Start Brenton Strange or Dalton Schultz? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Brenton Strange over Dalton Schultz
Right: 10.3 to 7.5- 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
- Books imply
- 3.3
- fantasy pts
- BUF D vs TE
- 14.4
- 13th most to TEs (2026)
- Snap share
- 66%
- Week 1
- Target share
- 22%
- Week 1
- Scored
- 7.5
- PPR pts
Our Week 1 call
Start Brenton Strange over Dalton Schultz in Week 1.
Dalton Schultz is priced by the books at 3.3 projected points and Brenton Strange is not priced at all, so we are leaning on where drafters take them. Drafters take Brenton Strange at ADP 189 and Dalton Schultz at 221.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Brenton Strange in Week 1.
Player prop markets imply 3.3 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz, with 40 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.
Week 1 matchups
Brenton Strange and JAX host CLE.
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.
Dalton Schultz and HOU host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
BUF allowed 14.4 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 13th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 64 yards and no touchdowns against BUF.
By points allowed to the position, Dalton Schultz has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brenton Strange was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Dalton Schultz 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, Dalton Schultz played 17 games for HOU and scored 177.7 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE10.
He caught 82 of 106 targets for 777 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 419 air yards.
He was on the field for 72 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Dalton Schultz, Week 18 of 2025 against IND: 4 targets and 4 catches for 73 yards, 11.3 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz, Week 17 of 2025 against LAC: 51 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 19 yards, 4.9 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz, Week 16 of 2025 against LV: 46 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 35 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.5 PPR points.
How Week 1 went
Brenton Strange scored 10.3 PPR points and Dalton Schultz scored 7.5.
The call was right: Brenton Strange outscored Dalton Schultz by 2.8.
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.
Dalton Schultz finished 4.2 points above the 3.3 the props implied.
Dalton Schultz, Week 1 against BUF: 52 of 79 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 35 yards, 7.5 PPR points.
Dalton Schultz finished as the week's TE21 in PPR scoring.
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