Start Brenton Strange or Pat Freiermuth? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brenton Strange over Pat Freiermuth in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brenton Strange at 8.8 points and Pat Freiermuth at 8.4, a gap of 0.4. 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 8.8 fantasy points for Brenton Strange, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brenton Strange is 38 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.4 fantasy points for Pat Freiermuth, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Pat Freiermuth is 36 receiving yards and 3-4 receptions, with a 22% chance to score a touchdown (10, 9 and 13 market sources).

That puts Brenton Strange 0.4 points ahead of Pat Freiermuth on the market projections.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Pat Freiermuth is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brenton Strange played 79 percent of JAX snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

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.

Brenton Strange, Week 5 against PHI: 58 of 72 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 68 yards.

Through Week 5, Pat Freiermuth played 69 percent of PIT snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 14 percent of the air yards and had 18 percent of the red zone chances.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 2 against NE: 46 of 70 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 32 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 3 against CIN: 37 of 62 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 4 against CLE: 54 of 72 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 17 yards, 1 touchdown.

Pat Freiermuth, Week 5 against IND: 41 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 2 touchdowns.

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, Pat Freiermuth played 17 games for PIT and scored 113.6 PPR points, 6.7 a game, finishing TE25.

He caught 41 of 54 targets for 486 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 9 red zone targets and 231 air yards.

He was on the field for 49 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over AJ Barner.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over Cade Otton.
• Start Pat Freiermuth over Chig Okonkwo.