T.J. Hockenson TE

MIN — Week 2 at CHI, who allow the 20th-most points to TEs — recently Darren Waller put up 2.8 on them (W1).

Week 1 recap: T.J. Hockenson

13.6 PPR points against GB on 4/5 rec, 36 yd, 1 TD — beat his 8.4 projection by 5.2. The week 2 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.

Should you start T.J. Hockenson this week?

T.J. Hockenson projects 9.1 PPR points in week 2 at CHI — the 20th-ranked matchup for TEs, averaging 13.6 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 2 angle vs CHI: 361 passing yards a game allowed (9.5/attempt) · 3 TDs/gm through the air · 1 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 20th-most fantasy points allowed to TEs. Receipts and the full profile: how CHI defends TEs, linked under The matchup below.

· No usage trend on file
Week 1 vs GB: 13.6 pts · 5 tgt · 43 snaps
Trend reads volume — snaps, targets and carries — not fantasy points, which swing on touchdowns.
Week 2 proj
9.1
PPR · 5.2 std
Matchup
20th
CHI vs TEs
Trade value
322
#144 overall · +140/30d
Form
13.6
PPR pts/gm, last 3 played

Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 66% offensive snaps · 4.5 targets/game, 21.4% target share · 15% air-yard share (aDOT 5.4) · 3.5 catches for 32.5 yards/game, 1 TD. 2025 baseline (15 games): 77.9% offensive snaps, 4.4 targets/game, 15.9% target share, 10.2% air-yard share (aDOT 5), 3.4 catches for 29.2 yards/game, 3 TD. (2025) TD luck: 3 scored vs 3.3 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.

Week 2 range (half-PPR, when he plays): floor 2.6 · median 5.9 · ceiling 13.4 — 22% chance of 10+, 8% of 15+, 2% of 20+. Built from real week-to-week variance at his position and scoring level — not a bell curve, the actual shape.

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Common decisions

Upcoming schedule & projections

WkOppStd½ PPRPPRMatchup
W2@ CHI Sun, Sep 20 5.27.29.1 20th
W3@ TB Sun, Sep 27 5.06.98.8 4th · soft
W4vs MIA Sun, Oct 4 5.27.19.0 24th
W5@ NO Sun, Oct 11 4.86.68.5 21st
W7vs IND Sun, Oct 25 4.76.68.5 18th
W8@ DET Sun, Nov 1 4.76.58.4 2nd · soft

The matchup

Game log

WkOppStd½ PPRPPR
W1GB4/5 rec, 36 yd, 1 TD 9.611.613.6
All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly. Matchup ranks read 1–32, where 1st allows the most points to the position — the matchup you want.