Start Kyle Pitts Sr. or George Kittle? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over George Kittle
- PIT D vs TE
- 0.0
- fewest to TEs (2026)
- LAR D vs TE
- 7.1
- 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over George Kittle 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 Kyle Pitts Sr. at ADP 84 and George Kittle at 89.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Kyle Pitts Sr. in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Kittle in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
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.
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.
By points allowed to the position, George Kittle has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Kyle Pitts Sr. was not on the injury report when the call was made.
George Kittle was not on the injury report when the call was made.
Their 2025 seasons
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.
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.
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
TE7 · SF · bye 8
2025 vs catches line 5-6
- Overall rank
- 104
- Draft pick
- no consensus
- Tier
- 3
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 board1
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tiersboth in tier 3
- Board size244 draftable players
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