Start Harold Fannin Jr. or Brock Bowers? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Brock Bowers
- JAX D vs TE
- 6.5
- 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
- MIA D vs TE
- 9.2
- 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Brock Bowers in Week 1.
Brock Bowers is listed out on our news wire, so this is not a close call: start Harold Fannin Jr.. Drafters take Harold Fannin Jr. at ADP 74 and Brock Bowers at 37.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Brock Bowers in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Harold Fannin Jr. in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Brock Bowers and LV host MIA.
MIA allowed 9.2 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and no touchdowns against MIA.
Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit JAX.
JAX allowed 6.5 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 6th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and no touchdowns against JAX.
By points allowed to the position, Brock Bowers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brock Bowers was listed as out when the call was made.
Harold Fannin Jr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.
He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Brock Bowers, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.3 PPR points.
Brock Bowers, Week 15 of 2025 against PHI: 38 of 42 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 28 yards, 8.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.
He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.
Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.
Harold Fannin Jr., Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 55 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 14 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 12.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
TE11 · CLE · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 9-7
- Overall rank
- 137
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 4
Ranked behind
TE22 · LV · bye 13
2025 vs rec yds line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 174
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board37
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 4 and tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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