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Hunter Henry or T.J. Hockenson

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Hunter Henry

Hunter Henry

TENew England Patriots NE
T.J. Hockenson

T.J. Hockenson

TEMinnesota Vikings MIN
OR
πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Henry over Hockenson

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Hunter Henry

Prime Late-Round Value as New England's Top Tight End Target

Coming off a strong 2025 campaign with 883 yards, Hunter Henry enters the season as the undisputed TE1 in New England's offense. Our models project him to lead the tight end group with 55 receptions for 630 yards and six touchdowns on 80 targets. His target share is highly secure, especially with backup tight end Julian Hill sidelined.

In 1.0 PPR formats, Henry's draft market trend has shown volatility, fluctuating from the 140s to a brief spike in the 90s before stabilizing at an ADP of 129.00. This shifting cost makes him a significant draft-day value. We view him as a highly appealing, cost-effective target for managers who wait on the tight end position.

With deep experience and an established role, Henry's floor is bolstered by strong fantasy ownership of 84%. He remains a reliable red-zone threat, meaning his ceiling could easily exceed our baseline expectations. Consider him a secure late-round target with steady TE1 potential.


Updated 15 hrs ago

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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hockenson over Henry

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook T.J. Hockenson

Late-Round Value Steal Primed for a PPR Rebound in Minnesota's Potent Passing Game

Hockenson enters the season locked in as the starting tight end for Minnesota. He will catch passes from quarterback Kyler Murray, working alongside star receiver Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. Coming off a 2025 campaign where he hauled in 55 receptions for 457 yards, Hockenson looks to recapture the elite form that saw him surpass 85 catches in both 2022 and 2023.

Our projections are optimistic about his baseline role, modeling Hockenson for 64 receptions, 569 yards, and three touchdowns (140.5 fantasy points). While these figures represent a step back from his peak years, they solidify him as a highly reliable option in an explosive passing game.

In drafts, Hockenson's ADP has steadily climbed from pick 167 in early May to around 153. This cheap market price represents a massive value steal in PPR formats. For managers waiting on the position, his projected target volume makes him an appealing late-round prize.


Updated 15 hrs ago

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Performance Hunter Henry
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33110.3160
Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
33110.3160
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance T.J. Hockenson
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REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

REC YDS AVG LONG TD
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Hunter Henry
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @SEA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 LV πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 @DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @LAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 DEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
19 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
20 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
21 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
22 πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Redzone Touches T.J. Hockenson
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 @TB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @NO πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 IND πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 @DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 BUF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
11 @GB πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @SF πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 ATL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 CAR πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @NE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 DET πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @NYJ πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 CHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“

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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Hunter Henry
OWN
86%
+1.27 compared to last week
START
55%
+3.99 compared to last week
OWN/START T.J. Hockenson
OWN
53%
-2.5 compared to last week
START
20%
-4.03 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Hunter Henry
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus T.J. Hockenson
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Hunter Henry

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 2nd with 153.50 total points (6.98 avg).
  • Currently 44.3 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 10 in receptions and is currently ranked 10th among TE.
  • Top 10 in targets and is currently ranked 9th among TE.
  • Top 3 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 3rd among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 4th among TE.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 883 and 13.18 YPC and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 6 in Rec TDs with 8 and is currently ranked 4th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 6 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +10, Rec Yards: +321 Rec TDs: +7,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 55, REC YDS: 630, REC TDS: 6
Breakdown T.J. Hockenson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 30th with 63.70 total points (3.54 avg).
  • Currently 134.1 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.5 PPG.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 16th among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 21st among TE.
  • Top 20 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 17th among TE.
  • Top 15 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 14th among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 457 and 8.31 YPC and is currently ranked 26th among TE.
  • Top 35 in Rec TDs with 3 and is currently ranked 34th among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 9 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +16, Rec Yards: +11 Rec TDs: +3,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 64, REC YDS: 569, REC TDS: 3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Hunter Henry

No Injury Reported

Injury T.J. Hockenson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Hunter Henry

Week 1
New England Patriots @ Seattle Seahawks

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
16.90276.10332156104.12
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 1st with 227.00 total points (11.35 avg).
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 11.4.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in total yards against with 324.82 per game and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 6 in turnovers with 26 (1.53 per game) and is currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 4 in rush defense with 1622 (95.41 per game) and is currently ranked 3rd among DST.
  • Ranked 14th in pass defense with 3900 (229.41 per game).
  • Top 8 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 8th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 18 (1.06 per game) and currently ranked 5th among DST.
  • Top 2 in points against with 17.18 per game and currently ranked 1st among DST.
  • Top 2 in Total TDs with 8 (0.47 per game) and currently ranked 1st among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -85.25, Turnovers: +17 Sacks: +12, INTs: +10, TDs: +5, Points Allowed: -4.69,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 45, INT: 14, TDS: 7, PA/G: 18.3, YDS/G: 303.8
Matchups T.J. Hockenson

Week 1
Minnesota Vikings VS Green Bay Packers

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.72316.831693703.70
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 24th with 83.00 total points (4.61 avg).
  • Currently 144 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.6 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in total yards against with 335.47 per game and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in rush defense with 2094 (123.18 per game).
  • Top 8 in pass defense with 3609 (212.29 per game) and is currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 12 in points against with 21.18 per game and currently ranked 11th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 29th in Total TDs with 0 (0.00 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +35.93, Turnovers: -19 Sacks: -24, INTs: -12, TDs: -3, Points Allowed: +1.87,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 41, INT: 12, TDS: 2, PA/G: 22.5, YDS/G: 331.3
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Hunter Henry
13.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating T.J. Hockenson
12.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Hunter Henry
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2016 SD 13 53 36 482 13.4 8 0 0 0 0
2017 LAC 12 62 45 579 12.9 4 0 0 0 0
2019 LAC 12 76 55 652 11.9 5 0 0 0 0
2020 LAC 14 93 60 613 10.2 4 0 0 0 0
2021 NE 16 75 50 603 12.1 9 0 0 0 0
2022 NE 16 59 41 509 12.4 2 0 0 0 0
2023 NE 13 62 42 419 10.0 6 0 0 0 0
2024 NE 16 98 66 674 10.2 2 0 0 0 0
2025 NE 16 97 67 883 13.2 8 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 16 86 58 659 11.3 5 0 0 0 0
Totals 134 690 471 5526 11.7 49 0 0 0 0
Career T.J. Hockenson
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2019 DET 12 59 32 367 11.5 2 0 0 0 0
2020 DET 16 101 67 723 10.8 6 1 0 0 0
2021 DET 12 83 61 583 9.6 4 0 0 0 0
2022 DET 16 129 86 914 10.6 6 0 0 0 0
2023 MIN 15 127 95 960 10.1 5 0 0 0 0
2024 MIN 10 62 41 455 11.1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 MIN 16 70 55 457 8.3 3 2 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 14 88 65 645 9.9 3 1 0 0 0
Totals 100 647 452 4652 10.3 27 3 0 0 0
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ARI @LAC
ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @CIN 04:10 EDT EST
ATH vs COL 10:05 EDT EST
ATL @NYM 04:10 EDT EST
BAL vs SD 04:05 EDT EST
BOS vs TEX 04:10 EDT EST
CHC @SF 10:05 EDT EST
CHW vs LAD 04:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 04:10 EDT EST
HOU @KC 07:10 EDT EST
LAA vs TB 10:07 EDT EST
MIA @PIT 04:05 EDT EST
MIL vs PHI 07:10 EDT EST
MIN vs STL 02:10 EDT EST
NYY @TOR 03:07 EDT EST
SEA @WAS 04:05 EDT EST
Matchup Time
NY @SA 8:30 PM EST
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