Start George Kittle or David Njoku? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start George Kittle over David Njoku
- LAR D vs TE
- 7.1
- 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
- ARI D vs TE
- 16.0
- 11th most to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start George Kittle over David Njoku 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 George Kittle at ADP 116.7 overall and David Njoku at 136.0.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Kittle in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for David Njoku in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
George Kittle and SF visit LAR.
LAR allowed 7.1 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 8th fewest in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 31 yards and no touchdowns against LAR.
David Njoku and LAC host ARI.
ARI allowed 16.0 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 11th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 90 yards and no touchdowns against ARI.
By points allowed to the position, David Njoku has the softer matchup.
Injury status
George Kittle was listed as questionable when the call was made.
David Njoku was not on the injury report when the call was made.
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.
George Kittle, Week 18 of 2025 against SEA: 40 of 42 snaps, 7 targets and 5 catches for 29 yards, 7.9 PPR points.
George Kittle, Week 16 of 2025 against IND: 41 of 66 snaps, 8 targets and 7 catches for 115 yards, 1 touchdown, 24.5 PPR points.
George Kittle, Week 15 of 2025 against TEN: 71 of 74 snaps, 9 targets and 8 catches for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 22.8 PPR points.
In 2025, David Njoku played 12 games for CLE and scored 86.3 PPR points, 7.2 a game, finishing TE34.
He caught 33 of 48 targets for 293 yards and 4 touchdowns, with 8 red zone targets and 133 air yards.
He was on the field for 64 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
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