Tanner Hudson TE

CIN — Week 2 at HOU, who allow the 20th-most points to TEs — recently Oronde Gadsden put up 9.2 on them (W17), Tyler Warren put up 2.6 on them (W18).

Should you start Tanner Hudson this week?

Tanner Hudson projects 0.6 PPR points in week 2 at HOU — the 20th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 3.7 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at TE — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.

The week 1 angle vs HOU: 204.1 passing yards a game allowed (6.46/attempt) · 1.2 TDs/gm through the air · 1.1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how HOU defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

→ Holding steady
→ snaps/gm 14 → 15 (+7%)
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
0.6
PPR · 0.4 std
Matchup
20th
HOU vs TEs
Form
3.7
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

What Vegas expects (week 1): 9% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.

Usage & TD luck (2025): 14.7% offensive snaps · 6.4% target share · 3.8% air-yard share (aDOT 5). TD luck: 2 scored vs 1.7 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Compare Tanner Hudson in Start/Sit Try in the Trade Analyzer

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ HOU Sun, Sep 20 0.40.50.6 20th
W3@ PIT Sun, Sep 27 0.40.50.6 4th · soft
W4vs JAX Sun, Oct 4 0.40.50.6 10th
W5@ MIA Sun, Oct 11 0.40.50.7 6th · soft
W7@ BAL Sun, Oct 25 0.40.50.6 29th · tough
W8vs TEN Sun, Nov 1 0.40.50.7 11th

The matchup

2025 game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W17ARI2/2 rec, 31 yd 3.14.15.1
W16MIA1/1 rec, 4 yd 0.40.91.4
W15BAL3/5 rec, 16 yd 1.63.14.6
W14BUF1/1 rec, 11 yd 1.11.62.1
W13BAL1/2 rec, 14 yd, 1 TD 7.47.98.4
W12NE1/1 rec, 9 yd 0.91.41.9
W11PIT3/3 rec, 22 yd 2.23.75.2
W9CHI2/2 rec, 42 yd 4.25.26.2
W8NYJ1/2 rec, 9 yd 0.91.41.9
W6GB4/5 rec, 10 yd, 1 TD 7.09.011.0
Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.