Start Brenton Strange or Dallas Goedert? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 8.6 points and Brenton Strange at 8.8, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Dallas Goedert at ADP 121 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.8 fantasy points for Brenton Strange, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brenton Strange is 38 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Dallas Goedert, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Dallas Goedert is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 8 and 12 market sources).

That puts Brenton Strange 0.2 points ahead of Dallas Goedert on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Brenton Strange and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and no touchdowns a game against HOU.

Dallas Goedert and PHI host CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 16.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 9th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 53 yards and a touchdown a game against CAR.

By points allowed to the position, Dallas Goedert has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Brenton Strange, Week 2 against DEN: 49 of 59 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 17 yards.

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.

Through Week 5, Dallas Goedert played 59 percent of PHI snaps, drew 17 percent of the targets, earned 12 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Dallas Goedert, Week 1 against WAS: 52 of 55 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 77 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Dallas Goedert, Week 2 against TEN: 19 of 76 snaps, 2 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 5 against JAX: 43 of 62 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 38 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, Dallas Goedert played 15 games for PHI and scored 185.1 PPR points, 12.3 a game, finishing TE7.

He caught 60 of 82 targets for 591 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 15 red zone targets and 357 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Brenton Strange.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Cade Otton.
• Start Dallas Goedert over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Colston Loveland over Dallas Goedert.