Start Kyle Pitts Sr. or Brock Bowers? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Brock Bowers over Kyle Pitts Sr.
- MIA D vs TE
- 9.2
- 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
- PIT D vs TE
- 0.0
- fewest to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Brock Bowers over Kyle Pitts Sr. in Week 1.
Neither player has a posted player market for this week, so this call is ADP and news based rather than priced against the betting market. Drafters take Brock Bowers at ADP 35.2 overall and Kyle Pitts Sr. at 76.5.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Brock Bowers in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kyle Pitts Sr. in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Brock Bowers and LV host MIA.
MIA allowed 9.2 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and no touchdowns against MIA.
Kyle Pitts Sr. and ATL visit PIT.
PIT allowed 0.0 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 0 yards and no touchdowns against PIT.
By points allowed to the position, Brock Bowers has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Brock Bowers was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Kyle Pitts Sr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
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.
Brock Bowers, Week 16 of 2025 against HOU: 53 of 54 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 touchdown, 14.3 PPR points.
Brock Bowers, Week 15 of 2025 against PHI: 38 of 42 snaps, 8 targets and 6 catches for 28 yards, 8.8 PPR points.
In 2025, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games for ATL and scored 210.8 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing TE2.
He caught 88 of 118 targets for 928 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 528 air yards.
He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 11.8 PPR points.
Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 49 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 67 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.
Their other Week 1 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
TE6 · ATL · bye 11
2025 vs rec yds line 7-10
- Overall rank
- 103
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
Ranked behind
TE22 · LV · bye 13
2025 vs rec yds line 3-9
- Overall rank
- 173
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 5
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 1, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board70
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 3 and tier 5
- Board size244 draftable players
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