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Usage comparison · Tight ends

Mike Gesicki vs T.J. Hockenson

T.J. Hockenson gets more of his team's passes (21% vs 11%) and more of the deep throws (19% of its air yards vs 15%). Mike Gesicki has played 4 games and T.J. Hockenson 5 games. Near the end zone, T.J. Hockenson has had more chances (5 vs 4 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (14% vs 8%). Mike Gesicki is scoring more fantasy points a game (13.0 vs 9.8, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 9.2 vs 9.0 expected points a game Est..

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

TECIN

Mike Gesicki
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
13.0
Expected points per gameEst.
9.2

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEMIN

T.J. Hockenson
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.8
Expected points per gameEst.
9.0

5 games 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.
Mike Gesicki and T.J. Hockenson, season usage side by side
StatMike GesickiT.J. Hockenson
Games45
Passes thrown to him
Targets1727
Target share11%21%
Air-yards share15%19%
Catches1223
Receiving yards159202
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances45
Red-zone share8%14%
End-zone targets31
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.2.21.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)13.09.8
Fantasy points (PPR)51.949.2
Expected points per gameEst.9.29.0
Points vs expectedEst.+3.8+0.8

Week by week

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Target share by week

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

  • Mike Gesicki
  • T.J. Hockenson

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

Target share by week
WeekMike GesickiT.J. Hockenson
121%against TB22%against GB
2— no game with a target, carry or dropback21%against CHI
38%against PIT16%against TB
49%against JAX39%against MIA
56%against MIA3%against NO

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 Mike Gesicki and T.J. Hockenson
LeaderboardMike GesickiT.J. Hockenson
Target share leaders#34of 38 tight ends#6of 38 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#12of 38 tight ends#6of 38 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#22of 28 tight ends#6of 28 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#17of 101 tight ends#12of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#11of 101 tight ends#43of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#14of 101 tight ends#15of 101 tight ends

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

Mike Gesicki

Touchdowns above usage

Mike Gesicki has scored 4 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 2.2, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
4
Expected touchdownsEst.
2.2
Expected PPR per gameEst.
9.2
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+3.8

Weeks 1 and 3–5 · 4 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

T.J. Hockenson

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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