Hunter Henry vs Tyler Higbee: Who Should You Start?
Hunter Henry and Tyler Higbee are both viable fantasy tight ends heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Hunter Henry averaged 8.8 PPG across 17 games with the New England Patriots, while Tyler Higbee posted 5.9 PPG in 10 appearances for the Los Angeles Rams.
A 2.9-PPG gap gives Hunter Henry the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Hunter Henry is the volume tight end in this matchup with 60 receptions for 768 yards, while Tyler Higbee profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (3 scores on 25 catches). In weeks where Tyler Higbee finds the end zone he out-scores Hunter Henry, but the floor gap is real.
Hunter Henry has his bye in Week 14, and Tyler Higbee rests in Week 6. 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.
