George Kittle or Minnesota Defense: who to draft first
Both players' board rank, position rank, draft pick and bye, measured across live 2026 drafts.
Updated Aug 27, 2026 at 7:52 AM ET
The board takes George Kittle first, 1 spot ahead of Minnesota Defense. That crosses a tier break, tier 4 to tier 3, so the board order is the tiebreak rather than roster need. On the clock? Take George Kittle. If your TE room is full and you need a DEF, Minnesota Defense is one line down.
George Kittle
TE10 · SF · bye 8
- Overall rank
- 114
- Draft pick
- 10.02 (ADP 109.8 overall)
- Tier
- 4
Minnesota Defense
DEF5 · MIN · bye 6
- Overall rank
- 115
- Draft pick
- 10.02 (ADP 110.4 overall)
- Tier
- 3
The gap
- Spots apart on the board1
- Pick difference0.6 picks of ADP
- Tierstier 4 and tier 3
- Board size280 draftable players
Every figure here is consensus average draft position measured across live drafts, not an opinion. The verdict line above restates board order and the tier gap and nothing else. Where the round.pick form is shown it assumes a 12-team league.
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