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Henry

Henry led the team in catches once again but fell behind Kayson Boutte in targets. Three pass-catchers totaled more yards than Henry, who was used primarily as a check-down option today. The veteran tight end leads New England in catches and yards this year, though that says as much about the Patriots’ weapons as it does about Henry. With one touchdown to his name this season and no signs of that changing anytime soon, Henry is a high-end TE2 for Week 16 versus the Bills.

Henry took a helmet-to-helmet shot early in this game and appeared to be at risk of at least heading to the locker room after staying down in pain for a while. He eventually got up under his own power and seemed to signal that it was his abdomen that hurt and not his head. Like a true veteran, Henry avoided the concussion check and didn’t miss more than a few snaps. He went on to lead the team in all receiving categories, though he did juice the numbers with two catches for 20 yards on three targets against a prevent coverage on the Pats’ final drive. Henry will remain an unexciting TE1 versus the Cardinals after New England’s Week 14 bye.

Henry did lead the Patriots in targets, but he wasn’t able to get much going with Drake Maye seeing pressure in his face all game long. The role is here for Henry to put up solid floor production in most weeks, but the ceiling is tougher to see, which makes him more of a mid-range TE2.

With Drake Maye attempting 40 passes, Henry reached nine targets for the third time this season. Henry is drawing far more consistent looks than he did his first few seasons in Boston, but touchdowns have remained elusive in this limited offense. That is making it difficult for Henry to provide true TE1 returns. He slots into TE10-15 overall territory for Week 12 against the Dolphins.

Henry will be available as a touchdown-dependent fantasy starter in what should be a pass-heavy game script. Fantasy managers in need of a spot start could fire up the savvy veteran, though his upside is not what it once was.

Henry got a limited session in Wednesday, but was a full-go for Thursday’s practice ahead of Week 11’s contest against the Rams. It seems very likely that Henry will be ready to roll for that contest, but it’s still a situation to monitor.

It’s unclear when Henry picked up the injury. If this was an in-game issue, then practicing in a limited capacity is a great sign for his availability. If he suffered the injury in practice today, Henry must be placed on injury-watch.

Henry had a low-production day, seeing four targets and catching one for 14 yards. He split targets with Austin Hooper, who caught more of his deeper targets. Henry has been the more consistent tight end with a rapport with Drake Maye. He is a TE2 for Week 11.

The only pass Henry didn’t snag was a deep throw from Drake Maye that he couldn’t quite pull down. Outside of that the two showed a solid connection, albeit with the majority of the work being for short-yardage and with no scores. He remains a TE2 going forward, including the Week 10 tilt against the Cardinals.

It wasn’t the worst fantasy outcome considering Drake Maye (concussion) played only one quarter. Maye’s status is what Henry’s Week 9 status will boil down to against the Titans’ tough pass defense. Henry will be difficult to get into the top 15-16 at tight end if Jacoby Brissett is under center.