Hayden Rucci
TE
Los Angeles Chargers
This is how TEs have played against the Broncos in the 2026 season.
TE1 = the highest-scoring TE against Broncos in each game, not a fixed depth-chart spot.
| Wk | Team | Player | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  KC | Travis Kelce | 5 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 10.1 |
| 2 |  JAX | Brenton Strange | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 3 |  LA | Tyler Higbee | 11 | 8 | 62 | 1 | 20.2 |
| 4 |  SF | George Kittle | 6 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 17.0 |
| Average | 6.0 | 4.3 | 55.0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | ||
| Median | 5.5 | 3.5 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | ||
| High | 11 | 8 | 71 | 1 | 20.2 | ||
| Low | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 3.7 | ||
Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.
How Hayden Rucci should do vs the BroncosSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection
Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Broncos, plus a projection for this game.
What is this table?
Rows at the top are every game Hayden Rucci has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.
Compare against picks which group of Broncos opponents to line them up with: the best TE they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Hayden Rucci will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.
Broncos avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Hayden Rucci's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Hayden Rucci usually produces.
Projected is Hayden Rucci's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Broncos were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DEN | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Rucci avg | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 7.7 | |
| Broncos TE1 avg | 6.0 | 4.3 | 55.0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | |
| Difference | +5.0 | +3.3 | +48.0 | -0.5 | +5.0 | |
Difference is what the defense allows minus what Rucci averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.
InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
- TE1s have averaged 4.3 receptions, 55.0 receiving yards and 0.5 receiving TDs against the Broncos across 4 games.
- The Broncos allow 12.8 PPR points to TE1s, +24% versus the league average of 10.3 (ranked 10 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
- Outlier: Week 2, Brenton Strange (3.7 pts, 2 rec, 17 yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 12.8 vs 15.8; rec 4.3 vs 5.0; yds 55.0 vs 67.7. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- Outlier: Week 3, Tyler Higbee (20.2 pts, 8 rec) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 12.8 vs 10.3; rec 4.3 vs 3.0. The table above keeps the raw averages.
- 3 of 4 games reached 7+ PPR points. Scores range from 3.7 to 20.2 (median 13.6).
- TE1s scored a touchdown in 2 of 4 games (50%).
Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.