Brenton StrangeorSam LaPorta?
Week 8 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.
Our call
Lean Brenton Strange
Brenton Strange outscores Sam LaPorta in 50% of simulations.
That's close to a coin flip: Sam LaPorta comes out ahead in the other 50%. Lean Brenton Strange, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Sam LaPorta projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Brenton Strange has the better matchup against the Indianapolis Colts (8% more than average to TEs); Sam LaPorta faces the Minnesota Vikings (34% fewer than average to TEs).
Range of outcomes, half-PPR
- Floor
- 3.3
- Median
- 7.5
- Ceiling
- 14.8
- Big game (15+):
- 9%
- Dud (under 5):
- 25%
- Floor
- 2.8
- Median
- 7.5
- Ceiling
- 15.7
- Big game (15+):
- 12%
- Dud (under 5):
- 28%
Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.
Share this
| Stat | Brenton StrangeTE, JAX, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET | Sam LaPortaTE, DET, Sun, Nov 1, 1:00 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
| Half-PPR projection | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| PPR projection | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Standard projection | 6.1 | 6.9 |
| Rank this week | TE10 | TE9 |
| Matchup | vs IND | vs MIN |
| Injury | None | None |
| 2026 points per game | 7.8 | 10.9 |
| Last season per game | 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Snap share, last game | 76% | 97% |
| Trade value | — | 16 |