Start Hunter Henry or Dallas Goedert? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Hunter Henry in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 8.6 points and Hunter Henry at 8.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Dallas Goedert at ADP 121 and Hunter Henry at 183.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for Hunter Henry, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Hunter Henry is 32 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Dallas Goedert, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dallas Goedert is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Hunter Henry 0.2 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Hunter Henry and NE host NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 8.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 5th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 38 yards and no touchdowns a game against NYJ.

Dallas Goedert and PHI host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and a touchdown a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Hunter Henry played 72 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Hunter Henry, Week 2 against PIT: 50 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 3 against JAX: 44 of 63 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 5 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 5 against LV: 48 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, Dallas Goedert played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 77 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Hunter Henry.
• Start Colston Loveland over Hunter Henry.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Chig Okonkwo.