Who Should I Start? Hunter Henry or Kyle Pitts Sr.

Saturday, December 27, 9:20 AM

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry should handle a larger target share in Sunday's Week 17 contest against the New York Jets. Quarterback Drake Maye could look Henry's way more often after wide receivers Mack Hollins (abdomen) and Kayshon Boutte (concussion) were both ruled out. Furthermore, DeMario Douglas (hamstring) is listed as questionable. The Patriots have done a good job spreading the ball around this year, so naturally, there should be more targets available for Henry with Hollins, Boutte, and possibly Douglas all sidelined. Furthermore, the veteran tight end should benefit from this week's matchup against the Jets. New York has allowed the 13th-most fantasy points and eighth-most touchdowns to tight ends in 2025. Henry, who is coming off a big game with six catches, 35 yards, and a touchdown, will remain a top target and scoring threat in New England this week. He ranks as the overall TE6 in RotoBaller's latest fantasy football rankings.

Saturday, December 27, 4:20 PM

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. broke out over the last two weeks, combining for 18 catches on 21 targets that amounted to 223 yards and four touchdowns. He's now the second-highest scoring tight end in fantasy, and is arguably Kirk Cousins' favorite target since taking over for Michael Penix Jr. (knee). Drake London (knee) returned to action last week, but Pitts recorded more targets, catches, and yards than London as the team's No. 1 receiver played just 69 percent of the offensive snaps. London has been limited in practice all week and is officially questionable for MNF, while Pitts was a limited participant on Friday and Saturday, but carries no injury designation into the Week 17 contest. Assuming Pitts suits up, he'll take a Rams defense that is so-so defending tight ends, but it's also a defense that's yielded the second-most passing yards per game over their last three contests (277.7) and allowed Seattle's TE AJ Barner to catch four passes for 49 yards and a score in Week 16. The 6-foot-6 tight end projects as a high-end TE1 for Monday Night Football, and if London were to end up missing the game, it would be a boon to Pitts' potential target total.