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Brenton Strange
TE · JACStats & schedule ›8.4FF projected
↑ +0.5 vs ESPN
vs INDSun 1:00 PM ET
Should I start Brenton Strange or Sam LaPorta this week? Week 8 Half-PPR (2026)
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Start Brenton Strange
Week 8 · Half-PPR
Brenton Strange averaged 7.7 targets per game across the last 3 recorded games, compared with 7.3 for Sam LaPorta. More opportunities provide another route to fantasy points. Brenton Strange receives the better positional matchup adjustment (0% versus -10%).
Forecast updated · Half-PPR
vs INDTHE ALTERNATIVE
Sam LaPorta
TE · DETStats & schedule ›8.2FF projected
↓ -0.5 vs ESPN
vs MINSun 1:00 PM ET
Brenton Strange
FF8.4 FP
Boosted Trees7.8 FP
Workload10.4 FP
Monte Carlo10.4 FP
- Recent scoring average: 8.6 FP.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 6.2 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Last 3 recorded games: 7.7 targets per game.
Sam LaPorta
FF8.2 FP
Boosted Trees6.9 FP
Workload8.9 FP
Monte Carlo8.8 FP
- His prior three-game scoring average was 17.3 FP. Compared with holding recent form level with the forecast, that scoring history shifts the tree estimate down 3.0 FP. This isolates model sensitivity, not a guaranteed football outcome.
- Recent scoring average: 9.8 FP.
- The MIN defensive matchup changes the FF estimate down 10%.
- The saved workload scenario allocates 5.9 targets and 0.0 carries. These are conditional estimates, not confirmed opportunities.
- Return scenarios include Amon-Ra St. Brown; their availability can redistribute the workload.
- Last 3 recorded games: 7.3 targets per game.
Brenton Strange
Fortified8.4
ESPN7.9
Sleeper8.5
Brenton Strange faces IND in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 8.6 fantasy points.
Sam LaPorta
Fortified8.2
ESPN8.7
Sleeper9.0
Sam LaPorta faces MIN in Week 8. Recent scoring average: 9.8 fantasy points. The position-specific defensive matchup adjusts the forecast down 10%.
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