The Jacksonville Jaguars will face the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 16. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Brenton Strange.
Is Brenton Strange Playing in Week 16?
Evidently, all of the targets hurled Strange’s way took a toll on his body. He was limited at all three days with a shoulder injury, but is not listed on the final injury report.
We’ll continue to monitor the Jaguars’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Brenton Strange in Week 16?
It’s a lost season for the Jaguars, but like the Panthers, this team has some young members of the passing game that have the remaining weeks to further their development.
Brian Thomas Jr. is obviously an NFL player and potentially a bona fide star as early as next season, but what about Strange? The 23-year-old former second-round pick will have as great a role as he can handle coming down the stretch this season, and he’s done nothing but show well for himself when given the opportunity.
Strange’s production in four career games with 20+ routes:
- 12.4 PPR points per game
- 19.6% on-field target share
- 25% target rate in the red zone
Once you get past the top seven tight ends on the board this week, there are questions aplenty. Travis Kelce has his December woes and maybe no Patrick Mahomes, Dalton Kincaid is still working his way back, Tucker Kraft has cleared 41 yards once since Halloween, and the only reason I’m stopping with examples there is because I value the time of our wonderful editing staff.
The point is that you could squint and rank Strange as a top-10 tight end in the fantasy playoffs. I’m not going that far quite yet, but if a few injury situations go south, I might get there by Sunday. This is a weather-proof game against a bad defense that is without its best player and playing on short rest.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 16 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Brenton Strange’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 16
As of Sunday morning, Strange is projected to score 9.5 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.5 receptions for 34.8 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Brenton Strange’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()