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Brenton Strange Jacksonville Jaguars · #85

Tight End · 6' 4", 253 lbs · Parkersburg, WV · Age 26

Brenton Strange is a Tight End for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 61st overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 167 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 61st overall4-yr veteran
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Jacksonville Jaguars · #85 · Tight End
Brenton Strange
Season avg14 rec · 167 yds · 1 td
Career avg105 rec · 1,153 yds · 7 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
14rec
167yds
1td
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Scouting report

Brenton Strange — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Brenton Strange is a Tight End for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 61st overall, 2023. In 2026 he caught 14 passes for 167 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
Excellent · offense
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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Big-play
Excellent · offense
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Target share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Brenton Strange stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #63 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
116Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Brenton Strange — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
167 YDS
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Volume
14 REC
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Big-play
11.9 Y/R
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Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Brenton Strange

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
29
rec
16–42
335
rec yds
186–485
2
td
1–3
38
targets
21–55
9
games
4–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 14 → projected 29 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
+0.3
Net vs last season+15.3 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 12 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Brenton Strange career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202314535197.0
2024174041125310.3
2025124654036011.7
2026 in progress · 4 games41416711811.9
Career471051,1537140
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
94off index
99def index
+59net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (94), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 91, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Brenton Strange

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-12-27

The beginning

Brenton Strange is a Tight End for the Jacksonville Jaguars, in his 4th NFL season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Turning pro

Drafted 61st overall, 2023 as a Tight End.

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Brenton Strange is a Jacksonville Jaguars tight end, drafted 61st overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 105 passes for 1,153 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 14 passes for 167 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

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Strange's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
253 lbs
Draft
61st overall, 2023
Born
Parkersburg, WV
Age
26
Jersey
#85
Background

Brenton Strange is from Parkersburg, WV and is 26 years old. He was drafted 61st overall, 2023 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 253 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 105 passes for 1,153 yards and 7 touchdowns. Strange is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.

The person

Brenton Strange is a rotational tight end who has caught 105 passes for 1,153 yards and 7 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving105 career receptions for 1,153 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Best season46 catches for 540 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree61st overall, 2023.
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FAQ

Brenton Strange — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Brenton Strange, answered.

What position does Brenton Strange play?
Brenton Strange is a Tight End for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When was Brenton Strange drafted?
Brenton Strange was drafted 61st overall, 2023.
How many seasons has Brenton Strange played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Brenton Strange's career stats?
He has caught 105 passes for 1,153 yards and 7 touchdowns.
Brenton Strange career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
79%
of offensive snaps
Target share
18%
WOPR 0.38
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs CLE
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
63
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs CLEW2 @ DENW3 vs NEW4 @ CINW5 vs PHIW6 vs HOUW7 · BYEW8 vs INDW9 @ BALW10 @ TENW11 @ NYGW12 vs TENW13 @ CHIW14 vs PITW15 @ HOUW16 @ DALW17 vs WASW18 @ IND

Each week grades Brenton Strange's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
3
since 2023
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk12 · Hip (Questionable)2025 Wk11 · Hip (Out)2024 Wk17 · Shoulder2024 Wk16 · Shoulder2023 Wk17 · Foot2023 Wk16 · Foot (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Brenton Strange head-to-head

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