Should I start A.J. Brown or George Kittle in Week 7?

The market-based projections

A.J. Brown's market-based projection is 15.4 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 12 market sources. That is the 28th highest figure of the 194 players with a market-based projection.

George Kittle's market-based projection is 15.4 PPR points a game, built from 3 markets across 5 market sources. That is the 29th highest figure of the 194 players with a market-based projection.

Where the draft room stands

Live drafts hold no current pick on A.J. Brown, and the board ranks him 19th overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 23.

Live drafts hold no current pick on George Kittle, and the board ranks him 21st overall on the rest of his evidence.

This season through Week 6

Through Week 6, A.J. Brown has been on the field for 60 percent of NE snaps, drawn 23 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 6 of the offence's 21 third down targets, had 0 of its 1 chance inside the five and seen 4 of its 15 two minute targets.

His 14 targets have averaged 8.4 air yards.

In Week 1 against SEA he caught 3 of 4 targets for 26 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against NYJ he caught 3 of 10 targets for 27 yards and did not score.

Through Week 6, George Kittle has been on the field for 75 percent of SF snaps, drawn 22 percent of the targets and had 15 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 5 of the offence's 43 third down targets, had 1 of its 19 chances inside the five and seen 6 of its 25 two minute targets.

His 36 targets have averaged 8.0 air yards.

In Week 4 against DEN he caught 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

In Week 5 against SEA he caught 5 of 6 targets for 24 yards and did not score.

In Week 6 against WAS he caught 5 of 8 targets for 69 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025 A.J. Brown played 15 games and scored 220.3 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing WR11.

He caught 78 of 121 targets for 1003 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 8.1 targets a game, a 64 percent catch rate and 12.9 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 91 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

In 2025 George Kittle played 11 games and scored 161.5 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE13.

He caught 57 of 69 targets for 628 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets.

That came to 6.3 targets a game, a 83 percent catch rate and 11.0 yards a catch.

He was on the field for 80 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

A.J. Brown was available for 4 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 they scored the same 14.7 PPR points a game.

A.J. Brown finished WR11 and George Kittle TE13, which are two different ladders.

A.J. Brown is a wide receiver and George Kittle a tight end, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

A.J. Brown is off in Week 11 and George Kittle in Week 8, so either can cover the other's bye.

A.J. Brown is listed as questionable on the injury report.

What would change the answer

0.0 points a game is the entire case. The market restates it every week, and a line that moves moves the order with it.

The draft market is the half that is missing: when live drafts hold these two again they can order them differently from the projection, and this page will follow the drafts rather than the market-based projection when they do.