Start Trey McBride or George Kittle? Week 2

Our Week 2 call

Start Trey McBride over George Kittle in Week 2.

Trey McBride is priced by the books at 13.3 projected points. George Kittle has too little of his market posted this week to price, so his side of this call rests on consensus ADP and his injury status only. Drafters take Trey McBride at ADP 38 and George Kittle at 78.

What the books imply

Player prop markets imply 13.3 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

No sportsbook posted a player market for George Kittle in Week 2.

Week 2 matchups

Trey McBride and ARI host SEA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

SEA allowed 12.8 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 15th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 28 yards and a touchdown against SEA.

George Kittle and SF host MIA on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.

MIA allowed 9.2 fantasy points to TEs in its one game this season, the 11th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 32 yards and no touchdowns against MIA.

By points allowed to the position, Trey McBride has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

George Kittle is listed as questionable with a achilles injury.

Usage before Week 2

Through Week 1, Trey McBride played 80 percent of ARI snaps, drew 35 percent of the targets, earned 31 percent of the air yards and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Trey McBride, Week 1 against LAC: 60 of 75 snaps, 13 targets and 9 catches for 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Through Week 1, George Kittle played 46 percent of SF snaps, drew 15 percent of the targets, earned 26 percent of the air yards and had 10 percent of the red zone chances.

George Kittle, Week 1 against LAR: 30 of 65 snaps, 5 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

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.

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.

Their other Week 2 calls

• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Trey McBride over Colston Loveland.
• Start Trey McBride over Tyler Warren.
• Start Colston Loveland over George Kittle.
• Start George Kittle over Dallas Goedert.
• Start George Kittle over Sam LaPorta.