Noah Fant vs Tyler Higbee: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Noah Fant and Tyler Higbee for your lineup, you are not alone. Noah Fant finished the 2025 season at 3.9 PPG for the New Orleans Saints (15 games), and Tyler Higbee averaged 5.9 for the Los Angeles Rams (10 games).
That 2.0-point weekly advantage for Tyler Higbee is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Both see steady target volume for the tight end position. Noah Fant had 34 catches for 288 yards; Tyler Higbee posted 25 for 281. At a position where most starters barely clear 7 PPG, this class of tight end is where the fantasy advantage lives week to week.
Noah Fant has his bye in Week 12, 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.
