Start Greg Dulcich or T.J. Hockenson? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Greg Dulcich over T.J. Hockenson
Wrong: 3.8 to 13.6- Books imply
- 5.1
- fantasy pts
- LV D vs TE
- 3.8
- 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 77%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 7%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.8
- PPR pts
- GB D vs TE
- 17.8
- 8th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 22%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 13.6
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Greg Dulcich over T.J. Hockenson in Week 1.
Greg Dulcich is priced by the books at 5.1 projected points. T.J. Hockenson has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Greg Dulcich at ADP 211 and T.J. Hockenson at 224. Market coverage on Greg Dulcich is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 5.1 fantasy points for Greg Dulcich, with 70 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for T.J. Hockenson in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Greg Dulcich and MIA visit LV on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
LV allowed 3.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 3rd fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 18 yards and no touchdowns against LV.
T.J. Hockenson and MIN host GB.
GB allowed 17.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 8th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and a touchdown against GB.
By points allowed to the position, T.J. Hockenson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Greg Dulcich was not on the injury report when the call was made.
T.J. Hockenson was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Greg Dulcich played 10 games for MIA and scored 62.8 PPR points, 6.3 a game, finishing TE43.
He caught 26 of 33 targets for 335 yards and 1 touchdown, with 5 red zone targets and 136 air yards.
He was on the field for 41 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Greg Dulcich, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 4 targets and 3 catches for 31 yards, 6.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 20 of 55 snaps, 1 carry for -7 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 58 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.1 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 17 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 46 yards, 5.6 PPR points.
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.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 16 of 2025 against NYG: 46 of 61 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 1.2 PPR points.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 15 of 2025 against DAL: 44 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 66 yards, 10.6 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Greg Dulcich scored 3.8 PPR points and T.J. Hockenson scored 13.6.
The call was wrong: T.J. Hockenson outscored Greg Dulcich by 9.8.
Greg Dulcich finished 1.3 points below the 5.1 the props implied.
Greg Dulcich, Week 1 against LV: 43 of 56 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 18 yards, 3.8 PPR points.
Greg Dulcich finished as the week's TE35 in PPR scoring.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 1 against GB: 43 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown, 13.6 PPR points.
T.J. Hockenson finished as the week's TE9 in PPR scoring.
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