Start Carnell Tate or Michael Pittman Jr.? Week 2
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Carnell Tate over Michael Pittman Jr.
- Books imply
- 8.6
- fantasy pts
- PHI D vs WR
- 36.7
- 11th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 21%
- Through Week 1
- NE D vs WR
- 33.1
- 12th most to WRs (2026)
- Snap share
- 88%
- Through Week 1
- Target share
- 8%
- Through Week 1
Our Week 2 call
Start Carnell Tate over Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 2.
Carnell Tate is priced by the books at 8.6 projected points. Michael Pittman Jr. has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Carnell Tate at ADP 75 and Michael Pittman Jr. at 74.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Michael Pittman Jr. in Week 2.
Player prop markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Carnell Tate, with 100 percent of the markets a WR needs posted.
Week 2 matchups
Michael Pittman Jr. and PIT visit NE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
NE allowed 33.1 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 12th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 161 yards and a touchdown against NE.
Carnell Tate and TEN host PHI on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
PHI allowed 36.7 fantasy points to WRs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.
Receivers caught passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns against PHI.
By points allowed to the position, Carnell Tate has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Michael Pittman Jr. is listed as questionable with a foot injury.
Carnell Tate is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 2
Through Week 1, Michael Pittman Jr. played 88 percent of PIT snaps, drew 8 percent of the targets, earned 8 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 1 against ATL: 59 of 67 snaps, 3 targets and 3 catches for 58 yards.
Through Week 1, Carnell Tate played 88 percent of TEN snaps, drew 21 percent of the targets, earned 35 percent of the air yards and had 0 percent of the red zone chances.
Carnell Tate, Week 1 against NYJ: 44 of 50 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 38 yards.
Their 2025 seasons
In 2025, Michael Pittman Jr. played 17 games for IND and scored 202.4 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing WR18.
He caught 80 of 111 targets for 784 yards and 7 touchdowns, with 12 red zone targets and 525 air yards.
He was on the field for 85 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 18 of 2025 against HOU: 4 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 3.1 PPR points.
Michael Pittman Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against JAX: 49 of 57 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.
Their other Week 2 calls
On the draft board
Ranked ahead
WR35 · TEN · bye 9
- Overall rank
- 86
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 11
Ranked behind
WR46 · PIT · bye 9
2025 vs rec yds line 5-12
- Overall rank
- 108
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 11
The board cards are draft figures, not the week's call. Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 2, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
The gap between them
- Spots apart on the board22
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 11
- Board size242 draftable players
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