Selecting Hunter Henry as his TE1, Liam Murphy said the veteran "draws very live to lead the team in targets" given the Patriots’ barren wide-receiver room and rookie QB learning curve. Henry produced eight weeks of 9-19 PPR points last season despite splitting snaps; with Mike Gesicki gone and only mid-round rookies added, his route share should climb above 80 %. Murphy values that dependable 10-to-15-point weekly floor in a format where you cannot stream. He also folds Henry into an NFC East divisional stack via Keon Coleman, giving two correlated matchups versus Buffalo’s shaky pass defense.

Liam Murphy said Hunter Henry becomes far more interesting in Best Ball drafts once you already have Drake Maye on the roster. Tight ends score almost all of their fantasy points via touchdowns, and when Henry hits pay-dirt it will come directly from Maye—giving you a two-for-one boost. Murphy pointed out that Henry’s ADP has barely moved all off-season, so you are not paying a premium for the correlation, and he preferred the Henry-Maye stack to taking Pat Freiermuth in a vacuum. In his words, "two quarterbacks stacked with two tight ends is generally pretty good" because it captures ceiling weeks without needing extra roster spots.

Liam Murphy labeled Hunter Henry "a pretty nice tight end" because New England’s pass-catcher hierarchy is so unsettled behind Stefon Diggs. Henry produced 702 yards and seven touchdowns last season, and Murphy thinks the targets stick while touchdowns naturally regress. With rookies Ja'Lynn Polk, Jalen Baker and former UDFA Kyle Williams all unproven, Henry and Diggs could easily lead the team in targets, especially early in the year when Eliminator squads need bankable points. Tight ends are sliding in this format, so Murphy is content pairing Henry with Cade Otton as a two-TE build, expecting Henry’s steady 8-12 point weeks to offset weaker wide-receiver depth on his roster.

Pat Fantasy Dog Pound called Hunter Henry the perfect "adult in the room" for 18-round BBM6 rosters. Because drafters are chasing unproven rookies like Colson Loveland, Henry routinely lasts into the final two rounds despite finishing 2023 top-10 among tight ends in touchdowns and now benefiting from an upgraded Patriots offensive line. Pat likes pairing the veteran with high-variance rookie TEs, noting Henry’s dependable route share and red-zone usage make him an ideal floor play who can bail out a rookie bust. He expects Henry’s ADP to inch up once projection systems refresh and recommended scooping shares while he’s still almost free.