The Jacksonville Jaguars will face the Tennessee Titans in Week 17. 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 17?
The Jaguars new TE1 was listed as limited on Wednesday’s estimated practice report with his shoulder injury. He continued that same designation on Thursday but was a full participant on Friday. He will be playing on Sunday.
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 17?
Strange put up 18.3 PPR points on plenty of benches in Week 15 and then busted with a 2.2-point outing on Sunday in Las Vegas when we were ready to trust him.
Ugh.
I was ready to fire up “Ponzi Scheme Strange” as a nickname, and I still like the ring it has, but I don’t believe it. The fact of the matter is that the Jaguars simply didn’t view him as valuable in this spot.
One week after being on the field for 80.5% of Jacksonville’s offensive snaps, Strange’s role was reduced to 50.8%, resulting in just 15 routes run. When fully extended, we still have this trend from last week:
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
I can’t pretend to know what is going on in the Jacksonville coaching rooms, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say that scoring seven points on your final nine drives against the Raiders wasn’t the result they were hoping for.
The Titans allow the second-highest opponent passer rating when their opponents reach the red zone (112.7). I’m hopeful that Strange’s participation increases OR that the value of his routes improves — if we get both, that is how you walk into significant DFS value.
He’s too thin of a play for me in season-long formats, but I’m not fully selling in my stock just yet.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Brenton Strange’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Sunday morning, Strange is projected to score 9.4 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 3.4 receptions for 34.2 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 ()