Week 10 Guillotine Leagues™ Bidding Advice: How Much FAAB To Bid On Josh Allen & More

If you're reading this, you've already made it to Week 10 of the Guillotine Leagues™ season. If you started in Week 1, there's a good chance that a lot of your leaguemates may have dwindling FAAB, and the players hitting the chopping block each week are only getting better. So, how do we beat it and win the wire?

Before I jump into the Week 10 Guillotine Leagues™ bidding advice regarding some of the most highly chopped players of the week (10%+), a handful of housekeeping items:

Bid recommendations will be pulled directly from our Guillotine Leagues™ Waiver Wire Tool. The tool offers the ability to gauge bids by type (aggressive, conservative, average, etc.), league size, and recommendations relative to your remaining FAAB.
The players included in this article will be among the 10 most chopped players from the previous week. This data is pulled directly from Guillotine Leagues™.
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FAAB Bidding Advice For Week 10 In Guillotine Leagues™

Chopped Players Due To Injury Or Bye Week

Josh Jacobs (RB, GB), 17.96% chopped: Jacobs' return from the Commissioner's Exempt List was short-lived, as he exited Week 9's win with a hand injury that is expected to sideline him for multiple weeks. He'll be available to target on the waiver wire then, if you want him, but don't bother this week. Recommended Bid: Pass

George Pickens (WR, DAL), 15.67%: Pickens missed Week 9 with a hamstring injury and, frankly, hasn't been a safe player to start in Guillotine Leagues™. He's only had three finishes inside the top 24 wideouts this season, and just as many finishes outside of the top 40. There's obviously a ton of upside in the Dallas offense, but I'd be erring on the side of caution and looking for clarity around his injury before prioritizing him as a bid. With remaining managers dwindling, I'm passing on the low-floor, high-ceiling Pickens this week. Recommended Bid: Pass

Highly Chopped Players To Bid On In Guillotine Leagues™ For Week 10 (Of Top-10 Most Chopped Players)

Josh Allen (QB, BUF), 19.95% chopped: Allen didn't pass through the buzzsaw that the Vikings defense is without damage, as he was the most chopped player in Guillotine Leagues™ over the weekend. That said, he has his bye behind him and provides a floor/ceiling combination that no other quarterback rivals. He gets a favorable Week 10 matchup against the Jets (+1.0 fantasy boost) and should be a priority bid if you have any quarterback outside of guys like Joe Burrow or Brock Purdy. Recommended Bid: 30-35% (Average)

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR, SEA), 18.05%: JSN is the definition of an end-game player in this format. He's the current WR1 (25.6 ppg) overall, the WR2 in target share (36%), WR3 in TPRR (0.32), and WR1 in air yards share (50%). He's my No. 2 bid if available, and while I want to get aggressive, it's important to be mindful of his Week 11 bye. Recommended Bid: 35-40% (Slightly Above Average)

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, DET), 15.98%: The No. 1 player in fantasy in a high-powered offense with his bye week in the rearview mirror? This is as close to an all-in bid as you can make. He has a week-winning ceiling, even with only 9 teams remaining. Recommended Bid: 75% (Aggressive)

More highly chopped players to bid on: Jared Goff (QB, DET, 18.09% chopped), Kyren Williams (RB, LAR, 13.86%), Malik Nabers (WR, NYG, 12.39%), George Kittle (TE, SF, 11.92%)

Players To Avoid Bidding On In Week 10 Guillotine Leagues™

D'Andre Swift (RB, CHI), 18.91% chopped: Swift has been great this season, especially in the absence of Kyle Monangai. He's showcased a high floor when he struggles with efficiency, given the touchdown equity he has, making him a great Guillotine Leagues™ asset. The issue? He's heading into a Week 10 bye.

Ashton Jeanty (RB, LV), 16.62%: The Ashton Jeanty experience has been frustrating this season. He's posted one top-five positional finish, a trio of top-10 finishes, but also a trio of finishes outside of the top 24. Two of those (RB26, RB35) have been over the last two weeks. After what looked like a soft benching in Week 8, Jeanty returned to a 66% snap share in Week 9, but still only commanded 43% of the rush attempts. He's getting the high-value touches (23% targets, 0.30 TPRR), but hasn't had a carry inside the five-yard line in three weeks. He's just too volatile in his current role to throw a significant bid on.

Ladd McConkey (WR, LAC), 14.68%: This Chargers offense is one I want to avoid entirely in Guillotine formats, but that's especially true if you add injury struggles to the overall offensive struggles.