Should I start T.J. Hockenson or Quentin Johnston in Week 9?

The market-based projections

T.J. Hockenson's market-based projection is 10.9 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 8 market sources. That is the 53rd highest figure of the 219 players with a market-based projection.

Quentin Johnston's market-based projection is 7.0 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 8 market sources. That is the 83rd highest figure of the 219 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 64th overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Quentin Johnston, and the board ranks him 62nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 8

Through Week 8, T.J. Hockenson has been on the field for 65 percent of MIN snaps, drawn 20 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 15 of the offence's 68 third down targets, had 1 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 3 of its 15 two minute targets.

His 37 targets have averaged 7.4 air yards.

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.

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

Through Week 8, Quentin Johnston has been on the field for 81 percent of LAC snaps, drawn 14 percent of the targets and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 8 of the offence's 61 third down targets, had 0 of its 7 chances inside the five and seen 5 of its 22 two minute targets.

His 26 targets have averaged 13.0 air yards.

In Week 4 against SEA he carried 1 time for -4 yards, caught 1 of 2 targets for 44 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against KC he caught 1 of 3 targets for 57 yards and did not score.

In Week 8 against LAR he caught 4 of 4 targets for 37 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 Quentin Johnston played 14 games and scored 171.2 PPR points, 12.2 a game, finishing WR34.

He caught 51 of 85 targets for 735 yards and 8 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets.

That came to 6.1 targets a game, a 60 percent catch rate and 14.4 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 77 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

T.J. Hockenson was available for 1 game more.

Side by side

In 2025 Quentin Johnston scored 12.2 PPR points a game and T.J. Hockenson 7.5, 4.7 a game between them.

T.J. Hockenson finished TE26 and Quentin Johnston WR34, which are two different ladders.

T.J. Hockenson is a tight end and Quentin Johnston 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 Quentin Johnston in Week 7, so either can cover the other's bye.

What would change the answer

4.0 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.