Start Colston Loveland or Hunter Henry? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 2:11 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Latest
- : Hunter Henry: Questionable to Out (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Hunter Henry: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)
- : Colston Loveland: Listed Questionable (Neck) (Sleeper injury feed)
Start Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry
- Market projects
- 10.3
- recent weeks avg
- TB D vs TE
- 16.2
- 8th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 86%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 19%
- Through Week 7
- Market projects
- 9.2
- recent weeks avg
- GB D vs TE
- 9.0
- 2nd fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 73%
- Through Week 8
- Target share
- 15%
- Through Week 8
Should I drop Colston Loveland for Hunter Henry?
Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games) and Hunter Henry 77 (9.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry in Week 9.
Hunter Henry is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Colston Loveland. Drafters take Colston Loveland at ADP 71 and Hunter Henry at 183.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Colston Loveland yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 10.5 and 10.9 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Hunter Henry yet. His market-based projections were 7.3, 8.9 and 11.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
The market-based projection for Hunter Henry is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).
That puts Colston Loveland 1.1 points ahead of Hunter Henry on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Colston Loveland and CHI host TB on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.
TB allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 8th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 62 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against TB.
Hunter Henry and NE host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
GB allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 33 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against GB.
By points allowed to the position, Colston Loveland has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.
Hunter Henry is listed as out with a foot injury.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Colston Loveland played 86 percent of CHI snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.
Colston Loveland, Week 4 against NYJ: 86 of 93 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 yards.
Colston Loveland, Week 5 against GB: 55 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.
Colston Loveland, Week 6 against ATL: 68 of 77 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown.
Colston Loveland, Week 7 against NE: 58 of 69 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards, 1 touchdown.
Through Week 8, Hunter Henry played 73 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 8 percent of the red zone chances.
Hunter Henry, Week 5 against LV: 48 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.
Hunter Henry, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.
Hunter Henry, Week 7 against CHI: 41 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 71 yards.
Hunter Henry, Week 8 against MIA: 3 targets and 3 catches for 30 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Colston Loveland played 16 games for CHI and scored 165.1 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing TE12.
He caught 58 of 82 targets for 713 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 463 air yards.
He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
In 2025, Hunter Henry played 17 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE9.
He caught 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 22 red zone targets and 433 air yards.
He was on the field for 81 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 Colston Loveland for Hunter Henry?
Not on these numbers alone. Colston Loveland projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.4 a game over 8 games) and Hunter Henry 77 (9.6 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.
Should I drop Hunter Henry for Colston Loveland?
Not on these numbers alone. Hunter Henry projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games) and Colston Loveland 75 (9.4 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.
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