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Should I start T.J. Hockenson or Tank Dell in Week 10?

Updated Nov 10, 3:21 PM ET.

Start T.J. Hockenson: 50 percent of the snaps and 14 percent of the targets over their last 3 games, against Tank Dell's 36 percent of the snaps and 15 percent of the targets. No market projection is posted on either of them this week, so this is a usage call, and a lower confidence one than a call made on a projection. What follows is what each of them has done.

Should I drop Tank Dell for T.J. Hockenson?

Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games).

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Neither man carries a season projection right now, so this is their usage this season and their last full season's numbers, side by side.

T.J. Hockenson

TE19 · MIN · bye 6

2026 vs anytime td line 3-5

Market-based projection
10.5 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
123

Tank Dell

WR59 · HOU · bye 8

Market-based projection
3.9 pts a game Wk 9 price
Overall rank
124

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The gap

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Draft data is not current for these two, so the figures that depend on it are left out. The call above comes from each player's usage.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on T.J. Hockenson, and the board ranks him 123rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

Live drafts hold no current pick on Tank Dell, and the board ranks him 124th overall on the rest of his evidence.

The market-based projections

The market has T.J. Hockenson at 2.0 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a tight end's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The market-based projection for Tank Dell is 1.5 PPR points a game off 1 market across 1 market source. That is 30 percent of what a wide receiver's projection needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

T.J. Hockenson's projection is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

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, Tank Dell has been on the field for 36 percent of HOU snaps, drawn 15 percent of the targets and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 1 of the offence's 19 third down targets, had 0 of its 4 chances inside the five and seen 1 of its 16 two minute targets.

His 10 targets have averaged 15.6 air yards.

In Week 7 against NYG he carried 1 time for 2 yards, caught 1 of 1 target for 43 yards and did not score.

In Week 9 against LAC he caught 4 of 9 targets for 105 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

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.

The season feed carries no line for Tank Dell in the last completed season.

Side by side

T.J. Hockenson is a tight end and Tank Dell 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 Tank Dell in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Tank Dell for T.J. Hockenson?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games).

  • Should I drop T.J. Hockenson for Tank Dell?

    No. Keep T.J. Hockenson: he projects 82 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 8 games), Tank Dell 23 (2.9 a game over 8 games).

Both players in full

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