Brenton Strange · Pat Freiermuth · 2026 week 9

Brenton Strange or Pat Freiermuth?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brenton Strange or Pat Freiermuth? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Pat Freiermuth — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.1 points. The matchup leans Pat Freiermuth (CIN allow the 10th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 9	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Brenton Strange	@ BAL	9.8	15th	10.2	642	healthy
Pat Freiermuth START	@ CIN	9.9	10th	6.2	208	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 CIN recently: Greg Dulcich 5.7 pts (W5) · Josh Cuevas 3.5 pts (W7) · Gunnar Helm 9.6 pts (W8).

🎓 The coach's read

Projections are 0.1 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brenton Strange faces BAL, 15th most generous to TEs.
Pat Freiermuth faces CIN, 10th most generous to TEs.

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brenton Strange carries the higher trade value — 642 against 208 (a 68% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brenton Strange gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange +507 and Pat Freiermuth +187 over the last 30 days.

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More TE decisions

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.