Start Brock Bowers or T.J. Hockenson? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 5:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
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- : Brock Bowers: Listed Questionable (Calf) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson
- Market projects
- 17.5
- fantasy pts
- SF D vs TE
- 12.0
- 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 83%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 28%
- Through Week 8
- Market projects
- 10.9
- fantasy pts
- BUF D vs TE
- 14.1
- 13th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 65%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 20%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop T.J. Hockenson for Brock Bowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), T.J. Hockenson 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson, 17.5 to 10.9 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 17.5 points and T.J. Hockenson at 10.9, a gap of 6.5. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 49 and T.J. Hockenson at 224.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 17.5 fantasy points for Brock Bowers, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 77 receiving yards, 6-7 receptions and 0.6 touchdowns (11, 8 and 9 market sources).
Player markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for T.J. Hockenson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
The market-based projection for T.J. Hockenson is 43 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (6, 6 and 8 market sources).
That puts Brock Bowers 6.5 points ahead of T.J. Hockenson on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Brock Bowers and LV visit SF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
SF allowed 12.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 10th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 44 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against SF.
T.J. Hockenson and MIN host BUF on Monday at 8:15 PM ET.
BUF allowed 14.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 71 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against BUF.
By points allowed to the position, T.J. Hockenson 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 9
Through Week 8, Brock Bowers played 83 percent of LV snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 17 percent of the red zone chances.
Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.
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.
Through Week 8, T.J. Hockenson played 65 percent of MIN snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 4 against MIA: 65 of 78 snaps, 13 targets and 13 catches for 119 yards.
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.
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 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop T.J. Hockenson for Brock Bowers?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brock Bowers projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), T.J. Hockenson 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson, 17.5 to 10.9 projected PPR points.
Should I drop Brock Bowers for T.J. Hockenson?
No. Keep Brock Bowers: he projects 134 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (16.8 a game over 8 games), T.J. Hockenson 92 (10.2 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Brock Bowers over T.J. Hockenson, 17.5 to 10.9 projected PPR points.
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