Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 1:00 PM ET
Location: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Network: FOX
Carolina Panthers
Quarterback
Bryce Young: START, QB1
Bryce Young bounced back bigly against the Broncos, throwing multiple touchdowns and more than 250 passing yards for the first time since Week 6. His interception streak did continue, throwing his fourth over his last three, but if he’s throwing multiple touchdowns, I can live with it. The implied game total sits just under 50, and New Orleans is one of the most fantasy-friendly matchups for quarterbacks. The Saints allow 236.6 passing yards per game and average less than a takeaway per game.
Running Back
Chuba Hubbard: START, RB1
Starting Chuba Hubbard doesn’t have to be exciting. It just has to work… like Tim Hortons. Canadian, dependable, not trying to be fancy, and somehow always there when you need him.
Wide Receiver
Tetairoa McMillan: START, WR1
Jalen Coker: START, WR2
I really like both Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker this week. The Saints have been a top 10 matchup for receivers over their last three, and have given up a league-high 16 completions on pass attempts of 20+ yards. Tet gets the edge, averaging two extra targets per game and commanding a bigger slice of the air yards share, 33.2% to 25.1%
Tight End
Darren Waller: SIT
Tommy Tremble: SIT
From Weeks 6-8, Darren Waller caught two of six targets for 66 yards and a touchdown. Week 9, Waller caught eight of 10 targets for 90 yards and a touchdown. But he wasn’t the only Panthers tight end to take advantage of the Broncos matchup. Tommy Tremble also found the end zone last week, catching four of his six targets for 24 yards and a score. New Orleans allows the seventh-most points to tight ends, so both are a dart throw at best. They’re far too inconsistent to consider anything else.
Defense/Special Teams
Carolina Panthers: SIT
Carolina is tied for the fewest sacks in the league and allows the fourth-most points per game.
New Orleans Saints
Quarterback
Tyler Shough: START (in Superflex), Borderline QB1
Tyler Shough has thrown multiple touchdowns just once since Week 3, but the Panthers have given up at least two in back-to-back games against the Packers and Broncos. Shough got some reinforcements last week with the debut of Jordyn Tyson, who only caught four passes for 30 yards on limited snaps. But he’ll play more in each passing week and form a formidable duo for Shough with Chris Olave. Even with allowing plenty of passing touchdowns over the last few weeks, the Panthers are a middling matchup, keeping the Saints QB from being a start in all formats. He’s startable just about everywhere, but in 1QB he’s not a must.
Running Back
Audric Estimé: START, RB2
Alvin Kamara: FLEX, RB3
It looks like Audric Estimé is the back to roster in New Orleans after what we saw in Week 9. Estimé handled 16 touches for 77 total yards and a score and is expected to lead the backfield again against a Carolina team with the lowest stuff rate in the league, allowing 134 rushing yards per game on 4.6 yards per attempt. He’s a volume-based back-end RB2 who has some sneaky upside if he can get into the end zone. I Estim-ate he’s got a pretty good shot at it; the Panthers have given up seven touchdowns to running backs in the past three weeks. Alvin Kamara is FLEX-viable in this soft matchup as well, but it’s a low floor at this point.
Wide Receiver
Chris Olave: START, WR1
Jordyn Tyson: FLEX, WR4
Devaughn Vele: SIT
At first glance, Jordyn Tyson scoring just six fantasy points in his NFL debut looks pretty bad. But slide over on the stat line just a bit, and you’ll see he did so on a mere 24% snap share. That should only increase as he gets back to game speed after missing the season so far with a hammy issue, and the sky-high upside remains for the rook. Chris Olave could see some of his target share go down, but he’s still the alpha in this offense and should continue to see a healthy target share, keeping him a high end WR2/Borderline WR1 most Weeks. Devaughn Vele takes the biggest hit, who saw a season-low four targets despite playing 93% of snaps. I expect his snaps to drop as Tyson’s increase.
Tight End
Juwan Johnson: SIT
Juwan Johnson has one game over 10+ since Week four. The one he caught a touchdown in. He’s officially entered gLoB status.
Defense/Special Teams
New Orleans Saints: STREAMER
Carolina has taken the fifth-most sacks, and New Orleans is tied for the fifth-most sacks per game. That’s enough for streamer status.