Gunnar Helm or Hunter Henry: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Henry's scoring environment outweighs Helm's softer matchup

Start Hunter Henry: New England's stronger scoring environment and Henry's higher standing make him the steadier TE choice despite Pittsburgh's difficult coverage profile. Gunnar Helm has the more favorable matchup and a larger target role, but Tennessee's limited scoring outlook leaves less room for his underneath volume to become a difference-maker. The gap is meaningful at tight end, though Henry's real risk is a matchup that can erase his red-zone opportunities.

What flips it: A late reduction in Henry's red-zone role.

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Gunnar Helm

Gunnar Helm

TE24TENvs PHI

Projected Points

Sit
Hunter Henry

Hunter Henry

TE18NEvs PIT

Projected Points

Start

Gunnar Helm’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+137 / -175
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 22.5
-114 / -110
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+600
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Hunter Henry’s market

REC
O/U 3.5
+114 / -145
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 37.5
-111 / -113
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+220
Anytime Touchdown Props →
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Why Gunnar Helm

Sit

Starting TE and volume underneath target. Reliable seam and checkdown option with developing in-line blocking.

Sit — bench-tier TE at consensus TE24: PHI is the 6th-toughest matchup vs TEs, 19.0 implied team total caps the ceiling.

  • Helm's underneath role gives him a steadier path to catches than his projection alone suggests.
  • Tennessee's low scoring outlook limits the touchdown upside of that volume.

Why Hunter Henry

Start

TE1 and volume pass-catcher. Dependable seam and red-zone target with in-line blocking chops.

Start — TE18 consensus, projects TE17 this week: PIT is the 1st-toughest matchup vs TEs, 24.0 implied team total.

  • Henry's red-zone role benefits more from New England's better scoring environment.
  • Pittsburgh's matchup is the clear threat to Henry's otherwise stronger profile.

Head-to-head stats

MetricGunnar HelmHunter Henry
Projected points
Consensus rankTE24TE18
Opponent vs positionPHI · 6 of 321-game samplePIT · 1 of 321-game sample
Receptions9 of 321 of 32
Receiving Yards8 of 321 of 32
Receiving TDs1 of 321 of 32
Targets11 of 321 of 32
Anytime TD1 of 321 of 32
Target share18%10%
Reception share21%13%
Implied total · spread19.0+4.524.0-4.5
Depth chartTE1TE1
Snap share76%76%
Start/Sit record—0–0+1 toss-up

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Gunnar Helm — last 1 week

Week 1vs NYJ

Hunter Henry — last 1 week

Week 1vs SEA

Signal breakdown

  • 7.6 vs 9.4 projected PPR pointsHunter Henry +
  • Rank 24 vs 18Hunter Henry +
  • Opponent DvP rank 6 vs 1 (32 = softest)even
  • Implied 19.0 vs 24.0 team pointsHunter Henry +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 76% vs 76% snap shareeven

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