Start Tucker Kraft or Brenton Strange? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Tucker Kraft over Brenton Strange in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Tucker Kraft at 11.3 points and Brenton Strange at 8.5, a gap of 2.8.

What the market projects

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 34.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 23% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 14 market sources).

Player markets imply 11.3 fantasy points for Tucker Kraft, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Tucker Kraft at 49.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 27% chance to score a touchdown (16, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Tucker Kraft 2.8 points ahead of Brenton Strange on the market projections.

Injury status

Brenton Strange is not on the injury report.

Tucker Kraft is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

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.

Through Week 4, Tucker Kraft played 82 percent of GB snaps, drew 16 percent of the targets, earned 10 percent of the air yards and had 11 percent of the red zone chances.

Tucker Kraft, Week 1 against MIN: 45 of 68 snaps, 6 targets and 3 catches for 65 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 2 against NYJ: 58 of 59 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 3 against ATL: 50 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 26 yards.

Tucker Kraft, Week 4 against TB: 55 of 60 snaps, 1 carry for 3 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 42 yards, 1 touchdown.

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, Tucker Kraft played 8 games for GB and scored 117.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE24.

He caught 32 of 44 targets for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 145 air yards.

He was on the field for 86 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Brenton Strange over AJ Barner.
• Start Brenton Strange over Cade Otton.
• Start Brenton Strange over Colston Loveland.
• Start Brock Bowers over Tucker Kraft.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Cade Otton.
• Start Tucker Kraft over Colston Loveland.