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Tyler Warren

Tyler Warren

TEIndianapolis Colts IND
T.J. Hockenson

T.J. Hockenson

TEMinnesota Vikings MIN
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Warren over Hockenson

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Tyler Warren

Top-5 Tight End Ascent Beckons for Indianapolis' Premiere Pass Catcher

After a stellar season with 81 receptions on 119 targets, Tyler Warren enters this season locked in as the primary tight end for Indianapolis. Our models expect another heavy target share, projecting 85 receptions for 914 yards and five touchdowns. With his focus on improving separation out of breaks, Warren has established himself as a premier fantasy option.

The market reflects this high-end floor, with Warren's PPR ADP stable around the late-fifth round over the past month. This consistent draft capital represents a fantastic value opportunity, as our projections view him as an outstanding draft-day value compared to his current ADP of 60.

Rostered in all leagues, Warren should be treated as a premier weekly starter. Operating as the top target-earning tight end ahead of teammates Mo Alie-Cox and Will Mallory on the depth chart, his target floor remains secure.


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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hockenson over Warren

 
 
 
 
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Outlook T.J. Hockenson

Underpriced Post-Hype TE1 Value Awaiting a Resurgent Campaign

Hockenson sits atop the Vikings' tight end depth chart, offering high-end pass-catching upside alongside Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. Our projections expect Hockenson to bounce back as a reliable target, forecasting 65 receptions on 85 targets for 576 yards and four touchdowns. While he occasionally splits work with Josh Oliver, his role as the top option is highly secure.

Recent roster trends show a dip in fantasy manager trust, with his ownership hovering near 51% and active starts at 19%. This skepticism stems from lower production over the past two seasons compared to his dominant 2023 campaign. However, this cautious sentiment provides an ideal window for managers to secure a highly capable starter at a discount.

Analyzing draft trends, Hockenson's ADP has stabilized around 156 after starting near 167 in May, despite a brief spike to 110 in June. At this depressed double-digit round cost in 1.0 PPR leagues, our models view him as a draft-day value steal. Our projected 143.0 fantasy points make him a premier target with easy TE1 upside.


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Performance Tyler Warren
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Next Up Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Tyler Warren
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 BAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
2 @KC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
3 HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
4 @WAS πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
5 @PIT πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
6 TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
7 @MIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
8 @JAC πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
9 DAL πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
10 MIA πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 @HOU πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
12 NYG πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
13 BYE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
14 @PHI πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
15 @TEN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
16 CIN πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
17 @CLE πŸ”“ πŸ”“ πŸ”“
18 JAC 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 Tyler Warren
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
84%
No change since last week.
OWN/START T.J. Hockenson
OWN
52%
+1.21 compared to last week
START
20%
+1.3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tyler Warren
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus T.J. Hockenson
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tyler Warren

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 10th with 117.00 total points (6.50 avg).
  • Currently 80.8 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.5.
  • Receiving Stats

  • Top 6 in receptions and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 3 in targets and is currently ranked 3rd among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 5th among TE.
  • Top 6 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 6 in reception yards with 862 and 10.64 YPC and is currently ranked 6th among TE.
  • Top 25 in Rec TDs with 4 and is currently ranked 21st among TE.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +81, Rec Yards: +862 Rec TDs: +4,
  • Season Outlook

  • REC: 85, REC YDS: 914, REC TDS: 5
Breakdown T.J. Hockenson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th 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 30th 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: 65, REC YDS: 576, REC TDS: 4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Tyler Warren

No Injury Reported

Injury T.J. Hockenson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tyler Warren

Week 1
Indianapolis Colts VS Baltimore Ravens

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
23.41383.2920113024.18
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 20th with 93.00 total points (5.47 avg).
  • Currently 134 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.5.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 10 in rush defense with 1891 (111.24 per game) and is currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Ranked 29th in pass defense with 4625 (272.06 per game).
  • Top 18 in points against with 23.41 per game and currently ranked 18th among DST.
  • Top 14 in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) and currently ranked 14th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +70.61, Turnovers: +1 Sacks: -26, INTs: EVEN, TDs: +1, Points Allowed: +2.15,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 13, TDS: 2, PA/G: 24.9, YDS/G: 376.8
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 23rd 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 Tyler Warren
19.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating T.J. Hockenson
12.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Tyler Warren
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 IND 16 119 81 862 10.6 4 6 8 1.3 1
3-YEAR AVG 9 60 41 431 10.6 2 3 4 1.3 1
Totals 18 119 81 862 10.6 4 6 8 1.3 1
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
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ATH vs LAA 10:05 EDT EST
ATL vs MIL 04:10 EDT EST
BAL @LAD 10:10 EDT EST
BOS @SEA 10:10 EDT EST
CHC vs TOR 02:20 EDT EST
CHW @DET 01:10 EDT EST
CIN @NYY 01:35 EDT EST
CLE @HOU 07:15 EDT EST
COL vs PIT 09:10 EDT EST
MIA vs SF 04:10 EDT EST
NYM @PHI 07:15 EDT EST
SD @TEX 04:05 EDT EST
TB vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST
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