Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 4:05 p.m. ET
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Network: FOX
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quarterback
Baker Mayfield: START, QB1
Baker Mayfield is coming off his worst start this season, but he’s in a bounce-back spot facing a Saints defense allowing the 10th-most fantasy points to the position. Caleb Williams was the first quarterback to fail to throw multiple touchdowns against the Saints this season.
Running Back
Bucky Irving
Rachaad White: START, RB1
Sean Tucker: FLEX, RB3
Bucky Irving has already been declared out for Week 8, so Rachaad White and Sean Tucker get to run the show at least one more time. Facing a Saints defense that just gave up a combined 205 rushing yards and two touchdowns to D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai, White and Tucker are both startable, with White an RB1 considering all the byes.
Wide Receiver
Mike Evans* Out for the season
Chris Godwin Jr.
Emeka Egbuka: START, WR1
Sterling Shepard: FLEX, WR4
Tez Johnson: FLEX, WR4
Kam Johnson: FLEX, WR5
You don’t need me to tell you to start Emeka Egbuka, but did you know he was also a star baseball player in high school? He was so talented that he was named the Washington Gatorade Player of the Year in baseball as a junior, showcasing his incredible all-around athletic ability.
Mike Evans‘ return from injury lasted less than one game, as the future Hall of Famer broke his collarbone on Monday night against the Seahawks and is out for the season. With Chris Godwin already declared out, the Bucs receivers behind Egbuka will once again be Sterling Shepard, Tez Johnson, and Kam Johnson. You would think the Saints would be a great matchup, but they’ve held their own against receivers this season. Shepard is a Tampa Bay McDouble, with the Johnson brothers (not actually brothers) both being shoot for the moon upside-down plays with about as much of a floor as me and you.
Tight End
Cade Otton: STREAMER
With all the injuries to the Bucs’ pass catchers, Cade Otton has seen at least five targets and scored double-digit fantasy points in three straight games.
Defense/Special Teams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: START
New Orleans Saints
Quarterback
Spencer Rattler: SIT
Fool me once …
Running Back
Alvin Kamara: START, RB2
Kendre Miller* Out for the season
Devin Neal: SIT
With Kendre Miller suffering an ACL tear and out for the season, Alvin Kamara‘s volume just got a whole lot safer. He’s still not performing like the Kamara of old and is a borderline RB2 at best, but Tampa Bay allows the seventh-most points to the position. Devin Neal is now the handcuff to own in NOLA.
Wide Receiver
Chris Olave: START, WR2
Rashid Shaheed: START, WR3
Brandin Cooks: SIT
Based on his 28.5% target share, which ranks seventh in the league, Chris Olave is a must-start WR2 regardless of matchup. Rashid Shaheed is in the Rashod Bateman, Jameson Williams mold, where you start him expecting either 30 points or 3. There is no in between.
Tight End
Juwan Johnson: SIT
Taysom Hill: SIT
Juwan Johnson is coming off his first double-digit fantasy point game since Week 3, but with Taysom Hill in the mix and Spencer Rattler‘s limitations, I’m not starting any Saints tight end.
Defense/Special Teams
New Orleans Saints: SIT
The Saints’ defense has allowed 25 or more points in all but two games this season.