Usage comparison · Tight ends

Noah Fant vs T.J. Hockenson

T.J. Hockenson gets more of his team's passes (26% vs 13%) and more of the deep throws (23% of its air yards vs 8%). Noah Fant has played 2 games and T.J. Hockenson 4 games. Near the end zone, T.J. Hockenson has had more chances (5 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (21% vs 12%). Noah Fant is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.3 vs 11.9, PPR), but the chances T.J. Hockenson gets usually score more: 10.9 vs 10.8 expected points a game Est..

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

TENO

Noah Fant

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 16.3
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.8

2 games with a target, carry or dropback

Week 4 injury report: Questionable (Abdomen)

TEMIN

T.J. Hockenson

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 11.9
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.9

4 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.

Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson, season usage side by side
Stat	Noah Fant	T.J. Hockenson
Games	2	4
Passes thrown to him
Targets	12	26
Target share	13%	26%
Air-yards share	8%	23%
Catches	8	22
Receiving yards	66	195
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	3	5
Red-zone share	12%	21%
End-zone targets	2	1
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	3	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.0	1.1
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	16.3	11.9
Fantasy points (PPR)	32.6	47.5
Expected points per gameEst.	10.8	10.9
Points vs expectedEst.	+5.5	+1.0

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.

Noah Fant
T.J. Hockenson

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

Target share by week
Week	Noah Fant	T.J. Hockenson
1	15%against DET	22%against GB
2	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	21%against CHI
3	10%against LV	16%against TB
4	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	39%against MIA

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 Noah Fant and T.J. Hockenson
Leaderboard	Noah Fant	T.J. Hockenson
Target share leaders	#24of 34 tight ends	#4of 34 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#27of 34 tight ends	#4of 34 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	#9of 21 tight ends	#2of 21 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#18of 96 tight ends	#8of 96 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#17of 96 tight ends	#36of 96 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#7of 96 tight ends	#6of 96 tight ends

Talking points

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

Noah Fant

Touchdowns above usage

Noah Fant has scored 3 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 1.0, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 3
Expected touchdownsEst.: 1.0
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 10.8
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: +5.5

Weeks 1 and 3 · 2 games

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

T.J. Hockenson

Role up

T.J. Hockenson's target share rose to 39% in week 4 (13 targets), from 19% in weeks 1-3.

Target share, week 4: 39%
Targets, week 4: 13
Target share, weeks 1–3: 19%
Targets, weeks 1–3: 13

Weeks 1–4 · 4 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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