Brenton Strange · Dalton Kincaid · 2026 week 1

Brenton Strange or Dalton Kincaid?

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 Dalton Kincaid — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.2 points. The matchup leans Dalton Kincaid (HOU allow the 20th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 1Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Brenton Strange vs CLE 8.2 23rd 13.5 223 healthy
Dalton Kincaid START @ HOU 9.4 20th 9.4 935 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 HOU recently: Brock Bowers 9.3 pts (W16) · Oronde Gadsden 9.2 pts (W17) · Tyler Warren 2.6 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Kincaid carries the higher trade value — 935 against 223 (a 76% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Kincaid gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange -100 and Dalton Kincaid +416 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.