Start Tyler Higbee or Hunter Henry? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 5:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Hunter Henry over Tyler Higbee

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Hunter Henry

TE · NE · at MIA

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
MIA D vs TE: 21.1; 3rd most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 100 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 73%; Through Week 7
Target share: 15%; Through Week 7

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · vs LAC

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
LAC D vs TE: 11.1; 10th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 71 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 59%; Through Week 7
Target share: 12%; Through Week 7

Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Hunter Henry?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Hunter Henry over Tyler Higbee.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Hunter Henry over Tyler Higbee in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Hunter Henry at 8.6 points and Tyler Higbee at 8.1, a gap of 0.5. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Hunter Henry this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.6, 7.3 and 8.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Tyler Higbee this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (7.1, 7.7 and 9.4); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Hunter Henry yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 7.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Hunter Henry is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.1, 7.7 and 9.4 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

That puts Hunter Henry 0.5 points ahead of Tyler Higbee on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Hunter Henry and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 75 yards and a touchdown a game against MIA.

Tyler Higbee and LAR host LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.

LAC allowed 11.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 10th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 58 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

By points allowed to the position, Hunter Henry has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Tyler Higbee is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Hunter Henry played 73 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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: 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.

Through Week 7, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

Tyler Higbee, Week 4 against PHI: 55 of 84 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 67 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 5 against BUF: 55 of 82 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 83 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 6 against ARI: 48 of 58 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tyler Higbee, Week 7 against LV: 53 of 72 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 14 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, Tyler Higbee played 10 games for LAR and scored 71.1 PPR points, 7.1 a game, finishing TE40.

He caught 25 of 36 targets for 281 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 141 air yards.

He was on the field for 54 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Tyler Higbee for Hunter Henry?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Hunter Henry over Tyler Higbee.
Should I drop Hunter Henry for Tyler Higbee?
No. Keep Hunter Henry: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games), Tyler Higbee 71 (7.9 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Hunter Henry over Tyler Higbee.

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