Matchups · Week 10
The matchups that change a start / sit call
Players on the edge of your lineup whose opponent should change the start / sit decision this week, plus starters facing one of the five easiest or toughest defenses.
Tight ends
Start Tucker Kraft TE · GB · Role wins: keep him in — Tucker Kraft: Minnesota has been hard on tight ends, with the fewest points allowed. Start him this week and don't overthink it. His three most recent games: 15, 17 and 2 points. He's also a bust risk because Minnesota is a tough matchup; that page looks at his range of outcomes this week, this one at this week's opponent, so both can be true. Our projection5 targets · 4 receptions · 47 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns10 PPR pointsLast week: scored 1.91.40.9, projected 11.18.96.9.
Sit Hunter Henry TE · NE · Sit even with the matchup — Detroit has given up the most points to tight ends this year. The points come in bursts: 14, 6 and 6 in Hunter Henry's last three. Sit him this week. Our projection4 targets · 4 receptions · 38 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns9 PPR pointsLast week: scored 6.55.03.5, projected 8.15.23.9.
Flex T.J. Hockenson TE · MIN · Still a flex — T.J. Hockenson: The matchup hurts: Green Bay has allowed the 2nd-fewest points to tight ends. The floor is low and the ceiling is high: 14, 16 and 7 points. Use him as a flex this week. Our projection6 targets · 4 receptions · 37 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns9 PPR pointsLast week: scored 7.35.33.3, projected 10.67.95.8.
Start Tyler Warren TE · IND · Matchup lifts him — Miami gives tight ends room: the 4th-most points allowed this season. The time away is behind him: Tyler Warren missed Weeks 6–7 and came back in Week 8. He belongs in your lineup this week. Our projection8 targets · 5 receptions · 51 receiving yards · 0.3 touchdowns12 PPR pointsLast week: scored 8.46.44.4, projected 12.89.87.2.
Toughest matchups: Tucker Kraft (vs MIN, the fewest allowed), T.J. Hockenson (vs GB, 2nd-fewest allowed) and Mark Andrews (vs LAC, 3rd-fewest allowed).