Usage comparison · Tight ends

Noah Fant vs Tyler Higbee

Tyler Higbee gets more of his team's passes (17% vs 13%) and more of the deep throws (11% of its air yards vs 8%). Near the end zone, Noah Fant has had more chances (3 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 11%). Noah Fant is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.3 vs 10.7, PPR), but the chances Tyler Higbee gets usually score more: 11.2 vs 10.8 expected points a game Est..

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

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.

Noah Fant and Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
Stat	Noah Fant	Tyler Higbee
Games	2	2
Passes thrown to him
Targets	12	13
Target share	13%	17%
Air-yards share	8%	11%
Catches	8	10
Receiving yards	66	74
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	3	2
Red-zone share	12%	11%
End-zone targets	2	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	3	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.0	0.7
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	16.3	10.7
Fantasy points (PPR)	32.6	21.4
Expected points per gameEst.	10.8	11.2
Points vs expectedEst.	+5.5	+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.

Noah Fant
Tyler Higbee

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

Target share by week
Week	Noah Fant	Tyler Higbee
1	15%against DET	7%against SF
2	— no game with a target, carry or dropback	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	10%against LV	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 Noah Fant and Tyler Higbee
Leaderboard	Noah Fant	Tyler Higbee
Target share leaders	#23of 29 tight ends	#13of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#23of 29 tight ends	#16of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	#6of 12 tight ends	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#12of 93 tight ends	#31of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#13of 93 tight ends	#91of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#9of 93 tight ends	#8of 93 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.

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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