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Start Hunter Henry or Brenton Strange? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 7:21 AM ET.

Start Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange

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Hunter Henry

TE · NE · at MIA

Market projects
8.6
recent weeks avg
MIA D vs TE
21.1
3rd most to TEs (2026)
Upside
High
100 of 100 at TE
Snap share
73%
Through Week 7
Target share
15%
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 Hunter Henry for Brenton Strange?

Not on these numbers alone. Hunter Henry 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 Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Hunter Henry at 8.6 points and Brenton Strange at 8.6, a gap of 0.0. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Hunter Henry this week yet, so his 8.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (9.6, 7.3 and 8.9); 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 Hunter Henry at ADP 183 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

No Week 8 player market is posted for Hunter Henry yet. His market-based projections were 9.6, 7.3 and 8.9 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.6, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Hunter Henry 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 (6 market sources).

That puts Hunter Henry 0.0 points ahead of Brenton Strange on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

Hunter Henry and NE visit MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 21.1 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 75 yards and a touchdown a game against MIA.

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, Hunter Henry has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Hunter Henry is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

Through Week 7, Hunter Henry played 73 percent of NE snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 9 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Hunter Henry, Week 4 against BUF: 49 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 62 yards.

Hunter Henry, Week 5 against LV: 48 of 75 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards, 1 touchdown.

Hunter Henry, Week 6 against NYJ: 52 of 68 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 48 yards, 1 touchdown.

Hunter Henry, Week 7 against CHI: 41 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 7 catches for 71 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, Hunter Henry played 17 games for NE and scored 178.8 PPR points, 10.5 a game, finishing TE9.

He caught 60 of 87 targets for 768 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 22 red zone targets and 433 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 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 Hunter Henry for Brenton Strange?

    Not on these numbers alone. Hunter Henry 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 Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.

  • Should I drop Brenton Strange for Hunter Henry?

    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 Hunter Henry 86 (9.6 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Hunter Henry over Brenton Strange.

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