This week is all about guys stuck in the past. One receiver hasn’t played a down in over two years. Another came into the league with the best pedigree money can buy and still hasn’t figured out the doggy door. And one quarterback keeps telling stories about what he used to be. In this Stats & Vibes Week 10 Edition, let’s see if the vibes match up with the numbers.
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Stats & Vibes | Week 10
Brandon Aiyuk | George Costanza
Remember when George quit his job in a fit of rage, immediately realized he’d made a huge mistake, and then just showed up the next morning as if nothing happened? That’s Brandon Aiyuk.
Dude disappears, there’s all this drama around his situation, and everybody’s wondering if we’ve seen the last of him. Meanwhile, we’re all just waiting for him to stroll back into the building like, “Hey, what’s going on? Anything happen while I was gone?”
Well, a lot has happened. As of today, it’s been 752 days since Aiyuk last played a football game, on October 20, 2024. That’s more than two years of George sitting at home in his pajamas.
Somehow, the 49ers still have him on the roster at $13.75 million. On top of that, the NFL has told Aiyuk he owes the team $13 million in forfeited bonus money. Now here’s where it gets petty. The 49ers have a two-week exemption window that also lets them skip paying him. The exemption runs through November 24. So don’t expect them to cut him a day before then. Is it petty? Absolutely. Then again, this entire saga has been nothing but petty from the start.
Why wasn’t Brandon Aiyuk released today? A provision in the CBA allows them to not pay him during his two-week roster exemption. So they’re basically delaying the inevitable — simply because they can. https://t.co/oyNM8lw8hj
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 11, 2026
And the best part is that George genuinely believes he can pull it off. That’s where we are with Aiyuk. At some point, we’re all just waiting to see if he walks back into the facility, grabs his helmet, and acts like the last two years never happened. We know it won’t happen, because he doesn’t even have to show up to practice. The team excused him, which is understandable given everything.
If you’re still holding him in dynasty, now is your chance to sell on this “hype” if you can call it that. I fully expect him to be signed once the 49ers cut him. The Rams, Steelers, Commanders and Chiefs could all be potential landing spots.
Marvin Harrison Jr. | The Runt of the Litter
From a receiver nobody’s seen in two years, we move to one we can’t stop watching for all the wrong reasons. A rather unwell league mate — based on how much MHJ is in his portfolio — recently compared Marvin Harrison Jr. to a puppy, but one specific type of puppy: the runt of the litter.
You walk into the breeder’s place, and there he is. Tiny little guy, adorable, with a great pedigree. You look at him and think, “That’s the one. That’s my guy.”
And who could blame you? Harrison came into the league as the No. 4 overall pick and the son of a Hall of Famer. The prospect profile had everybody excited. You thought you were bringing home the next superstar.
At first, you’re still convinced you made the right call. As a rookie in 2024, he caught 62 passes for 885 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games. Not bad for a puppy. Everybody told you this was going to be a special dog, and you believed them.
Marvin Harrison Jr.’s Advanced Metrics
Then you start noticing a few things. He’s got a little underbite. In 2025, he managed 41 catches for 608 yards and four scores in 12 games. Now, he’s peeing on the carpet.
Through his first four games in Arizona this year, Harrison saw 13 targets and caught just five of them for 85 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Michael Wilson was making the case to be the WR1 in Arizona. Over that four-game stretch, Wilson out-targeted Harrison by 31 and out-gained him by 173 yards. Even Kendrick Bourne turned 14 targets into 12 catches and 108 yards.
So Arizona did what a lot of frustrated dog owners do. They rehomed him.
Unfortunately, the new house hasn’t fixed the behavior. Through three games in Houston, Harrison has 11 targets, six catches, 60 yards, and a touchdown. He’s also landed at the back of the line at the food bowl. Nico Collins has 28 catches for 384 yards and four scores in just six games. Jaylin Noel, Kayshon Boutte, and Xavier Hutchinson have all topped 280 yards. Hutchinson alone has seen 45 targets.
Add it all up, and Harrison has 11 catches for 145 yards and two scores in seven games this season. Now you’re sitting there staring at the dog, wondering when he’s going to figure out how to use the damn doggy door.
And the frustrating part? You still love the dog. You still see the potential. You’re just starting to realize that maybe this isn’t going to be as easy as everybody promised.
Harrison may have that dog in him, but it isn’t the dog we all imagined, and I’m getting real tired of cleaning up this carpet.
Carson Wentz | Uncle Rico
Finally, we get to the guy who’s still reliving his glory days. Carson Wentz is Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite.
You remember Uncle Rico? He’s still living in 1982, convinced that if Coach had just put him in, they would’ve won state. He’s constantly talking about what he used to be, what he could’ve been, and how much better things would’ve turned out with one more shot.
That’s Carson Wentz. Every time he gets another chance in the NFL, a little part of you thinks maybe there’s something left in the tank. Maybe the veteran experience kicks in. Maybe we get a glimpse of the guy who was once an MVP candidate.
Then you watch him play, and you’re quickly reminded that we’re not getting prime Wentz.
Week 9 against Buffalo should have been a friendly matchup for a passer. Instead, Wentz completed 32% of his passes for 81 yards. He threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. His passer rating was 8.9. As a team, the Vikings held the ball for just 17:28, the lowest time of possession in franchise history.
Two QBs have had 25+ pass attempts and a passer rating of 9 (!) or less since 2015:
+ Carson Wentz tonight
+ Sam Darnold for Jets vs NE in 2019 pic.twitter.com/ciSI1NLF9c— Evan Abrams (@EvanHAbrams) November 10, 2026
Honestly, it was a surprise Wentz was still on the team by the time the game ended. Minnesota got desperate enough to send a 2027 third-round pick for 38-year-old Kirk Cousins the very next day. You like that? Maybe Justin Jefferson finally ditches the Griddy and busts out Napoleon’s talent-show dance to celebrate.
As for Wentz, we’re getting a guy who peaked years ago and is still convinced he’s got one more run in him. He’s got the experience. He’s got the résumé. And boy, does he have the stories.
At some point, though, you have to stop buying into what a guy used to be and look at what he’s giving you today.
Wentz isn’t throwing footballs over mountains anymore. He’s just trying to get the ball past the damn line of scrimmage.
Jon Machado is a fantasy football analyst and host of the Future 1st podcast for PlayerProfiler
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