The Jaguars have agreed to a three-year extension with TE Brenton Strange with a max value of $48 million and $25 million in guarantees, NFL Network reports. That’s the fifth-most guaranteed money on a TE contract in the league right now. The $16 million a year at max value would also rank fifth-highest. (We’ll see about the base numbers.)
What They're Saying
SI.com Jaguars writer John Shipley, back in early May: “Even with two new tight ends added [in the draft], there should not be questions about Strange, his role and value, and his likely production in 2026. Strange and his future extension are not getting moved by the influx of new names. Instead, the Jaguars are clearly hoping that injecting the room with talent should allow Strange to produce at an even higher level than before. … Strange is set to have an even better season this year than he did a year ago.”
2026 Fantasy Football Impact
Shipley does excellent work on the Jaguars, but I didn’t agree with his take above. And clearly I was wrong.
Jacksonville drafted Nate Boerkircher in Round 2, added Tanner Koziol in Round 5, and has WR Parker Washington’s rookie contract set to expire after the coming season. I did not expect the team to throw a bunch of money at Strange and did expect his numbers to suffer for all the 2026 competition.
But this extension says Strange should remain at least as big a piece of the offense.
He ranked third among Jaguars in receptions per game last year at 3.8 (behind WR Jakobi Meyers and WR Travis Hunter), despite losing five midseason contests to hip and quad injuries. From his Week 12 return through the playoff loss to Buffalo, Strange’s 15.3% target share also ranked third on the team, trailing Washington and Meyers.
It looks like we should expect him to fight for that third spot in targets and receptions this season. We’ll have to see what that means for the other competitors.
Strange looks more attractive now at his TE19 best ball ADP than he did before this extension news.
Dynasty Impact
The extension obviously helps Strange’s dynasty outlook as well, though it shouldn’t make as big a difference. Jacksonville allowing his rookie deal to expire would have simply allowed the former second-round pick to hit the free-agent market and choose his suitor.
Koziol takes the biggest dynasty hit. He arrived as the receiving hope between the new TEs but will now trail Strange on the depth chart for at least the next two seasons.
Other Winners & Losers
We weren’t expecting meaningful numbers from Jacksonville’s rookie TEs anyway, so no big loss on that front.
The big question will be how the Strange commitment plus the team’s excitement over Boerkircher impacts the WRs.
Brian Thomas Jr. lagged behind Washington and Meyers in usage and output over the second half of last season. He has said he’s now healthier, though, and ready to rebound.
Does Thomas move back toward the leading target share and high-level production of his rookie season? Does Washington continue the breakout that took shape over the final third of last season? Does the team play fewer three-WR sets and challenge the playing time of one or more wideouts?
We should start to get more answers during training camp and the preseason, but we’ll also likely have to watch how the offense evolves throughout the season. Any downshift in sets of 3+ WRs would most likely impact Washington more than Thomas or Meyers, because he spent the most time in the slot among that trio last year.
Fortunately, no Jacksonville WR is going earlier than WR31 in Underdog Fantasy ADP right now. Taking chances on any of them at cost is reasonable.
I like the multi-year reliability of Meyers best among the group -- especially after he got a multi-year extension late last season -- but you can check our WR rankings to see how we collectively align the group.
