Usage comparison · Tight ends

T.J. Hockenson vs Tyler Higbee

T.J. Hockenson gets more of his team's passes (26% vs 15%) and more of the deep throws (23% of its air yards vs 12%). T.J. Hockenson has played 4 games and Tyler Higbee 3 games. Near the end zone, T.J. Hockenson has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (21% vs 7%). T.J. Hockenson is scoring more fantasy points a game (11.9 vs 11.0, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.9 vs 10.7 expected points a game Est..

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

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

TELA

Tyler Higbee

Fantasy points per game (PPR): 11.0
Expected points per gameEst.: 10.7

3 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.

T.J. Hockenson and Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
Stat	T.J. Hockenson	Tyler Higbee
Games	4	3
Passes thrown to him
Targets	26	19
Target share	26%	15%
Air-yards share	23%	12%
Catches	22	15
Receiving yards	195	141
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances	5	2
Red-zone share	21%	7%
End-zone targets	1	0
Touchdowns
Touchdowns	1	1
Expected touchdownsEst.	1.1	0.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)	11.9	11.0
Fantasy points (PPR)	47.5	33.1
Expected points per gameEst.	10.9	10.7
Points vs expectedEst.	+1.0	+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.

T.J. Hockenson
Tyler Higbee

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

Target share by week
Week	T.J. Hockenson	Tyler Higbee
1	22%against GB	7%against SF
2	21%against CHI	— no game with a target, carry or dropback
3	16%against TB	22%against DEN
4	39%against MIA	12%against PHI

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 T.J. Hockenson and Tyler Higbee
Leaderboard	T.J. Hockenson	Tyler Higbee
Target share leaders	#4of 34 tight ends	#19of 34 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders	#4of 34 tight ends	#14of 34 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders	#2of 21 tight ends	Below the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders	#8of 96 tight ends	#38of 96 tight ends
End-zone target leaders	#36of 96 tight ends	#94of 96 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.	#6of 96 tight ends	#9of 96 tight ends

Talking points

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

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.

Tyler Higbee

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

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