Start Adonai Mitchell or George Kittle? Week 3

Our Week 3 call

Start George Kittle over Adonai Mitchell in Week 3.

De-vigged player props project George Kittle at 10.9 points and Adonai Mitchell at 10.0, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. George Kittle's number is scaled up from a partial market: the books have not posted every stat the position needs, so the rest is estimated from what they have. Market coverage on George Kittle is 60 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 10.9 fantasy points for George Kittle, with 60 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books give George Kittle a 34% chance to score a touchdown (15 books).

Player prop markets imply 10.0 fantasy points for Adonai Mitchell, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.

The books have Adonai Mitchell at 47.5 receiving yards and 3.5 receptions, with a 25% chance to score a touchdown (15, 12 and 14 books).

That puts George Kittle 0.9 points ahead of Adonai Mitchell on the books.

Injury status

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Adonai Mitchell is listed as questionable with a finger injury.

Usage before Week 3

Through Week 2, Adonai Mitchell played 76 percent of NYJ snaps, drew 25 percent of the targets, earned 56 percent of the air yards and had 7 percent of the red zone chances.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 1 against TEN: 46 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 60 yards.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 2 against GB: 61 of 74 snaps, 12 targets and 6 catches for 63 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Adonai Mitchell played 16 games for NYJ and scored 87.9 PPR points, 5.5 a game, finishing WR73.

He caught 33 of 74 targets for 453 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 7 red zone targets and 373 air yards.

He was on the field for 50 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Adonai Mitchell, Week 18 of 2025 against BUF: 3 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Their other Week 3 calls

• Start George Kittle over Davante Adams.
• Start George Kittle over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Denzel Boston over George Kittle.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Davante Adams.
• Start Adonai Mitchell over Deebo Samuel Sr..
• Start Denzel Boston over Adonai Mitchell.