Dallas Goedert vs Hayden Hurst: The Full Breakdown
Dallas Goedert and Hayden Hurst are at different tiers heading into 2026. The Philadelphia Eagles tight end averaged 10.3 PPG in 2025, a full 6.6 points per game ahead of Hayden Hurst's 3.7 with the Los Angeles Chargers. That kind of gap doesn't close on matchup alone.
Dallas Goedert carries a 6.6-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Dallas Goedert is the volume tight end in this matchup with 60 receptions for 591 yards, while Hayden Hurst profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (1 scores on 25 catches). In weeks where Hayden Hurst finds the end zone he out-scores Dallas Goedert, but the floor gap is real.
Dallas Goedert has his bye in Week 10, and Hayden Hurst rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
