Start Brenton Strange or Evan Engram? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brenton Strange over Evan Engram in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brenton Strange at 8.8 points and Evan Engram at 5.8, a gap of 3.1.

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 and 3-4 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 5.8 fantasy points for Evan Engram, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Evan Engram is 22 receiving yards and 2-3 receptions, with a 14% chance to score a touchdown (12, 13 and 12 market sources).

That puts Brenton Strange 3.1 points ahead of Evan Engram on the market projections.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Evan Engram 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, Evan Engram played 58 percent of DEN snaps, drew 12 percent of the targets, earned 11 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Evan Engram, Week 2 against JAX: 32 of 62 snaps, 1 target and 1 catch for 17 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 3 against LAR: 40 of 67 snaps, 2 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 4 against SF: 44 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 1 catch for 6 yards.

Evan Engram, Week 5 against LAC: 30 of 62 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 55 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, Evan Engram played 16 games for DEN and scored 102.8 PPR points, 6.4 a game, finishing TE29.

He caught 50 of 76 targets for 461 yards and 1 touchdown, with 10 red zone targets and 159 air yards.

He was on the field for 42 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 Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start AJ Barner over Evan Engram.
• Start Brock Bowers over Evan Engram.
• Start Cade Otton over Evan Engram.