Start Brenton Strange or Chig Okonkwo? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 8:11 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo

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Brenton Strange

TE · JAX · vs IND

Market projects: 8.6; recent weeks avg
IND D vs TE: 13.7; 13th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 97 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

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Chig Okonkwo

TE · WAS · vs PHI

Market projects: 6.6; recent weeks avg
PHI D vs TE: 10.5; 7th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 63 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 6
Target share: 16%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Brenton Strange?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Brenton Strange at 8.6 points and Chig Okonkwo at 6.6, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Brenton Strange this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (8.3 and 8.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Chig Okonkwo this week yet, so his 6.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5 and 6 (6.6 and 6.6); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Brenton Strange at ADP 202 and Chig Okonkwo at 230.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Brenton Strange yet. His market-based projections were 8.3 and 8.8 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Brenton Strange is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Chig Okonkwo yet. His market-based projections were 6.6 and 6.6 points in Weeks 5 and 6, an average of 6.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Chig Okonkwo is 0.3 touchdowns (3 market sources).

That puts Brenton Strange 1.9 points ahead of Chig Okonkwo on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Brenton Strange and JAX host IND on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

IND allowed 13.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against IND.

Chig Okonkwo and WAS host PHI on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

PHI allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 7th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 43 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PHI.

By points allowed to the position, Brenton Strange has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Chig Okonkwo is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 6, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 17 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Brenton Strange, Week 3 against NE: 48 of 62 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 32 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 4 against CIN: 53 of 61 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 95 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 5 against PHI: 58 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 68 yards.

Brenton Strange, Week 6 against HOU: 54 of 71 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards.

Through Week 6, Chig Okonkwo played 65 percent of WAS snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 1 against PHI: 39 of 70 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 4 against IND: 37 of 64 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 5 against NYG: 44 of 62 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 60 yards.

Chig Okonkwo, Week 6 against SF: 51 of 67 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 69 yards.

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.

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.

Their other Week 8 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 8, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Chig Okonkwo for Brenton Strange?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo.
Should I drop Brenton Strange for Chig Okonkwo?
No. Keep Brenton Strange: he projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.6 a game over 10 games), Chig Okonkwo 45 (4.5 a game over 10 games). For Week 8 the call starts Brenton Strange over Chig Okonkwo.

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