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Dan's tight end start 'em, sit 'em picks for fantasy football Week 4 lineups (2025). Read his expert TE start/sit advice for Hunter Henry, T.J. Hockenson, Mark Andrews, and more.
Being able to identify tight ends who have the potential to put up huge fantasy production is essential if you didn’t invest an early pick in your fantasy draft in the position. Finding those values can unlock the ceiling of your fantasy team without using a premium pick.
Several tight end performances swung fantasy matchups in Week 3. Six different tight ends scored 15.0+ fantasy points. Hunter Henry (29.0 points), Mark Andrews (27.1), and Jake Ferguson (21.2) were especially dominant in their respective games.
Below you’ll find tight ends that are worth starting and sitting in Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. Check it out.
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Week 4 Starts- Potential Fantasy Football Booms
Hunter Henry, New England Patriots vs Carolina Panthers
Hunter Henry erupted in Week 3 against the Steelers, catching eight of 11 targets for 90 yards and two touchdowns in a 21-14 loss. New England spent the entire offseason adding weapons to their pass game, but it has been the veteran tight end who has been the most impactful player this year. He leads New England in targets (22), receptions (13), receiving yards (165), and touchdowns (2).
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Drake Maye Passing TD (5)
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His numbers hold up well against the tight end position as well. Henry is a top-five tight end in terms of targets (22, TE4), target share (21.2%, TE5), air yards (196, TE1), air yards share (28.2%, TE1), average depth of target (8.9, TE4), and deep targets (2, TE3).
The Carolina Panthers, New England’s Week 4 opponent, have allowed the third most passing yards to tight ends this season (222) despite allowing the eighth most receptions to the position (18). Henry should be featured early and often against a defense that can be exploited by the tight end position.
T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers
It turns out that T.J. Hockenson’s early-season struggles could be attributed to a young quarterback trying to figure out playing quarterback at the NFL level. In Weeks 1 and 2, Hockenson caught just four of seven targets for 27 yards with J.J. McCarthy under center.
An ankle injury to the second-year quarterback forced veteran Carson Wentz into action. The result was a season-best stat line for Hockenson (six targets, five receptions, 49 yards, and one touchdown) and a top-five finish at the tight end position.
Wentz will be under center once again in Week 4, this time against a Steelers defense that is allowing the most fantasy points per game to the tight end position (13.1). Hockenson is set up to have a big game, even with the impending return of Jordan Addison to the lineup after his three-game suspension for drunk driving.
Harold Fannin Jr., Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions
Harold Fannin Jr. continues to see a steady workload in the Browns’ passing offense, even if the production behind it has been inconsistent. The rookie tight end has at least four targets and three receptions in his first three games. He had a season-low 25 yards in Week 3. Despite that, he is still averaging 9.1 yards per reception this season.
Fannin took a backseat to David Njoku in Week 3 but had outperformed him in each of Cleveland’s first two games. The rookie is still the TE14 in PPR scoring (9.6) despite the underwhelming effort in Week 3.
The rookie will have a prime opportunity to bounce back in Week 4 against a Lions defense that has allowed the second-most fantasy points per game to the tight end position (11.6). The Lions have given up three touchdowns to tight ends this season on just 14 receptions.
Week 4 Concerns- Potential Fantasy Football Busts
Juwan Johnson, New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills
Juwan Johnson has been a revelation at the tight end position this season. Johnson is the TE2 in points per game (14.2) thanks to 28 targets, 19 receptions, 176 yards, and one touchdown.
Juwan Johnson snags it for a @Saints TD!
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— NFL (@NFL) September 14, 2025
Johnson’s advanced receiving metrics also suggest that the tight end’s hot start is far from a fluke. Johnson is a top-five tight end in target share (24.1%), targets per route run (27.2%), air yards share (19.0%), first read target share (27.4%), and expected fantasy points per game (16.7). The veteran tight end is behind Chris Olave in the Saints’ passing hierarchy but is still the second option in a fast-paced, high-volume passing attack.
The Buffalo Bills have allowed just 3.1 fantasy points to the tight end position this season, although they haven’t been challenged much outside of Mark Andrews. It is fair to start Johnson in Week 4, but don’t be surprised if he struggles in a tough matchup.
Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Andrews was a no-show in the first two weeks of the season, catching just two of four targets for seven yards. Andrews struggled to make the most of Isaiah Likely's absence in the early weeks, falling behind Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, and DeAndre Hopkins in the pecking order of the passing attack. In Week 3, he emerged as the focal point of Baltimore’s passing attack against the Detroit Lions.
Andrews finished as the TE2, racking up 27.1 PPR points thanks to six receptions (on six targets) for 91 yards and two touchdowns. It was reminiscent of last season, when Andrews started extremely slow before finishing as a top 10 tight end largely due to 11 touchdown receptions.
Fantasy managers hoping to get another strong performance from Andrews for a second consecutive week may want to temper their expectations against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. Kansas City has allowed just eight receptions for 102 yards to tight ends this season. Their 3.5 points per game allowed is the fourth-best in the NFL. There is also a chance that Isaiah Likely returns to the field after logging a full practice on Friday, further clouding Andrews' standing in the passing attack.
Kyle Pitts, Atlanta Falcons vs Washington Commanders
On the surface, the Washington Commanders' defense is not a bad matchup for tight ends. The Commanders have allowed the sixth most points to tight ends this season (9.8). Washington has allowed the seventh most yards to tight ends (213) despite allowing the 17th most receptions (14). That would suggest that Kyle Pitts could have a big performance in Week 4.
Pitts had a strong Week 1 performance this season (eight targets, seven receptions, and 59 receiving yards), but has struggled to maintain that production with Darnell Mooney back on the field. Since Mooney’s return, Pitts has seen his target share dip to 17.2% (TE10) and his targets per routes run plummet to 0.17 (TE48).
Pitts’s production is just too volatile and difficult to trust when both Mooney and Drake London are on the field. He is always capable of putting up a big week thanks to his superior athleticism, but it has to come on the back of big plays instead of high-end target volume.
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