Wondering who you should start this week — Brenton Strange or Travis Kelce? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.
Start Travis Kelce — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.5 points. The matchup leans Travis Kelce (DEN allow the 11th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
Player
Wk 8
Proj (PPR)
Matchup
Form L3
Trade value
Status
Brenton Strange
vs IND
10.9
10th
13.2
783
healthy
Travis KelceSTART
@ DEN
11.4
11th
7.1
1,159
Questionable
TEs vs IND recently: Chig Okonkwo 0.5 pts (W4) · Pat Freiermuth 16.5 pts (W5) · T.J. Hockenson 9.5 pts (W7).
TEs vs DEN recently: Hayden Rucci 6.7 pts (W5) · AJ Barner 1.6 pts (W6) · Trey McBride 17.1 pts (W7).
🎓 The coach's read
Projections are 0.5 apart — too close to call on projection alone.
Brenton Strange has the higher floor (4.9) — the safer start if you are favoured.
Travis Kelce has the higher ceiling (19.5) — 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.
Travis Kelce is steady — about 15% less volatile week to week than a typical TE projected here — higher floor, lower ceiling.
Brenton Strange faces IND, 10th most generous to TEs.
Who wins a straight-up trade?
Travis Kelce carries the higher trade value — 1,159 against 783 (a 32% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Travis Kelce gets the most.
Momentum: Brenton Strange +702 and Travis Kelce -507 over the last 30 days.