Start Harold Fannin or T.J. Hockenson? Week 7
Updated Oct 19, 8:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Harold Fannin Jr. over T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson is listed out, so Harold Fannin Jr. starts despite the lower projection.
- Market projects
- 9.7
- recent weeks avg
- TEN D vs TE
- 10.0
- 12th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Market projects
- 10.6
- recent weeks avg
- IND D vs TE
- 15.9
- 10th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 60%
- Through Week 5
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 5
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Our Week 7 call
Start Harold Fannin Jr. over T.J. Hockenson in Week 7.
T.J. Hockenson 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 T.J. Hockenson at 224.
What the market projects
No Week 7 player market is posted for T.J. Hockenson yet. His market-based projections were 10.7 and 10.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.6, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.
No Week 7 player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.5 and 9.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 9.7, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.
That puts T.J. Hockenson 1.0 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on these projections.
Week 7 matchups
T.J. Hockenson and MIN host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
IND allowed 15.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 10th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against IND.
Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
TEN allowed 10.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 12th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against TEN.
By points allowed to the position, T.J. Hockenson has the softer matchup.
Injury status
T.J. Hockenson is listed as out with a concussion injury.
Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 7
Through Week 5, T.J. Hockenson played 60 percent of MIN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 2 against CHI: 36 of 52 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 29 yards.
T.J. Hockenson, Week 3 against TB: 50 of 59 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards.
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.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
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.
Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.
Harold Fannin Jr., Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 55 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 14 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 12.0 PPR points.
Their other Week 7 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
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