2022 Fantasy Upside
The Patriots went out and spent big on two tight ends during the 2021 offseason and it seemed like both would be well-involved in the offense. Turns out, it was only Hunter Henry who was well-involved, catching nine touchdown passes and being the red-zone target for Mac Jones, leading to a TE9 finish in half-PPR. No reason to think that won’t continue in 2022.
2022 Fantasy Downside
New England will still run the ball plenty and there are a few more mouths to feed in the passing game, including new addition DeVante Parker. And Jonnu Smith is still hanging around, so Henry won’t get all the attention in the middle of the field on offense.
2022 Bottom Line
Henry is a very solid TE2 option. He’ll get the red zone opportunities from Mac Jones, but Smith helps limit the ceiling of Henry, capping him as a matchup-based low-end TE1.