Travis Kelce or Brenton Strange: Week 6 result

Updated Oct 19, 3:46 PM ET. Locked at kickoff. Graded after. Week 7 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Travis Kelce over Brenton Strange

Wrong: 9.3 to 9.4

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Travis Kelce

TE · KC · vs LAC · final

Market projected: 12.8; pre-game
LAC D vs TE: 9.8; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Rising; 77 of 100 at TE
Target share: 17%; Week 6
Scored: 9.3; PPR pts

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Brenton Strange

TE · JAX · vs HOU · final

Market projected: 8.8; pre-game
HOU D vs TE: 9.0; 6th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 95 of 100 at TE
Snap share: 76%; Week 6
Target share: 17%; Week 6
Scored: 9.4; PPR pts

Should I drop Brenton Strange for Travis Kelce?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games).

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Our Week 6 call

Start Travis Kelce over Brenton Strange in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Travis Kelce at 12.8 points and Brenton Strange at 8.8, a gap of 4.1. Drafters take Travis Kelce at ADP 113 and Brenton Strange at 202.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 12.9 fantasy points for Travis Kelce, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Travis Kelce is 54 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0-1 touchdowns (12, 11 and 13 market sources).

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, 3-4 receptions and 0.2 touchdowns (9, 12 and 13 market sources).

That puts Travis Kelce 4.1 points ahead of Brenton Strange on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Travis Kelce and KC host LAC on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

LAC allowed 9.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 48 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against LAC.

Brenton Strange and JAX host HOU on Sunday at 9:30 AM ET.

HOU allowed 9.0 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 6th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 46 yards and no touchdowns a game against HOU.

By points allowed to the position, Travis Kelce has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 4, Travis Kelce played 80 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 1 against DEN: 49 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 71 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 2 against IND: 68 of 80 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 101 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 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.

How Week 6 went

Travis Kelce scored 9.3 PPR points and Brenton Strange scored 9.4.

The call was wrong: Brenton Strange outscored Travis Kelce by 0.1.

Travis Kelce finished 3.5 points below the 12.9 the market projected.

Travis Kelce, Week 6 against LAC: 40 of 61 snaps, 5 targets and 4 catches for 53 yards, 9.3 PPR points.

Travis Kelce finished as the week's TE16 in PPR scoring.

Brenton Strange finished 0.6 points above the 8.8 the market projected.

Brenton Strange, Week 6 against HOU: 54 of 71 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 44 yards, 9.4 PPR points.

Brenton Strange finished as the week's TE15 in PPR scoring.

Their other Week 6 calls

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Drop or keep

Should I drop Brenton Strange for Travis Kelce?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Travis Kelce projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games).
Should I drop Travis Kelce for Brenton Strange?
No. Keep Travis Kelce: he projects 139 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.6 a game over 11 games), Brenton Strange 87 (8.7 a game over 10 games).