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2026 season · TE · #85 · 11th season

85Hunter Henry

Age 31 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Arkansas · Pick 35 overall (2016). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 66% across 8 games.

No injury listingTE1Patriots players
NEPatriots offense66% of snaps
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Targets
34
4.3 per game
T-20th of 45
Receptions
29
85% catch rate
T-12th of 45
Yards
326
41 per game
12th of 45
Touchdowns
2
19 first downs
T-17th of 45
Target share
15%
11% of air yards
21st of 45
aDOT
6.0
air yards per target
23rd of 45
EPA / target
+0.55
+18.8 total
5th of 45
YAC / catch
6.3
183 after the catch
8th of 45
The short version
  • How goodHenry's +18.8 EPA is 8th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+25.2, 94th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.6 standard points a game, TE17 of 109.7.4 half-PPR points a game, TE17 of 109.9.2 PPR points a game, TE19 of 109.
  • How he's usedThe screen game runs through him: 15% of his targets are screens (league 5%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5 a game over his last three against 4.3 for the season.
  • This weekA middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Packers rank 11th vs TE, allowing +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets15%21st of 45
54th
Depth of targetair yards per target6.023rd of 45
50th
After the catchyards per reception6.38th of 45
83rd
Catch ratereceptions per target85%3rd of 45
94th
EPA per target+0.555th of 45
90th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target56%1st of 45
99th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better3%24th of 45
47th
Yards per game40.815th of 45
68th
Success rate71%3rd of 45
94th
Total EPA+18.88th of 45
83rd
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Henry scores 5.6 standard points a game, TE17 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.8 and 9.1; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 2 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 9, the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest standard points to TEs, 5.0 a game.

Points a game5.6TE17 of 109
Season44.6TE13 · 8 games
Most weeks2.8–9.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 29+ · under 3

Henry scores 7.4 half-PPR points a game, TE17 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.3 and 11.4; 1 boom week (12+) and 1 bust (under 4). Next up, in Week 9, the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest half-PPR points to TEs, 7.0 a game.

Points a game7.4TE17 of 109
Season59.1TE13 · 8 games
Most weeks4.3–11.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts1 · 112+ · under 4

Henry scores 9.2 PPR points a game, TE19 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.8 and 13.8; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 1 bust (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Packers allow the 2nd-fewest PPR points to TEs, 9.0 a game.

Points a game9.2TE19 of 109
Season73.6TE15 · 8 games
Most weeks5.8–13.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 115+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

The screen game runs through him: 15% of his targets are screens (league 5%). His share of the team's targets is 15%: on third down it holds at 12%; inside the 20 it holds at 15%.

Screen gameScreens 15% · 88th pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
3%
29th
Screensshare of his targets
15%
88th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
26%
59th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
56%
72nd
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
12%
48th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
15%
47th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
59%
68th
Play actiontargets off play action
29%
68th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs PackersSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
GBvs Packers
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Gillette Stadium
NE −3 · O/U 47.5
The defense vs TE
11th vs TE
allow +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 3 games, 4.7 targets a game, 51 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 55%

A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Packers rank 11th vs TE, allowing +0.12 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 51 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season10 seasons
137Games
697Targets
484Receptions
5,621Yards
49TD
2016 to 2026 · 10 seasons · 2 teams

His best year was 2025, 768 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 40.8 a game puts him on pace for 693 over 17, close to it.

040080016·LAC17·LAC19·LAC20·LAC21222324★2526
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2016LAC135336478813.336.8+0.66
2017LAC126245579412.948.3+0.63
2019LAC127655652511.954.3+0.32
2020LAC149360613410.243.8+0.20
2021NE167550603912.137.7+0.46
2022NE165941509212.431.8+0.23
2023NE136142419610.032.2+0.30
2024NE169766674210.242.1+0.25
2025NE178760768712.845.2+0.43
2026NE83429326211.240.8+0.55
Career2 tm1376974845,6214911.641.0+0.38
Career highsYards 768 · 2025TD 9 · 2021Receptions 66 · 2024
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 34 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
104.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    38Rhamondre StevensonRB123579 · 3 TD-0.1
    32TreVeyon HendersonRB59248 · 1 TD-13.2
    10Drake MayeQB46216 · 3 TD+16.0
    9Corey KinerRB44205-7.6
    3DeMario DouglasWR37332 · 4 TD+21.2
    87Romeo DoubsWR24261 · 3 TD+12.5
    86Efton Chism IIIWR21153 · 1 TD+3.0
    1A.J. BrownWR20101-4.6