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Start Hunter Henry or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 9

Updated Nov 1, 9:06 AM ET.

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  • : Hunter Henry: Questionable to Out (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)
  • : Hunter Henry: Listed Questionable (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Hunter Henry

Hunter Henry is listed out, so Harold Fannin Jr. starts despite the lower projection.

Start

Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at NO

Market projects
9.0
recent weeks avg
NO D vs TE
17.0
6th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
83%
Through Week 8
Target share
28%
Through Week 8
Sit

Hunter Henry

TE · NE · vs GB · Out

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 Harold Fannin Jr. for Hunter Henry?

Not on these numbers alone. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Harold Fannin Jr. over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Hunter Henry in Week 9.

Hunter Henry is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Harold Fannin Jr.. Drafters take Harold Fannin Jr. at ADP 73 and Hunter Henry at 183.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 9 player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 10.0, 8.3 and 8.5 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.0, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 0.4 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Hunter Henry 0.3 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on these projections.

Week 9 matchups

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.

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit NO on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NO allowed 17.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 6th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 68 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NO.

By points allowed to the position, Harold Fannin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is listed as out with a foot injury.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

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.

Through Week 8, Harold Fannin Jr. played 83 percent of CLE snaps, drew 28 percent of the targets, earned 24 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 7 against TEN: 58 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 91 yards.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 8 against PIT: 12 targets and 10 catches for 154 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, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

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 Harold Fannin Jr. for Hunter Henry?

    Not on these numbers alone. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 74 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Harold Fannin Jr. over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.

  • Should I drop Hunter Henry for Harold Fannin Jr.?

    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 Harold Fannin Jr. 74 (9.2 a game over 8 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 9 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.

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