Wondering who you should start this week — Brenton Strange or Dalton Kincaid? 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 0.3 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
Dalton Kincaid
vs BAL
10.6
16th
5.4
861
Questionable
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 BAL recently: Kyle Pitts Sr. 10.2 pts (W5) · Harold Fannin Jr. 0.9 pts (W6) · Drew Sample 8.4 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.3 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brenton Strange has the higher floor (4.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Dalton Kincaid has the higher ceiling (19.3) — 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.
Dalton Kincaid is steady — about 11% 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?
Dalton Kincaid carries the higher trade value — 861 against 783 (a 9% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Kincaid gets the most.
Momentum: Brenton Strange +702 and Dalton Kincaid -1114 over the last 30 days.