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Start George Kittle or Sam LaPorta? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 3:11 AM ET.

Start Sam LaPorta over George Kittle

LaPorta projects lower, 12.0 to 12.3, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 111 for LaPorta, 92 for Kittle.

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Sam LaPorta

TE · DET · vs GB

Market projects
12.0
fantasy pts
GB D vs TE
9.6
8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Snap share
88%
Through Week 5
Target share
20%
Through Week 5
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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 Sam LaPorta for George Kittle?

Not on these numbers alone. Sam LaPorta projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 11 games) and George Kittle 131 (13.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over George Kittle.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Sam LaPorta over George Kittle in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Sam LaPorta at 12.0 points and George Kittle at 12.3, a gap of 0.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Sam LaPorta still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 111 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 12.0 fantasy points for Sam LaPorta, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Sam LaPorta is 50 receiving yards, 4-5 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (5, 5 and 7 market sources).

That puts George Kittle 0.2 points ahead of Sam LaPorta 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.

Sam LaPorta and DET host GB on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

GB allowed 9.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 8th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and 0.4 touchdowns a game against GB.

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

Injury status

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Sam LaPorta 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 5, Sam LaPorta played 88 percent of DET snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 13 percent of the red zone chances.

Sam LaPorta, Week 2 against BUF: 64 of 65 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 52 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 3 against NYJ: 60 of 65 snaps, 4 targets and 3 catches for 44 yards.

Sam LaPorta, Week 4 against CAR: 56 of 71 snaps, 13 targets and 8 catches for 84 yards, 1 touchdown.

Sam LaPorta, Week 5 against ARI: 59 of 66 snaps, 5 targets and 5 catches for 88 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, Sam LaPorta played 9 games for DET and scored 106.9 PPR points, 11.9 a game, finishing TE27.

He caught 40 of 49 targets for 489 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 4 red zone targets and 215 air yards.

He was on the field for 90 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 Sam LaPorta for George Kittle?

    Not on these numbers alone. Sam LaPorta projects 130 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (11.8 a game over 11 games) and George Kittle 131 (13.1 a game over 10 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over George Kittle.

  • Should I drop George Kittle for Sam LaPorta?

    Not on these numbers alone. George Kittle projects 131 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (13.1 a game over 10 games) and Sam LaPorta 130 (11.8 a game over 11 games), too close to separate, so the roster spot decides it. For Week 7 the call starts Sam LaPorta over George Kittle.

Week 7 on the board

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