PositiveProjectionThu, July 23, 2026Listen 21:48 – 23:12
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Zachariason warns Hurst's value is Tua-dependent; floor lower without him.

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JJ Zachariason cautions that Hayden Hurst's fantasy value is heavily dependent on Tua Tagovailoa; notes that without Tua, Hurst was 'completely useless in fantasy football' last year, and while Hurst may maintain a 20% target share, the floor is significantly lower than 2023 production because Tua was elevating him; expects Tua to provide a floor but not guarantee the same ceiling.

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without Tua, we saw H and be completely useless in fantasy football. Like we've, we've literally seen the floor. The floor is not what happened last year... Tua was still elevating him just from a, a pure, um, you know, how we, how we score fantasy football perspective.
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What did The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast say about Hayden Hurst?
JJ Zachariason cautions that Hayden Hurst's fantasy value is heavily dependent on Tua Tagovailoa; notes that without Tua, Hurst was 'completely useless in fantasy football' last year, and while Hurst may maintain a 20% target share, the floor is significantly lower than 2023 production because Tua was elevating him; expects Tua to provide a floor but not guarantee the same ceiling.
Is this good or bad for Hayden Hurst's fantasy football value?
STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Hayden Hurst (TE FA). Zachariason warns Hurst's value is Tua-dependent; floor lower without him.
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