Hunter Henry or Sam LaPorta: Who Should You Start?

The call

• Role is not the issue: 79% snap share and an 18% target share make Henry a genuine every-down piece of this passing game, which is why he's usable at all in 12-team PPR.
• The environment is the problem — a 20.5 implied team total and a 3.5-point spread point to a compressed, low-volume script, and the consensus 8.3 projection reflects that ceiling.
• TE18 on the board means he's outside the standard 12-team starter tier; he's a touchdown-or-bust play whose floor depends on red-zone looks rather than yardage.
• Tip it toward starting if your alternative is a sub-15% target share backup TE; sit him if you have any TE attached to a higher-scoring game environment.

The call

• Role is locked in: 91% snap share and a 17% target share over nine games make him Detroit's clear No. 1 tight end, and the depth chart confirms the starting job.
• Game environment is a plus — 27.8 implied team total as a 7-point favorite means plenty of scoring chances, and LaPorta is a red-zone piece in that offense.
• The DvP composite of 13 of 32 comes off a 0-game sample with 0.00 confidence, so it carries no real weight against a TE6 consensus rank.
• Only real risk is the questionable designation; if he's downgraded or limited in warmups, pivot, but an active LaPorta is a clear starter over replacement TEs.