Usage comparison · Tight ends

Jeremy Ruckert vs Zach Ertz

Zach Ertz gets more of his team's passes (12% vs 8%) and more of the deep throws (9% of its air yards vs 1%). In total, though, Jeremy Ruckert has more targets (8 vs 6). Jeremy Ruckert has played 3 games and Zach Ertz 2 games. Near the end zone, Jeremy Ruckert has had more chances (2 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (10% vs 5%). Jeremy Ruckert is scoring more fantasy points a game (6.3 vs 2.6, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 4.6 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

TENYJ

Jeremy Ruckert
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
6.3
Expected points per gameEst.
4.6

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEPHI

Zach Ertz
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
2.6
Expected points per gameEst.
4.6

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. 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.
Jeremy Ruckert and Zach Ertz, season usage side by side
StatJeremy RuckertZach Ertz
Games32
Passes thrown to him
Targets86
Target share8%12%
Air-yards share1%9%
Catches83
Receiving yards4822
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances21
Red-zone share10%5%
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns10
Expected touchdownsEst.0.60.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)6.32.6
Fantasy points (PPR)18.85.2
Expected points per gameEst.4.64.6
Points vs expectedEst.+1.7−2.0

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.

  • Jeremy Ruckert
  • Zach Ertz

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

Target share by week
WeekJeremy RuckertZach Ertz
14%against TEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
26%against GB— no game with a target, carry or dropback
314%against DET8%against CHI
4— no game with a target, carry or dropback16%against LA

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 Jeremy Ruckert and Zach Ertz
LeaderboardJeremy RuckertZach Ertz
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#33of 96 tight ends#60of 96 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#30of 96 tight ends#96of 96 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#41of 96 tight ends#42of 96 tight ends

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