Brenton Strange · Cade Otton · 2026 week 1

Brenton Strange or Cade Otton?

Start Brenton Strange — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.8 points. The matchup leans Brenton Strange (CLE allow the 18th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Brenton Strange START vs CLE 8.2 18th 13.5 103 healthy
Cade Otton @ CIN 7.4 1st · soft 11.1 21 healthy

TEs vs CLE recently: Jackson Hawes 2.6 pts (W16) · Pat Freiermuth 6.3 pts (W17) · Drew Sample 1.7 pts (W18).

TEs vs CIN recently: Darren Waller 4 pts (W16) · Trey McBride 13.6 pts (W17) · Brenden Bates 0.6 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brenton Strange carries the higher trade value — 103 against 21 (a 80% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brenton Strange gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange -64 and Cade Otton +21 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.