Brenton Strange · Colston Loveland · 2026 week 8

Brenton Strange or Colston Loveland?

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

Start Brenton Strange — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 point. The matchup leans Brenton Strange (IND allow the 10th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 8	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brenton Strange START	vs IND	10.9	10th	13.2	783	healthy
Colston Loveland	@ SEA	9.9	30th · tough	14.1	2,291	healthy

TEs vs IND recently: Chig Okonkwo 0.5 pts (W4) · Pat Freiermuth 16.5 pts (W5) · T.J. Hockenson 9.5 pts (W7).

TEs vs SEA recently: George Kittle 2.4 pts (W5) · Evan Engram 1.3 pts (W6) · Noah Gray 4.4 pts (W7).

🎓 The coach's read

Brenton Strange projects 1 point higher in PPR.
Brenton Strange faces IND, 10th most generous to TEs.
Colston Loveland faces SEA, 30th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Colston Loveland carries the higher trade value — 2,291 against 783 (a 66% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Colston Loveland gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange +702 and Colston Loveland +1029 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.