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Start Hunter Henry or Tyler Higbee? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 2:11 AM ET.

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  • : Hunter Henry: Questionable to Out (Foot) (Sleeper injury feed)
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Start Tyler Higbee over Hunter Henry

Hunter Henry is listed out, so Tyler Higbee starts despite the lower projection.

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Tyler Higbee

TE · LAR · at WAS

Market projects
8.8
recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE
21.5
2nd most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
59%
Through Week 8
Target share
11%
Through Week 8
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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 Tyler Higbee for Hunter Henry?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Hunter Henry. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Hunter Henry is listed out.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Tyler Higbee over Hunter Henry in Week 9.

Hunter Henry is listed out on the injury report, so this is not a close call: start Tyler Higbee.

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 Tyler Higbee yet. His market-based projections were 7.7, 9.4 and 9.3 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 8.8, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

That puts Hunter Henry 0.5 points ahead of Tyler Higbee 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.

Tyler Higbee and LAR visit WAS on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

By points allowed to the position, Tyler Higbee has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is listed as out with a foot injury.

Tyler Higbee 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, Tyler Higbee played 59 percent of LAR snaps, drew 11 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 3 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Tyler Higbee, Week 8 against LAC: 2 targets and 1 catch 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 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 Tyler Higbee for Hunter Henry?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Hunter Henry projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Hunter Henry. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Hunter Henry is listed out.

  • Should I drop Hunter Henry for Tyler Higbee?

    No. Keep Hunter Henry: he projects 77 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 8 games), Tyler Higbee 60 (7.5 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Tyler Higbee over Hunter Henry. Hunter Henry is listed out.

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