
Why: projected outside startable range
vs BAL: allows 10.9 PPR/g to TE, rank 26/32 (Tough). Trailing TE PPR allowed per game, weeks before 2026 W2. Descriptive context, never a model input.
Primary passer Tyler Shough. 2025 share of pass targets to TE (124/557). Descriptive context, never a model input.
2026 Week 1 consensus PPR projection (TE9), from tank01 getNFLProjections (consensus, PPR). Descriptive draft-prep context, not a start/sit call.
No prior games vs BAL in the record.
Snap %, target share and opportunities are descriptive usage: how the offense has deployed this player, not a forecast. Weeks shown: most recent 16.
TEschedule vs the rest of the league: 100 = league-average, >100 softer, <100 tougher; rank 1 = easiest of 32. Projected on 2025 defense. low-confidence early-season estimate. Descriptive context, not a start/sit call.
pic.twitter.com/JKPQY8pZom The closest comp to Strange may be Saints tight end Juwan Johnson, who signed a three-year extension worth $30 million before the 2026 season.
source ↗The Saints have already loaded the position with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, and third-round pick Oscar Delp, who is out this week with a hamstring injury.
source ↗| Week | Opp | Tgt | Rec | ReYd | ReTD | Snap% | Tgt% | PPR | Half | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 W1 | @ | 7 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 0% | 14% | – | – | – |
| 2025 W18 | @ | 5 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 75% | 15% | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
| 2025 W17 | @ | 4 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 72% | 15% | 13.5 | 11.5 | 9.5 |
| 2025 W16 | vs | 9 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 65% | 19% | 16.9 | 12.9 | 8.9 |
| 2025 W15 | vs | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 61% | 13% | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| 2025 W14 | @ | 4 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 53% | 20% | 7.8 | 5.8 | 3.8 |
| 2025 W13 | @ | 9 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 72% | 27% | 8.9 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| 2025 W12 | vs | 7 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 78% | 16% | 10.6 | 7.6 | 4.6 |
| 2025 W10 | @ | 4 | 4 | 92 | 1 | 50% | 15% | 19.2 | 17.2 | 15.2 |
| 2025 W9 | @ | 4 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 71% | 17% | 12.1 | 10.6 | 9.1 |
| 2025 W8 | vs | 8 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 76% | 16% | 10.3 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| 2025 W7 | @ | 7 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 71% | 23% | 12.9 | 10.4 | 7.9 |
| 2025 W6 | vs | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 71% | 8% | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 2025 W5 | vs | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 85% | 13% | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| 2025 W4 | @ | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 90% | 12% | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| 2025 W3 | @ | 8 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 90% | 20% | 11.1 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
| 2025 W2 | vs | 9 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 96% | 27% | 15.9 | 13.4 | 10.9 |
| 2025 W1 | vs | 11 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 99% | 27% | 15.6 | 11.6 | 7.6 |
Descriptive per-week usage and PPR output. Situational PBP cuts (red-zone, 3rd-down) and EPA/touch are planned for v2.
Based on 34 graded calls.
| Week | Opp | Call | Proj | Finish | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 W18 | FLEX | 8.7 | TE23 (7.1) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W17 | FLEX | 9.3 | TE8 (13.5) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W16 | FLEX | 9.0 | TE4 (16.9) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W15 | FLEX | 9.6 | TE22 (7.0) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W14 | FLEX | 9.8 | TE16 (7.8) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W13 | FLEX | 9.4 | TE16 (8.9) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W12 | FLEX | 9.7 | TE12 (10.6) | ✓ | |
| 2025 W10 | SIT | 8.3 | TE3 (19.2) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W9 | SIT | 7.9 | TE9 (12.1) | ✗ | |
| 2025 W8 | SIT | 7.5 | TE10 (10.3) | ✗ |
✓ and ✗ grade where a player finished, not his points: a call hits when he finished startable (top-24 RB/WR, top-12 QB/TE), even if he came in under his projection. How we grade