Should I drop Brenton Strange for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Not on these numbers alone. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games) and Harold Fannin Jr. 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. or Brenton Strange? Week 8

Updated Oct 26, 8:31 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at PIT

Market projects: 9.4; recent weeks avg
PIT D vs TE: 10.9; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 81 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 83%; Through Week 7
Target share: 26%; 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 Harold Fannin Jr. for Brenton Strange?

Not on these numbers alone. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games) and Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Harold Fannin Jr. at 9.4 points and Brenton Strange at 8.6, a gap of 0.8. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. this week yet, so his 9.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.8, 10.0 and 8.3); 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 Harold Fannin Jr. at ADP 73 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Harold Fannin Jr. yet. His market-based projections were 9.8, 10.0 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 9.4, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

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).

That puts Harold Fannin Jr. 0.8 points ahead of Brenton Strange on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit PIT on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

PIT allowed 10.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against PIT.

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, Brenton Strange has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Harold Fannin Jr. played 83 percent of CLE snaps, drew 26 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 7 against TEN: 58 of 70 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 91 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, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

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 Harold Fannin Jr. for Brenton Strange?
Not on these numbers alone. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 86 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 9 games) and Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange.
Should I drop Brenton Strange for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Not on these numbers alone. Brenton Strange projects 87 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (8.7 a game over 10 games) and Harold Fannin Jr. 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Harold Fannin Jr. over Brenton Strange.

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