Start Mike Gesicki or Brenton Strange? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Mike Gesicki over Brenton Strange in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Mike Gesicki at 8.7 points and Brenton Strange at 8.5, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.7 fantasy points for Mike Gesicki, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market gives Mike Gesicki a 28% chance to score a touchdown (15 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Brenton Strange, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Brenton Strange at 33.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 24% chance to score a touchdown (14, 14 and 16 market sources).

That puts Mike Gesicki 0.2 points ahead of Brenton Strange on the market projections.

Injury status

Mike Gesicki is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Mike Gesicki played 46 percent of CIN snaps, drew 10 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Mike Gesicki, Week 1 against TB: 21 of 64 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 78 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 2 against HOU: 21 of 60 snaps, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Mike Gesicki, Week 3 against PIT: 29 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mike Gesicki, Week 4 against JAX: 47 of 76 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 40 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 4, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 18 percent of the targets, earned 16 percent of the air yards and had 6 percent of the red zone chances.

Brenton Strange, Week 1 against CLE: 39 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 23 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mike Gesicki played 13 games for CIN and scored 70.7 PPR points, 5.4 a game, finishing TE41.

He caught 28 of 42 targets for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 244 air yards.

He was on the field for 38 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 5 calls

• Start Mike Gesicki over Colston Loveland.
• Start Dalton Schultz over Mike Gesicki.
• Start Hunter Henry over Mike Gesicki.
• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start Brenton Strange over Colston Loveland.