George Kittle or Geno Smith: who should I start in Week 3?

Where the draft room stands

Drafters have formed no consensus on George Kittle: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 132nd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 121.

Drafters have formed no consensus on Geno Smith: he carries no ADP, and the board ranks him 133rd overall on the rest of his evidence.

In 2QB drafts he goes at ADP 122.

What the sportsbooks price

The books have George Kittle at 7.0 PPR points a game off 2 markets across 15 books. That is 70 percent of what a tight end's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

The books have Geno Smith at 14.3 PPR points a game off 4 markets across 17 books. That is 80 percent of what a quarterback's price needs, so it is a fragment of one rather than a projection.

George Kittle's price is not complete, so the two figures are not set against each other here.

This season through Week 2

Through Week 2, George Kittle has been on the field for 47 percent of SF snaps, drawn 16 percent of the targets and had 14 percent of the red zone chances.

He has taken 0 of the offence's 15 third down targets, had 0 of its 8 chances inside the five and seen 0 of its 3 two minute targets.

His 9 targets have averaged 9.8 air yards.

In Week 1 against LAR he caught 2 of 5 targets for 12 yards and did not score.

In Week 2 against MIA he caught 4 of 4 targets for 80 yards and scored 1 touchdown.

Through Week 2, Geno Smith has been on the field for 100 percent of NYJ snaps, dropped back 74 times and thrown 6.6 air yards an attempt.

He has been sacked or hit on 9 of 74 dropbacks and scrambled 6 times.

In Week 1 against TEN he completed 19 of 24 passes for 215 yards, threw 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions and ran 3 times for 10 yards.

In Week 2 against GB he completed 27 of 40 passes for 247 yards, threw 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions and ran 5 times for 17 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025 Geno Smith played 15 games and scored 190.9 PPR points, 12.7 a game, finishing QB23.

He threw for 3025 yards on 448 attempts with 19 touchdowns and 17 interceptions, and ran for 109 yards and 0 touchdowns.

That came to 29.9 attempts a game at 6.8 yards an attempt.

He was on the field for 97 percent of the snaps in the games he played.

Geno Smith was available for 4 games more.

Side by side

In 2025 George Kittle scored 14.7 PPR points a game and Geno Smith 12.7, 2.0 a game between them.

George Kittle finished TE13 and Geno Smith QB23, which are two different ladders.

George Kittle is a tight end and Geno Smith a quarterback, so the question is which slot you fill first rather than which of them is better.

Byes and availability

George Kittle is off in Week 8 and Geno Smith in Week 13, so either can cover the other's bye.