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Brenton Strange signs three-year extension with Jaguars
By Ari Koslow
The Jaguars signed Brenton Strange to a three-year contract extension. (Source: Mike Garafolo on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact: The deal is worth “up to” $48 million with $25 million guaranteed. Strange missed five games last season, but emerged as a top threat in the passing game when he was healthy for Trevor Lawrence last season. Strange profiles as a borderline TE1 for fantasy managers with Nate Boerkircher and Tanner Koziol competing for snaps behind him.
Here’s Pat Fitzmaurice’s 2026 outlook for Strange:
Brenton Strange hit career highs in receptions (46), receiving yards (540) and TD catches (3) last season despite playing only 12 games. The 25-year-old Strange, a second-round draft pick in 2023, averaged an impressive 9.0 yards per target and a solid 1.58 yards per route run in an ascendant Jacksonville offense. Still, his fantasy impact was modest. Strange finished TE18 in half-point PPR fantasy points per game among TEs who played at least five games. Although his 2025 performance hints at greater fantasy potential, Strange may have to share snaps with other tight ends in Jacksonville. The Jaguars selected Nate Boerkircher in the second round and Tanner Koziol in the fifth round of this year’s draft. That suggests the Jaguars will use more multiple-TE sets this season, which wouldn’t necessarily be bad for Strange, but it somewhat clouds his fantasy outlook for 2026.
Tucker Kraft (knee) on track to be full go by Week 1
By Ari Koslow
Tucker Kraft is on track to be a full-go by Week 1 to begin the season. (Source: Matt Schneidman)
Fantasy Impact: Kraft could still begin training camp on the PUP list. He tore his ACL in Week 9 of last season. His status will need to be monitored heading into training camp.
Here’s Pat Fitzmaurice’s 2026 outlook for Kraft:
Tucker Kraft is coming back from an ACL tear and small meniscus tear that ended his 2025 season after eight games and torpedoed what was shaping up to be a monster season. After a breakout 2024 season in which he had 50 catches for 707 yards and seven touchdowns, Kraft was off to a torrid start last year, with 32 catches for 489 yards and six touchdowns before getting hurt against the Panthers in Week 9. Kraft was TE2 in fantasy scoring behind only Trey McBride when he went down. If Kraft is fully healthy, he could produce big numbers in 2026. The Packers have parted ways with WRs Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks, and they didn’t add any notable pass catchers in the offseason. Kraft averaged an astounding 2.33 yards per route run last season. He’s a beast after the catch who’s averaged 8.8 yards after catch per reception over his three-year career. Monitor the news on Kraft’s recovery over the summer and be prepared to pounce if he comes with an injury discount in 2026 fantasy drafts.
Kyle Pitts Sr. agrees to 3-year, $54 million extension with Falcons
By Garrett Ball
Kyle Pitts Sr. has agreed to a 3-year, $54 million extension with the Atlanta Falcons. (Source: Ian Rapoport on X)
Fantasy Impact: After coming off arguably his best season as a pro, Pitts gets the bag. He will operate as the teams second target behind Drake London and TE1 in a tight end friendly Stefanski system. It’s wheels up for the still young Pitts.
Here’s Pat Fitzmaurice’s 2026 outlook for Pitts:
Kyle Pitts entered the 2025 season with the reputation of being a perennial fantasy tease. The former No. 3 overall draft pick tried to rehabilitate his image with 88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns last year, good for a TE2 finish in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. Pitts scored three of his five touchdowns and had his only 100-yard game of the season in Week 15, when he erupted for 11 catches, 166 yards and three scores vs. the Buccaneers. It was Pitts’ best season since his 1,026-yard rookie campaign in 2021. The Falcons don’t have a lot of firepower at wide receiver beyond Drake London, so Pitts could very well be Atlanta’s No. 2 target earner this season. And while the QB duo of Michael Penix and Tua Tagovailoa doesn’t seem very appealing, it’s worth remembering that Mike Gesicki and Jonnu Smith had the best fantasy seasons of their careers with Tua as their primary QB.
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