(Image: Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)
The Dolphins back busted two huge touchdown runs of 59 and 35 yards en route to a monster day (174 rushing yards, 51 receiving yards, two touchdowns) and his best fantasy score of the season.
Jalen Nailor, WR, Minnesota Vikings
Projected score: 4.4, Actual score: 23.4
Neither Justin Jefferson nor Jordan Addison served as JJ McCarthy’s top target in Week 10. Rather, it was third-choice WR Jalen Nailor who outscored the star duo combined.
Owned in just three percent of Sleeper fantasy leagues, Nailor posted his first career game with over 100 receiving yards, finishing with 124 yards and a touchdown as Minnesota fell to the Baltimore Ravens.
Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions
Projected score: 19.8, Actual score: 38.2
Another running back who almost doubled his projected score, Gibbs ran wild as the Lions crushed the Commanders in front of President Donald Trump.
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Gibbs rebounded from his worst fantasy performance of the season last week in Minnesota with his second career three-touchdown game.
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Davis Mills, QB, Houston Texans
Projected score: 12.3, Actual score: 28.7
When CJ Stroud was ruled out for Week 10 with a concussion, few expected Davis Mills to lead a 19-point fourth-quarter comeback to keep Houston’s playoff hopes alive.
That’s exactly what he did. Mills threw two touchdowns and ran for one more, all in the final period, to finish as the top-scoring QB in all of fantasy in Week 10.