Usage comparison · Tight ends

Cole Kmet vs Hayden Rucci

Cole Kmet gets more of his team's passes (6% vs 5%) and more of the deep throws (6% of its air yards vs 5%). Cole Kmet has played 5 games and Hayden Rucci 1 game. Near the end zone, Hayden Rucci has had more chances (1 vs 0 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (50% vs 0%). Hayden Rucci is scoring more fantasy points a game (7.7 vs 3.3, PPR), but the chances Cole Kmet gets usually score more: 2.9 vs 2.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

TECHI

Cole Kmet
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
3.3
Expected points per gameEst.
2.9

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

TELAC

Hayden Rucci
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
7.7
Expected points per gameEst.
2.8

1 game with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
Cole Kmet and Hayden Rucci, season usage side by side
StatCole KmetHayden Rucci
Games51
Passes thrown to him
Targets91
Target share6%5%
Air-yards share6%5%
Catches51
Receiving yards567
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances01
Red-zone share0%50%
End-zone targets11
Touchdowns
Touchdowns11
Expected touchdownsEst.0.30.4
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)3.37.7
Fantasy points (PPR)16.67.7
Expected points per gameEst.2.92.8
Points vs expectedEst.+0.4+4.9

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • Cole Kmet
  • Hayden Rucci

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekCole KmetHayden Rucci
112%against CAR— no game with a target, carry or dropback
23%against MIN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
33%against PHI— no game with a target, carry or dropback
46%against NYJ— no game with a target, carry or dropback
55%against GB5%against DEN

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for Cole Kmet and Hayden Rucci
LeaderboardCole KmetHayden Rucci
Target share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Air-yards share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leadersBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#77of 101 tight ends#56of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#26of 101 tight ends#35of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#60of 101 tight ends#64of 101 tight ends

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