Start Dallas Goedert or Brenton Strange? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 11:41 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

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Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange

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Dallas Goedert

TE · PHI · at WAS

Market projects: 10.5; recent weeks avg
WAS D vs TE: 21.5; 2nd most to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 99 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 67%; Through Week 7
Target share: 18%; Through Week 7

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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; 94 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 79%; Through Week 6
Target share: 19%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Dallas Goedert for Brenton Strange?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange. So make the move after his Week 8 game.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Dallas Goedert at 10.5 points and Brenton Strange at 8.6, a gap of 1.9. No player market is posted for Dallas Goedert this week yet, so his 10.5 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.9, 8.8 and 12.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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. Drafters take Dallas Goedert at ADP 121 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Dallas Goedert yet. His market-based projections were 9.9, 8.8 and 12.7 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 10.5, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

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 (6 market sources).

That puts Dallas Goedert 1.9 points ahead of Brenton Strange on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Dallas Goedert and PHI visit WAS on Sunday at 8:20 PM ET.

WAS allowed 21.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 2nd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 74 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against WAS.

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.

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

Injury status

Dallas Goedert is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Dallas Goedert played 67 percent of PHI snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Dallas Goedert, Week 6 against CAR: 52 of 64 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 61 yards.

Dallas Goedert, Week 7 against DAL: 48 of 62 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 48 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

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.

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 Dallas Goedert for Brenton Strange?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange. So make the move after his Week 8 game.
Should I drop Brenton Strange for Dallas Goedert?
No. Keep Brenton Strange: he projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games), Dallas Goedert 59 (6.5 a game over 9 games). For Week 8 the call starts Dallas Goedert over Brenton Strange.

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