Fantasy football rankings are built around the most likely outcomes. Bold predictions are about finding the realistic paths to something much bigger.

PFN’s Max Chadwick has three for Week 10. Two involve players finishing as the highest scorer at their position, while the third requires trusting a veteran wide receiver only days after he changed teams.

Here are Chadwick’s bold fantasy football predictions for Week 10.

Chuba Hubbard Will Finish as the Overall RB1

Chuba Hubbard has been one of fantasy football’s most consistent running backs this season without ever producing the highest-scoring week of his career.

Chadwick thinks that changes against the New Orleans Saints.

Hubbard is averaging 18.3 PPR fantasy points per game through eight appearances, sixth-most among running backs. He has finished as a top-12 running back in seven of those eight games, including 24.9 points against Green Bay in Week 8 and 25.9 against Detroit in Week 4.

PFN’s Week 10 rankings have Hubbard at RB6 with a 17.2-point projection. Chadwick’s prediction requires him to jump five spots above that ranking, but the matchup gives him a reasonable path.

New Orleans has allowed 28.1 PPR fantasy points per game to opposing running backs, the most in the NFL through Week 9.

Hubbard has also played well independent of the matchup. His 91.3 PFN Running Back Impact grade ranks second behind only Kenneth Walker III. He has 619 rushing yards and 167 receiving yards through eight games while producing positive value both as a runner and receiver.

The workload has been equally encouraging. Hubbard has handled at least 20 touches in five of his past six games, with the lone exception coming in Carolina’s 43-13 loss to Tampa Bay when game script took the running game away.

He has also become more useful as a receiver recently, catching four or more passes in three consecutive games.

That combination gives Hubbard multiple ways to get to the top of the position. Carolina doesn’t need to dominate New Orleans for him to receive 20-plus touches, and the Saints haven’t shown they can consistently keep opposing backs from producing.

Hubbard hasn’t finished a week as fantasy’s overall RB1 during his six NFL seasons. Chadwick believes Week 10 gives him his best chance yet.

Isaiah Likely Will Finish as the Overall TE1

Isaiah Likely finishing as the highest-scoring tight end isn’t nearly as bold as it would’ve sounded before the season.

He’s already done it three times in 2026.

Likely opened the year with eight catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns against Dallas. He went 11-94-2 against Washington in Week 5, then followed that with six catches for 99 yards and another touchdown against New Orleans.

Those performances helped push him to 46 receptions, 448 yards, and six touchdowns through eight games. His 16.1 PPR points per game rank third among tight ends, behind only Brock Bowers and Trey McBride.

PFN’s Tight End Impact rankings tell a similar story. Likely is third at the position with an 87.3 grade, trailing Bowers and McBride.

Now he gets another shot at Washington.

The Commanders have allowed 19.0 PPR fantasy points per game to tight ends, the third-most in the league. Likely already took advantage of this defense once, scoring 32.4 points in the first meeting.

Jameis Winston starting at quarterback doesn’t change Chadwick’s confidence. Likely has remained heavily involved regardless of who has been under center and drew six targets in last week’s win over Philadelphia, catching five for 53 yards and a touchdown.

There is also a matchup advantage relative to the two tight ends ahead of him in most season-long rankings.

Bowers faces a Seattle Seahawks defense allowing only 10.9 PPR points per game to tight ends, while McBride gets a Los Angeles Rams defense allowing the same 10.9 points per game. PFN has Seattle and Los Angeles among the 10 stingiest defenses against the position.

PFN’s Week 10 rankings still have McBride at TE1, Bowers at TE3, and Likely at TE4. Chadwick is betting on the matchup to flip that order.

If Likely gets there, it would be his fourth overall TE1 finish in 10 weeks.

Keenan Allen Will Be a Week 10 Flex Starter in His 49ers Debut

Keenan Allen was an Indianapolis Colt on Sunday. By Tuesday afternoon, he was a San Francisco 49er.

That isn’t stopping Chadwick from putting Allen directly into fantasy lineups against the Dallas Cowboys.

San Francisco acquired the 34-year-old receiver for a 2027 sixth-round pick at the trade deadline. Allen caught 40 of 58 targets for 351 yards and a touchdown during eight games with Indianapolis.

Those 40 receptions led the Colts at the time of the trade. Allen averaged 10.1 PPR fantasy points per game despite playing in an Indianapolis passing game that has struggled throughout the season.

His new situation gives him a chance to be immediately useful.

Ricky Pearsall has been on season-ending injured reserve since August after undergoing surgery on his right PCL. Mike Evans has missed the past two games with rib and Achilles injuries, and Kyle Shanahan said Monday he did not expect Evans to be ready for Week 10.

Deebo Samuel Sr. is expected to work his way back from a hamstring injury, so Allen won’t necessarily walk into San Francisco and immediately become Brock Purdy’s unquestioned No. 1 receiver. George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey will command plenty of opportunities as well.

Chadwick doesn’t need Allen to dominate the passing game for this prediction to work.

The quarterback upgrade is significant. Purdy currently owns an 88.7 PFN QB Impact grade, second-best in the NFL. Allen has made a career out of getting open quickly and providing quarterbacks with a reliable target underneath, which should allow him to contribute even if San Francisco limits his responsibilities in his first game.

Dallas also presents a favorable matchup. The Cowboys have allowed 34.8 PPR fantasy points per game to wide receivers, eighth-most in the league. PFN’s Week 10 rankings project Allen for 9.8 points as the WR38, putting him directly in the range where managers will have to decide whether they trust him immediately.

Chadwick does.

The prediction isn’t that Allen suddenly produces like a WR1 days after arriving in San Francisco. It’s that the combination of a depleted 49ers receiving corps, Purdy’s quarterback play, and a favorable matchup gives Allen enough opportunity to be worth starting as a flex in his first game with the team.