Start Brenton Strange or Chig Okonkwo? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo
Right: 10.3 to 3.6- Books imply
- 3.9
- fantasy pts
- CLE D vs TE
- 12.2
- 16th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 68%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 14%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 10.3
- PPR pts
- PHI D vs TE
- 6.9
- 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 56%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 10%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 3.6
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Brenton Strange is priced by the books at 3.9 projected points. Chig Okonkwo has no player market posted for this week, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and the news wire only. Drafters take Brenton Strange at ADP 187 and Chig Okonkwo at 216. Market coverage on Brenton Strange is 40 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.
What the books imply
Player prop markets imply 3.9 fantasy points for Brenton Strange, with 40 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Chig Okonkwo in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Brenton Strange and JAX host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
CLE allowed 12.2 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 16th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and a touchdown against CLE.
Chig Okonkwo and WAS visit PHI.
PHI allowed 6.9 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 7th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and no touchdowns against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Brenton Strange has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brenton Strange was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Chig Okonkwo was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Brenton Strange played 12 games for JAX and scored 118.0 PPR points, 9.8 a game, finishing TE23.
He caught 46 of 60 targets for 540 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 293 air yards.
He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Brenton Strange, Week 18 of 2025 against TEN: 6 targets and 6 catches for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 17.2 PPR points.
Brenton Strange, Week 17 of 2025 against IND: 56 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 54 yards, 8.4 PPR points.
Brenton Strange, Week 16 of 2025 against DEN: 52 of 70 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 39 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.9 PPR points.
In 2025, Chig Okonkwo played 17 games for TEN and scored 124.0 PPR points, 7.3 a game, finishing TE21.
He caught 56 of 79 targets for 560 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 5 red zone targets and 218 air yards.
He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 18 of 2025 against JAX: 5 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 2.2 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 17 of 2025 against NO: 38 of 74 snaps, 7 targets and 3 catches for 55 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 16 of 2025 against KC: 33 of 73 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 16.4 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Brenton Strange scored 10.3 PPR points and Chig Okonkwo scored 3.6.
The call was right: Brenton Strange outscored Chig Okonkwo by 6.7.
Brenton Strange finished 6.4 points above the 3.9 the props implied.
Brenton Strange, Week 1 against CLE: 39 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown, 10.3 PPR points.
Brenton Strange finished as the week's TE15 in PPR scoring.
Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Chig Okonkwo finished as the week's TE36 in PPR scoring.
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