Should I start T.J. Hockenson or Cooper Kupp in Week 10?

The market-based projections

T.J. Hockenson's market-based projection is 10.3 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 6 market sources. That is the 45th highest figure of the 211 players with a market-based projection.

Cooper Kupp's market-based projection is 6.0 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 7 market sources. That is the 65th highest figure of the 211 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on T.J. Hockenson, and the board ranks him 46th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Cooper Kupp, and the board ranks him 47th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 9

Through Week 9, T.J. Hockenson has been on the field for 65 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 16 of the offence's 75 third down targets, had 1 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 4 of its 21 two minute targets.

His 44 targets have averaged 7.5 air yards.

In Week 7 against IND he caught 4 of 5 targets for 35 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 8 against DET he caught 4 of 5 targets for 58 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 9 against BUF he caught 4 of 7 targets for 33 yards and did not score.

Through Week 9, Cooper Kupp has been on the field for 71 percent of SEA snaps, drawn 12 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 78 third down targets, had 0 of its 21 chances inside the five and seen 9 of its 49 two minute targets.

His 34 targets have averaged 8.1 air yards.

In Week 7 against KC he caught 2 of 2 targets for 20 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against CHI he caught 1 of 3 targets for 7 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 9 against ARI he caught 3 of 4 targets for 32 yards and did not score.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 T.J. Hockenson played 15 games and scored 112.8 PPR points, 7.5 a game, finishing TE26.

He caught 51 of 66 targets for 438 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets.

That came to 4.4 targets a game, a 77 percent catch rate and 8.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 79 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 Cooper Kupp played 16 games and scored 117.3 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing WR53.

He caught 47 of 70 targets for 593 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 4.4 targets a game, a 67 percent catch rate and 12.6 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Cooper Kupp was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 T.J. Hockenson scored 7.5 PPR points a game and Cooper Kupp 7.3, 0.2 a game between them.

T.J. Hockenson finished TE26 and Cooper Kupp WR53, which are two different ladders.

T.J. Hockenson is a tight end and Cooper Kupp a wide receiver, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

T.J. Hockenson is off in Week 6 and Cooper Kupp in Week 11, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

4.3 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.