Should I start T.J. Hockenson or Kalif Raymond in Week 8?

The market-based projections

T.J. Hockenson's market-based projection is 10.3 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 13 market sources. That is the 53rd highest figure of the 204 players with a market-based projection.

Kalif Raymond's market-based projection is 5.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 11 market sources. That is the 77th highest figure of the 204 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 55th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Kalif Raymond, and the board ranks him 56th overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 7

Through Week 7, T.J. Hockenson has been on the field for 63 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 21 percent of the targets and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 11 of the offence's 59 third down targets, had 1 of its 3 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 14 two minute targets.

His 32 targets have averaged 6.8 air yards.

In Week 4 against MIA he caught 13 of 13 targets for 119 yards and did not score.

In Week 5 against NO he caught 1 of 1 target for 7 yards and did not score.

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

Through Week 7, Kalif Raymond has been on the field for 61 percent of CHI snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 10 of the offence's 60 third down targets, had 0 of its 32 chances inside the five and seen 2 of its 33 two minute targets.

His 31 targets have averaged 6.1 air yards.

In Week 5 against GB he carried 1 time for -2 yards, caught 3 of 4 targets for 6 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against ATL he caught 2 of 2 targets for 18 yards and did not score.

In Week 7 against NE he caught 0 of 2 targets for 0 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 Kalif Raymond played 15 games and scored 66.8 PPR points, 4.5 a game, finishing WR94.

He caught 24 of 30 targets for 289 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 red zone targets.

That came to 2.0 targets a game, a 80 percent catch rate and 12.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 38 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Both were available for 15 games that season.

Side by side

In 2025 T.J. Hockenson scored 7.5 PPR points a game and Kalif Raymond 4.5, 3.1 a game between them.

T.J. Hockenson finished TE26 and Kalif Raymond WR94, which are two different ladders.

T.J. Hockenson is a tight end and Kalif Raymond 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 Kalif Raymond in Week 10, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

4.4 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.