Usage comparison · Tight ends

Mike Gesicki vs Tyler Higbee

Tyler Higbee gets more of his team's passes (17% vs 14%), while Mike Gesicki gets more of the deep throws (20% of his team's air yards vs 11%). Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (2 plays within 20 yards), but Tyler Higbee gets a bigger share of his team's chances there (11% vs 10%). Mike Gesicki is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.8 vs 10.7, PPR), but the chances Tyler Higbee gets usually score more: 11.2 vs 10.7 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

TECIN

Mike Gesicki

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 15.8
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.7

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

TELA

Tyler Higbee

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 10.7
Expected points per gameEst.: 11.2

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.

Mike Gesicki and Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
Stat	Mike Gesicki	Tyler Higbee
Games	2	2
Passes thrown to him
Targets	10	13
Target share	14%	17%
Air-yards share	20%	11%
Catches	8	10
Receiving yards	115	74
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	2	2
Red-zone share	10%	11%
End-zone targets	1	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	2	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.3	0.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	15.8	10.7
Fantasy points (PPR)	31.5	21.4
Expected points per gameEst.	10.7	11.2
Points vs expectedEst.	+5.1	+0.5

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
Tyler Higbee

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

Target share by week
Week	Mike Gesicki	Tyler Higbee
1	21%against TB	7%against SF
2	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	8%against PIT	22%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 Mike Gesicki and Tyler Higbee
Leaderboard	Mike Gesicki	Tyler Higbee
Target share leaders	#19of 29 tight ends	#13of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#6of 29 tight ends	#16of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	Below 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	#25of 93 tight ends	#31of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#27of 93 tight ends	#91of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#10of 93 tight ends	#8of 93 tight ends

Talking points

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

Mike Gesicki

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

Tyler Higbee

Role up

Tyler Higbee's target share rose to 22% in week 3 (11 targets), from 7% in week 1.

Target share, week 3: 22%
Targets, week 3: 11
Target share, week 1: 7%
Targets, week 1: 2

Weeks 1 and 3 · 2 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

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