Wondering who you should start this week — Brenton Strange or Juwan Johnson? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Juwan Johnson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Juwan Johnson (CLE allow the 11th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 9
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Brenton Strange
@ BAL
9.7
15th
10.2
431
healthy
Juwan JohnsonSTART
vs CLE
10.2
11th
6.4
227
healthy
TEs vs BAL recently: Harold Fannin Jr. 0.9 pts (W6) · Drew Sample 8.4 pts (W7) · Dalton Kincaid 14.6 pts (W8).
TEs vs CLE recently: Josh Cuevas 10.4 pts (W6) · Gunnar Helm 2.4 pts (W7) · Pat Freiermuth 9.6 pts (W8).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brenton Strange has the higher floor (4.4) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Juwan Johnson has the higher ceiling (17.8) — 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.
Juwan Johnson is steady — about 18% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Brenton Strange faces BAL, 15th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Brenton Strange carries the higher trade value — 431 against 227 (a 47% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brenton Strange gets the most.
Momentum: Brenton Strange +295 and Juwan Johnson -678 over the last 30 days.