Start T.J. Hockenson or Brock Bowers? Week 10

Our Week 10 call

Start Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 16.9 points and T.J. Hockenson at 10.4, a gap of 6.6. No player market is posted for Brock Bowers this week yet, so his 16.9 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (17.2, 16.0 and 17.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson this week yet, so his 10.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (10.0, 10.6 and 10.5); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and T.J. Hockenson at 224.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Brock Bowers yet. His market-based projections were 17.2, 16.0 and 17.6 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 16.9, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 0.6 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 10 player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 10.6 and 10.5 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 10.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

That puts Brock Bowers 6.6 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host SEA on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

SEA allowed 10.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SEA.

T.J. Hockenson and MIN visit GB on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 35 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against GB.

By points allowed to the position, Brock Bowers has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is not on the injury report.

T.J. Hockenson is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Brock Bowers played 85 percent of LV snaps, drew 27 percent of the targets, earned 33 percent of the air yards and had 16 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 6 against BUF: 65 of 66 snaps, 9 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 7 against LAR: 57 of 68 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 73 yards.

Brock Bowers, Week 8 against NYJ: 54 of 63 snaps, 10 targets and 7 catches for 92 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Brock Bowers, Week 9 against SF: 50 of 50 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 8 targets and 7 catches for 111 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 9, T.J. Hockenson played 65 percent of MIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 5 against NO: 2 of 71 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 7 yards.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 7 against IND: 45 of 59 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 8 against DET: 44 of 53 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 9 against BUF: 7 targets and 4 catches for 33 yards.

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.

In 2025, T.J. Hockenson played 15 games for MIN 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 and 224 air yards.

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

Their other Week 10 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Brock Bowers over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start Brenton Strange over T.J. Hockenson.
• Start Chig Okonkwo over T.J. Hockenson.
• Start Dalton Kincaid over T.J. Hockenson.