Start T.J. Hockenson. Hockenson is projected for 10.9 PPR points vs 8.0 for Tyler Higbee, and faces the 1st-softest defense against TEs this week.
Updated Oct 30, 7:29 AM ET
| T.J. Hockenson TE · MIN | Tyler Higbee TE · LAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Projection (Week 8, avg of sources) | 10.9 | 8.0 |
| Floor (lowest source) | 10.5 | 6.6 |
| Ceiling (highest source) | 11.2 | 9.0 |
| StatChasers projection | 10.8 (TE9) | 9.0 (TE16) |
| Opponent | vs DET | vs LAC |
| Opponent vs. position | 1st-softest (29.4 pts/g allowed) | 10th-toughest (11.1 pts/g allowed) |
| Recent usage | 22% target share (last 3) | 11% target share (last 3) |
| Position | TE | TE |
| Our call | START · TE1 | FLEX · Streamer |
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Start T.J. Hockenson. Hockenson projects for 10.9 PPR points vs DET, against 8.0 for Tyler Higbee vs LAC: a 2.9-point edge.
The projection is the average of every source that carries each player this week, and a player listed Out or Doubtful is never the start.
T.J. Hockenson is projected to score more: 10.9 PPR points to 8.0 for Tyler Higbee.
The sources range from 10.5 to 11.2 for Hockenson and from 6.6 to 9.0 for Higbee. Even Higbee's highest projection is below Hockenson's lowest.
T.J. Hockenson is the safer start: even the most cautious projection source has Hockenson at 10.5 PPR points, against 6.6 for Tyler Higbee.
Start the higher floor when you are favored and only need to avoid a dud.
T.J. Hockenson has the higher ceiling: the most optimistic projection source has Hockenson at 11.2 PPR points, against 9.0 for Tyler Higbee.
Start the higher ceiling when you are the underdog and need points more than safety.
T.J. Hockenson plays DET and Tyler Higbee plays LAC in Week 8.
By fantasy points allowed to each position, Hockenson faces the 1st-softest defense against TEs and Higbee faces the 10th-toughest defense against TEs, so T.J. Hockenson has the softer matchup.
Each projection already accounts for the opponent, so a soft matchup is a tiebreaker, not a reason to bench the higher projection.
Over his recent games T.J. Hockenson has drawn 22% of his team's targets, and Tyler Higbee 11% of his team's targets.
T.J. Hockenson has the bigger role, and volume is the steadiest thing a projection rests on.
These numbers are in PPR. Full PPR adds a point per catch, so it helps whichever player sees more targets, which here is T.J. Hockenson.
Switch between PPR, Half PPR and Standard on the board above to rescore both players from the same sources.
Neither T.J. Hockenson nor Tyler Higbee has an injury designation for Week 8.
Designations change through the week, so check again before kickoff; this page updates with each refresh.
Each figure is the average of the projection sources that carry the player this week: StatChasers, Sleeper, ESPN, numberFire, FFToday and the betting markets (sportsbook player props). T.J. Hockenson is projected by 5 of them and Tyler Higbee by 5.
A source with no number for a player is left out of the average rather than counted as a zero.