Brenton Strange · T.J. Hockenson · 2026 week 1

Brenton Strange or T.J. Hockenson?

Start T.J. Hockenson — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.2 points. The matchup leans T.J. Hockenson (GB allow the 24th-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
T.J. Hockenson START	vs GB	8.4	24th · tough	7	225	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 GB recently: Colston Loveland 3 pts (W16) · Mark Andrews 2.8 pts (W17) · Josh Oliver 2.9 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

T.J. Hockenson carries the higher trade value — 225 against 103 (a 54% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving T.J. Hockenson gets the most. Momentum: Brenton Strange -64 and T.J. Hockenson +22 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.