Start George Kittle or Colston Loveland? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:46 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Colston Loveland over George Kittle

Loveland projects lower, 11.2 to 12.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 71 for Loveland, 92 for Kittle.

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Colston Loveland

TE · CHI · vs NE

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Market projects: 11.2; fantasy pts
NE D vs TE: 9.9; 11th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 85%; Through Week 6
Target share: 15%; Through Week 6

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George Kittle

TE · SF · at ATL

Market projects: 12.3; recent weeks avg
ATL D vs TE: 14.6; 14th most to TEs (2026)
Snap share: 73%; Through Week 5
Target share: 20%; Through Week 5

Should I drop Colston Loveland for George Kittle?

Yes, on the rest of the season. George Kittle projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over George Kittle. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Colston Loveland over George Kittle in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Colston Loveland at 11.2 points and George Kittle at 12.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Colston Loveland still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 71 against 92, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for George Kittle this week yet, so his 12.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (13.2 and 11.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for George Kittle yet. His market-based projections were 13.2 and 11.3 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 12.3, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

Player markets imply 11.2 fantasy points for Colston Loveland, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Colston Loveland is 44 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (13, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts George Kittle 1.1 points ahead of Colston Loveland on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

George Kittle and SF visit ATL on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

ATL allowed 14.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 14th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against ATL.

Colston Loveland and CHI host NE on Thursday at 8:15 PM ET.

NE allowed 9.9 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 45 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against NE.

By points allowed to the position, George Kittle has the softer matchup.

Injury status

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Colston Loveland is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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.

Through Week 6, Colston Loveland played 85 percent of CHI snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 13 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

Colston Loveland, Week 3 against PHI: 57 of 72 snaps, 4 targets and 4 catches for 31 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 4 against NYJ: 86 of 93 snaps, 9 targets and 6 catches for 57 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 5 against GB: 55 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 19 yards.

Colston Loveland, Week 6 against ATL: 7 targets and 6 catches for 65 yards, 1 touchdown.

Their 2025 seasons

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.

In 2025, Colston Loveland played 16 games for CHI and scored 165.1 PPR points, 10.3 a game, finishing TE12.

He caught 58 of 82 targets for 713 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 463 air yards.

He was on the field for 63 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Colston Loveland for George Kittle?
Yes, on the rest of the season. George Kittle projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over George Kittle. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop George Kittle for Colston Loveland?
No. Keep George Kittle: he projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 10 games), Colston Loveland 91 (9.1 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Colston Loveland over George Kittle.