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Henry

Henry led the team in receiving on a night quarterback Drake Maye attempted only 31 passes due to positive game script throughout, aided by a 94-yard punt return touchdown from Marcus Jones. His fantasy day could have been much bigger had a 30-yard touchdown grab in the fourth quarter not been called back by offsetting penalties. That pass would have also pushed Maye over 300 yards through the air for the first time in his career. Henry remains a back end TE1 but will head to his bye in Week 14 before a rematch with the division rival Bills in Week 15.

He was limited on Thursday. This doesn’t look like an injury that has much of a chance to keep Henry out of MNF’s game against the Giants, where he’ll be a borderline TE1 option.

Henry was far and away the Patriots’ top option in this one, with more than double the catches of the next best receiver. He also had another touchdown called back due to an offensive pass interference penalty on Mack Hollins. Henry continues to play a consistent role in the New England passing attack, but it’s impossible to know when he’ll spike a game like this. Kyle Hamilton left the Ravens’ game with an injury on Sunday, so if he were to miss Thursday’s game against the Bengals, that would be a nice boost for Henry.

It’s just the second time since Week 5 against the Bills that Henry has surpassed 40 yards, and he has only one touchdown to show for it over that span. Henry remains good for his weekly 4-to-6 targets per game, but could have a chance at a decent Week 12 matchup against a Bengals defense that is allowing the third-most targets per game (9.8) and fourth-most receptions per game (6.8) to opposing tight ends since Week 5.

It was the second time in three weeks Henry was held to one catch. With Drake Maye maturing as a passer and taking more shots deep down the field, it has meant more targets for the Pats’ wideouts at Henry’s expense. Whereas once he appeared destined to be a low-end TE1 this season, Henry is now struggling to even produce TE2 value as the position has deepened as the season has gone on. We don’t see any particular reason to throw him out there Thursday evening against the Jets.

Henry returned to his spot as Drake Maye’s favorite target in the intermediate range, tying the team lead with six targets. He caught four of his six targets for 51 yards and led Pats pass-catchers with 51 snaps on the day. Henry is a more reliable tight end than Austin Hooper in the New England offense for fantasy purposes and ranks as a high-end TE2 for Week 10 against the Buccaneers.

Henry took a backseat to Austin Hooper, but made sure to score for National Tight Ends Day. His volume continues to fluctuate as Maye spreads the ball around to several pass-catchers in the offense. Hooper caught 2-of-2 targets for 38 yards. Henry is a high-end TE2 option for Week 9 against the Falcons, while Hooper is best left on fantasy benches.

The four-catch outing was actually Henry’s first in four weeks, through he’s now gone three games without a touchdown and a month without reaching 50 yards. That is making him hard to take seriously as a TE1 even as Drake Maye continues to level up. Henry will be a touchdown-or-bust option for Week 8 against the Browns’ feisty defense.

Drake Maye lit up the Saints with intermediate and deep shots. That left Henry, primarily an underneath option, on the outside looking in as far as passing game production goes. Henry has three touchdowns on the year but has been held under four catches in all but two contests. He also has just two games with more than 46 receiving yards. Henry has a stable PPR floor but his ceiling is tied to the occasional touchdown. He will be a streaming TE2 for his Week 7 matchup versus Tennessee.

Henry couldn’t replicate his torrid start to the season in this one as Diggs handily led the team with 12 targets on 30 Drake Maye pass attempts. His fantasy stats narrowly missed additional padding at the end of the first half when a designed target from the one bounced off his extended hand with one second remaining before the break. Henry gets a plus matchup in Week 6 against a Saints team fresh off their first victory.