Brenton Strange vs Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta holds a 50.6% edge in Superflex dynasty value.Updated 9/17/2026
THE CASE FOR STRANGE
Strange is a cheap, starting-caliber TE bet whose cost bakes in most of the downside, so any meaningful target growth becomes immediate profit. Jacksonville has room for a secondary pass-catcher to matter, and he doesn’t need to be a top-2 option to beat his price at TE. At TE15-ish cost, he’s the kind of portfolio play that can become a weekly streamer/TE2 with upside without paying the elite premium.
THE CASE FOR LAPORTA
LaPorta has already posted an elite fantasy ceiling at the position, which is the hardest thing to buy in dynasty TE markets. Detroit’s offense is stable and high-scoring, giving him consistent TD and red-zone equity even when target share fluctuates. You’re paying for proven difference-making weekly edge, not a projection, and that’s rare at TE.
VERDICT BY TEAM SITUATION
LaPorta—pay for the weekly advantage at a scarce position if you’re trying to win now.
Strange—take the massive discount and chase value growth while allocating premium capital to more predictable rebuild assets.
It’s only close if you need the extra 1st+ tier of value elsewhere; otherwise LaPorta’s proven ceiling justifies the 44% premium.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Worth more?
LaPorta is clearly worth more, and the market gap (about 44%) is broadly justified by his proven elite output.
Trade?
Move Strange + a 2nd (or Strange + a flex-type) for LaPorta where possible; if buying Strange, do it for a 3rd/throw-in price tier.
Superflex?
In SF, elite TEs still matter but QBs/WRs dominate pricing, so LaPorta is a luxury buy while Strange is the better pure value swing.
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