Start T.J. Hockenson or Mark Andrews? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start T.J. Hockenson over Mark Andrews in Week 5.

Market-based projections have T.J. Hockenson at 9.6 points and Mark Andrews at 8.5, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.6 fantasy points for T.J. Hockenson, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has T.J. Hockenson at 35.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (16, 14 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Mark Andrews at 30.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (16, 13 and 16 market sources).

That puts T.J. Hockenson 1.1 points ahead of Mark Andrews on the market projections.

Injury status

T.J. Hockenson is not on the injury report.

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, T.J. Hockenson played 76 percent of MIN snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 23 percent of the air yards and had 24 percent of the red zone chances.

T.J. Hockenson, Week 1 against GB: 43 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 36 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Through Week 4, Mark Andrews played 63 percent of BAL snaps, drew 24 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 1 against IND: 49 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 49 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 2 against NO: 41 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 49 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 3 against DAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start T.J. Hockenson over Brenton Strange.
• Start T.J. Hockenson over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dallas Goedert over T.J. Hockenson.
• Start Mark Andrews over AJ Barner.
• Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.
• Start Mark Andrews over Cade Otton.