Is Brenton Strange playing this week?
No injury designationBrenton Strange has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Cincinnati Bengals.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Flex option. CIN's defense has allowed 59% more points to TEs than the league average.
Why we say flex
- Projected 4.8 points, #15 among TEs this week: a flex-range play (straight starts run through #12).
- CIN's defense has allowed 59% more points to TEs than the league average.
- Averaging 3.3 targets a game.
- Played 77% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 5.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~25 pts
- Vegas line
- JAX underdogs by 2.5
- Game total
- 51.5
- CIN vs TEs
- 59% more points
- Last game snaps
- 77%
All week 4 tight end rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
6'4"
Weight
253 lb
College
Penn State
Experience
3 seasons
Draft
2023 · Pick #61 (JAX)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?EPA / play
-0.048
Success rate
60%
WPA (sum)
-0.07
Opponent adj.
0.110
Plays graded
10
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.