Start Brock Bowers or George Kittle? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Brock Bowers at 18.7 points and George Kittle at 15.5, a gap of 3.3.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 18.7 fantasy points for Brock Bowers, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Brock Bowers is 79 receiving yards and 6-7 receptions, with a 51% chance to score a touchdown (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for George Kittle, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Kittle is 64 receiving yards and 5-6 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (7, 9 and 12 market sources).

That puts Brock Bowers 3.3 points ahead of George Kittle on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Brock Bowers and LV host BUF on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

BUF allowed 12.8 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 15th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 60 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against BUF.

Injury status

Brock Bowers is listed as questionable with a knee injury.

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Brock Bowers played 78 percent of LV snaps, drew 30 percent of the targets, earned 34 percent of the air yards and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Brock Bowers, Week 3 against NO: 55 of 70 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 116 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 4 against KC: 69 of 84 snaps, 11 targets and 6 catches for 86 yards, 1 touchdown.

Brock Bowers, Week 5 against NE: 42 of 60 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 110 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 5, George Kittle played 73 percent of SF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 19 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

George Kittle, Week 2 against MIA: 25 of 52 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 80 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Kittle, Week 3 against ARI: 46 of 54 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns.

George Kittle, Week 4 against DEN: 60 of 66 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 70 yards, 1 touchdown.

George Kittle, Week 5 against SEA: 55 of 60 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 24 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Brock Bowers played 12 games for LV and scored 176.2 PPR points, 14.7 a game, finishing TE11.

He caught 64 of 86 targets for 680 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 16 red zone targets and 375 air yards.

He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, George Kittle played 11 games for SF 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 and 376 air yards.

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

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Brock Bowers over AJ Barner.
• Start Brock Bowers over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over Cole Kmet.
• Start George Kittle over AJ Barner.
• Start George Kittle over Brenton Strange.
• Start George Kittle over Colston Loveland.