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Start Kyle Pitts Sr. or Brenton Strange? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 4:51 AM ET.

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Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange

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Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE · ATL · vs CIN

Market projects
9.4
fantasy pts
CIN D vs TE
15.7
11th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share
55%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8
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Brenton Strange

TE · JAX · at BAL

Market projects
8.9
fantasy pts
BAL D vs TE
12.3
13th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
79%
Through Week 8
Target share
18%
Through Week 8

Should I drop Kyle Pitts Sr. for Brenton Strange?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange, 9.4 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Kyle Pitts Sr. at 9.4 points and Brenton Strange at 8.9, a gap of 0.6. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Kyle Pitts Sr. at ADP 84 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Kyle Pitts Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyle Pitts Sr. is 41 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (7, 7 and 7 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.9 fantasy points for Brenton Strange, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brenton Strange is 35 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (12, 11 and 11 market sources).

That puts Kyle Pitts Sr. 0.6 points ahead of Brenton Strange on the market projections.

Week 9 matchups

Kyle Pitts Sr. and ATL host CIN on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

CIN allowed 15.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 85 yards and no touchdowns a game against CIN.

Brenton Strange and JAX visit BAL on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

BAL allowed 12.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 7 games, the 13th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 39 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against BAL.

By points allowed to the position, Kyle Pitts Sr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Pitts Sr. is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 9

Through Week 8, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 55 percent of ATL snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 6 percent of the air yards and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 7 against SF: 38 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 22 yards, 1 touchdown.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 8 against TB: 5 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards.

Through Week 8, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Brenton Strange, Week 8 against IND: 2 targets and 2 catches for 55 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games for ATL and scored 210.8 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing TE2.

He caught 88 of 118 targets for 928 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 528 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 11.8 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 9 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Kyle Pitts Sr. for Brenton Strange?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Brenton Strange projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange, 9.4 to 8.9 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 9 game.

  • Should I drop Brenton Strange for Kyle Pitts Sr.?

    No. Keep Brenton Strange: he projects 79 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.8 a game over 9 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 63 (7.9 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange, 9.4 to 8.9 projected PPR points.

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