Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Hunter Henry?

Not on these numbers alone. Juwan Johnson projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Hunter Henry 96 (9.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry.

Start Juwan Johnson or Hunter Henry? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:31 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Early kickoff: 9:30 AM ET, set your lineup before then.

Start Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry

Start

Juwan Johnson

TE · NO · vs PIT

Market projects: 11.0; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 13.2; 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 70%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

Sit

Hunter Henry

TE · NE · at CHI

Market projects: 10.3; recent weeks avg
CHI D vs TE: 7.7; 3rd fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 72%; Through Week 6
Target share: 13%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Hunter Henry for Juwan Johnson?

Not on these numbers alone. Hunter Henry projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games) and Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Juwan Johnson at 11.0 points and Hunter Henry at 10.3, a gap of 0.7. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Juwan Johnson this week yet, so his 11.0 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.8 and 10.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Hunter Henry this week yet, so his 10.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.0 and 9.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Juwan Johnson at ADP 173 and Hunter Henry at 183.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Juwan Johnson yet. His market-based projections were 11.8 and 10.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.0, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Hunter Henry yet. His market-based projections were 11.0 and 9.6 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 10.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Juwan Johnson 0.7 points ahead of Hunter Henry on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Juwan Johnson and NO host PIT on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

PIT allowed 13.2 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 16th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 50 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against PIT.

Hunter Henry and NE visit CHI on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

CHI allowed 7.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 41 yards and no touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Juwan Johnson has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Juwan Johnson is not on the injury report.

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Juwan Johnson played 70 percent of NO snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

Juwan Johnson, Week 3 against LV: 46 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 8 catches for 53 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Juwan Johnson, Week 4 against ATL: 58 of 74 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 59 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 5 against MIN: 29 of 45 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 16 yards.

Juwan Johnson, Week 6 against NYG: 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 6, Hunter Henry played 72 percent of NE snaps, drew 13 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Hunter Henry, Week 6 against NYJ: 5 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Juwan Johnson played 17 games for NO and scored 179.9 PPR points, 10.6 a game, finishing TE8.

He caught 77 of 102 targets for 889 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 527 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 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 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.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Hunter Henry for Juwan Johnson?
Not on these numbers alone. Hunter Henry projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games) and Juwan Johnson 99 (9.9 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry.
Should I drop Juwan Johnson for Hunter Henry?
Not on these numbers alone. Juwan Johnson projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games) and Hunter Henry 96 (9.6 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Juwan Johnson over Hunter Henry.