AJ Barner · Brenton Strange · 2026 week 2

AJ Barner or Brenton Strange?

Wondering who you should start this week — AJ Barner or Brenton Strange? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start AJ Barner — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.7 points. The matchup leans AJ Barner (ARI allow the 13th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 2	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
AJ Barner START	@ ARI	8.6	13th	3.3	51	healthy
Brenton Strange	@ DEN	7.9	16th	10.3	154	healthy

TEs vs ARI recently: David Njoku 5.8 pts (W1).

TEs vs DEN recently: Travis Kelce 7.1 pts (W1).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brenton Strange carries the higher trade value — 154 against 51 (a 67% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brenton Strange gets the most. Momentum: AJ Barner -87 and Brenton Strange -103 over the last 30 days.

Open in Start/Sit (any scoring) Open in the Trade Analyzer

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.