Start T.J. Hockenson or Chig Okonkwo? Week 9
Updated Nov 4, 10:06 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start T.J. Hockenson over Chig Okonkwo
- 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
- Market projects
- 8.0
- fantasy pts
- LAR D vs TE
- 10.6
- 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 67%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 16%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for T.J. Hockenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 72 (8.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Chig Okonkwo, 10.9 to 8.0 projected PPR points.
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Our Week 9 call
Start T.J. Hockenson over Chig Okonkwo in Week 9.
Market-based projections have T.J. Hockenson at 10.9 points and Chig Okonkwo at 8.0, a gap of 3.0. Drafters take T.J. Hockenson at ADP 224 and Chig Okonkwo at 230.
What the market projects
Player markets imply 8.0 fantasy points for Chig Okonkwo, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 31 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 10 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 T.J. Hockenson 3.0 points ahead of Chig Okonkwo on the market projections.
Week 9 matchups
Chig Okonkwo and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
LAR allowed 10.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 8 games, the 7th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and 0.1 touchdowns a game against LAR.
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
Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.
T.J. Hockenson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 8, Chig Okonkwo played 67 percent of WAS snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 4 against IND: 37 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 5 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 60 yards.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 6 against SF: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 8 against PHI: 46 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 32 yards.
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, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.
He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.
He was on the field for 62 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 Chig Okonkwo for T.J. Hockenson?
Yes, on the rest of the season. T.J. Hockenson projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 72 (8.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Chig Okonkwo, 10.9 to 8.0 projected PPR points.
Should I drop T.J. Hockenson for Chig Okonkwo?
No. Keep T.J. Hockenson: he projects 92 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (10.2 a game over 9 games), Chig Okonkwo 72 (8.0 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts T.J. Hockenson over Chig Okonkwo, 10.9 to 8.0 projected PPR points.
Week 9 on the board
- Is T.J. Hockenson playing Week 9?
- Is Chig Okonkwo playing Week 9?
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