Head to head
Jake Ferguson or Brenton Strange?
Jake Ferguson and Brenton Strange are a near-tie on 2025 production (8.7 vs 7.9 half-PPR PPG). At matching ADP, the pick comes down to your roster build, not a market tiebreak.
Our read, framed from the cited 2025 data below — opinion, not a projection.
Metric by metric
The tale of the tape
| Jake Ferguson | Metric | Brenton Strange |
|---|---|---|
| 137.7 (TE13) | ADP | 140.7 (TE14) |
| 145 | Overall ADP rank | 148 |
| 8.7 | Fantasy points / game | 7.9 |
| 16.5% | Target share | — |
| 8.9% | Target share, last 3 games (2025) | — |
| 97 | Sleeper search rank | 104 |
Purple marks the better figure. A dash means the engine did not cite that metric for that player. 2025 regular season via nflverse · ADP via Fantasy Football Calculator.
The consensus read
The market separates them by a hair — Jake Ferguson at ADP 137.7, Brenton Strange at ADP 140.7. On 2025 production it is 8.7 vs 7.9 half-PPR points per game.
What has to be true
This call flips on beliefs you can check. Each one is tied to the exact data point that confirms or denies it, with its current value.
Strong move if you believe…
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Jake Ferguson's late-2025 target dip was matchup noise, not a role change
Checkpoint: target_share, last 3 games vs season (2025)
8.9% last 3 vs 16.5% season (2025)
Poor move if instead…
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Jake Ferguson's target share is fading from the season baseline
Checkpoint: target_share, last 3 games vs season (2025)
8.9% last 3 vs 16.5% season (2025)
Sources: Fantasy Football Calculator · Sleeper · nflverse. Every figure here is a value the analysis engine cited from the underlying data. Stats are 2025 regular season via nflverse (CC-BY 4.0); ADP via Fantasy Football Calculator.
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