Hunter Henry: Start or Sit?
TE1 and volume pass-catcher. Dependable seam and red-zone target with in-line blocking chops.
This week’s verdict
Toss-Up· medium
18% target share keeps Henry involved, but a 20.5 implied total vs Seattle caps him at the TE18 line — a matchup-based dart, not a set-and-forget play.
Projected
5.06.68.3
StandardHalf PPRPPR
Consensus
TE20
position rank
Opponent
SEA
this week
Implied total
20.5
team points
- SEA ranks 20 of 32 against TEs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 3.5-point underdogs.
- Listed TE on the latest depth chart with a 79% snap share in 2025.
The call
- Role is not the issue: 79% snap share and an 18% target share make Henry a genuine every-down piece of this passing game, which is why he's usable at all in 12-team PPR.
- The environment is the problem — a 20.5 implied team total and a 3.5-point spread point to a compressed, low-volume script, and the consensus 8.3 projection reflects that ceiling.
- TE18 on the board means he's outside the standard 12-team starter tier; he's a touchdown-or-bust play whose floor depends on red-zone looks rather than yardage.
- Tip it toward starting if your alternative is a sub-15% target share backup TE; sit him if you have any TE attached to a higher-scoring game environment.
Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdict history
| Week | Verdict | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Week 1 | Toss-Up· medium | 18% target share keeps Henry involved, but a 20.5 implied total vs Seattle caps him at the TE18 line — a matchup-based dart, not a set-and-forget play. |
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