Should I drop Brenton Strange for Mark Andrews?

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 Mark Andrews 83 (9.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.

Start Mark Andrews or Brenton Strange? Week 8

Updated Oct 27, 2:06 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 9 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange

Andrews projects lower, 8.1 to 8.6, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 137 for Andrews, 202 for Strange.

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Mark Andrews

TE · BAL · at BUF

Market projects: 8.1; recent weeks avg
BUF D vs TE: 15.3; 12th most to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 74 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 65%; Through Week 7
Target share: 19%; 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 Mark Andrews for Brenton Strange?

Not on these numbers alone. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.

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Our Week 8 call

Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange in Week 8.

Market-based projections have Mark Andrews at 8.1 points and Brenton Strange at 8.6, a gap of 0.4. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Mark Andrews still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 137 against 202, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Mark Andrews this week yet, so his 8.1 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (8.2, 7.9 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.

What the market projects

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).

No Week 8 player market is posted for Mark Andrews yet. His market-based projections were 8.2, 7.9 and 8.3 points in Weeks 5, 6 and 7, an average of 8.1, which stands in until his Week 8 market posts.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 0.4 touchdowns (7 market sources).

That puts Brenton Strange 0.4 points ahead of Mark Andrews on these projections.

Week 8 matchups

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.

Mark Andrews and BAL visit BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 15.3 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 12th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 78 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

By points allowed to the position, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 8

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.

Through Week 7, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 6 against CLE: 41 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 7 against CIN: 38 of 67 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 23 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, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 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 Mark Andrews for Brenton Strange?
Not on these numbers alone. Mark Andrews projects 83 market-implied PPR points from Week 8 through Week 17 (9.2 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 Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.
Should I drop Brenton Strange for Mark Andrews?
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 Mark Andrews 83 (9.2 a game over 9 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 8 the call starts Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.

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