Brenton Strange · Dalton Schultz · 2026 week 1

Brenton Strange or Dalton Schultz?

Start Dalton Schultz — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Dalton Schultz (BUF allow the 31st-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brenton Strange	vs CLE	8.2	18th	13.5	103	healthy
Dalton Schultz START	vs BUF	8.7	31st · tough	10.2	104	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 BUF recently: Harold Fannin 15.5 pts (W16) · Dallas Goedert 6.8 pts (W17) · Jelani Woods 2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dalton Schultz carries the higher trade value — 104 against 103 (a 1% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dalton Schultz gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange -64 and Dalton Schultz -28 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.