Start Trey McBride or George Kittle? Week 1
Locks at kickoff, graded after.
Start Trey McBride over George Kittle
- LAC D vs TE
- 24.5
- 4th most to TEs (2026)
- LAR D vs TE
- 7.1
- 8th fewest to TEs (2026)
Our Week 1 call
Start Trey McBride 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 Trey McBride at ADP 38 and George Kittle at 78.
What the books imply
No sportsbook posted a player market for Trey McBride in Week 1.
No sportsbook posted a player market for George Kittle in Week 1.
Week 1 matchups
Trey McBride and ARI visit LAC.
LAC allowed 24.5 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 4th most in the league.
Tight ends caught passes for 95 yards and a touchdown against LAC.
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, Trey McBride has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Trey McBride 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, Trey McBride played 17 games for ARI and scored 315.9 PPR points, 18.6 a game, finishing TE1.
He caught 126 of 169 targets for 1239 yards and 11 touchdowns, with 32 red zone targets and 656 air yards.
He was on the field for 91 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Trey McBride, Week 18 of 2025 against LAR: 8 targets and 7 catches for 65 yards, 13.5 PPR points.
Trey McBride, Week 17 of 2025 against CIN: 55 of 57 snaps, 13 targets and 10 catches for 76 yards, 1 touchdown, 23.6 PPR points.
Trey McBride, Week 16 of 2025 against ATL: 55 of 57 snaps, 8 targets and 4 catches for 27 yards, 6.7 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
TE1 · ARI · bye 14
2025 vs rec yds line 9-8
- Overall rank
- 6
- Draft pick
- ADP 6
- Tier
- 1
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 board98
- Pick differencenot comparable without a consensus on both
- Tierstier 1 and tier 3
- Board size244 draftable players
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