Wondering who you should start this week — Brenton Strange or Dallas Goedert? 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 0.7 points. 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 StrangeSTART
vs IND
10.9
10th
13.2
783
healthy
Dallas Goedert
@ WAS
10.2
2nd · soft
10.6
632
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 WAS recently: Tyler Warren 4.1 pts (W4) · Isaiah Likely 21.4 pts (W5) · George Kittle 12.9 pts (W6).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.7 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brenton Strange has the higher floor (4.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Dallas Goedert has the higher ceiling (18.6) — the play if you need points.
Brenton Strange is steady — about 24% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Dallas Goedert is steady — about 10% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Brenton Strange faces IND, 10th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Brenton Strange carries the higher trade value — 783 against 632 (a 19% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brenton Strange gets the most.
Momentum: Brenton Strange +702 and Dallas Goedert +324 over the last 30 days.