Start George Kittle or Travis Kelce? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start George Kittle over Travis Kelce in Week 6.

Market-based projections have George Kittle at 15.5 points and Travis Kelce at 14.2, a gap of 1.2. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Travis Kelce this week yet, so his 14.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 3 and 4 (16.1 and 12.3); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 15.5 fantasy points for George Kittle, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for George Kittle is 64 receiving yards and 5-6 receptions, with a 46% chance to score a touchdown (7, 9 and 12 market sources).

No Week 6 player market is posted for Travis Kelce yet. His market-based projections were 16.1 and 12.3 points in Weeks 3 and 4, an average of 14.2, which stands in until his Week 6 market posts.

The market gives Travis Kelce a 34% chance to score a touchdown (13 market sources).

That puts George Kittle 1.2 points ahead of Travis Kelce on these projections.

Injury status

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Travis Kelce is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

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 4, Travis Kelce played 80 percent of KC snaps, drew 19 percent of the targets, earned 15 percent of the air yards and had 5 percent of the red zone chances.

Travis Kelce, Week 1 against DEN: 49 of 69 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 71 yards.

Travis Kelce, Week 2 against IND: 68 of 80 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 101 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 3 against MIA: 41 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 59 yards, 1 touchdown.

Travis Kelce, Week 4 against LV: 50 of 60 snaps, 4 targets and 2 catches for 15 yards.

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, Travis Kelce played 17 games for KC and scored 193.2 PPR points, 11.4 a game, finishing TE3.

He caught 76 of 108 targets for 851 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 428 air yards.

He was on the field for 81 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start George Kittle over AJ Barner.
• Start George Kittle over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start Brock Bowers over Travis Kelce.
• Start Travis Kelce over Dalton Kincaid.
• Start Travis Kelce over Harold Fannin Jr..