Start Trey McBride or George Kittle? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Trey McBride over George Kittle in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Trey McBride at 19.3 points and George Kittle at 12.8, a gap of 6.5.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 19.3 fantasy points for Trey McBride, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has Trey McBride at 80.5 receiving yards and 7.5 receptions, with a 45% chance to score a touchdown (16, 10 and 15 market sources).

Player markets imply 12.8 fantasy points for George Kittle, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market has George Kittle at 57.5 receiving yards and 4.5 receptions, with a 35% chance to score a touchdown (15, 11 and 15 market sources).

That puts Trey McBride 6.5 points ahead of George Kittle on the market projections.

Injury status

Trey McBride is not on the injury report.

George Kittle is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Trey McBride played 89 percent of ARI snaps, drew 31 percent of the targets, earned 27 percent of the air yards and had 19 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.

Trey McBride, Week 2 against SEA: 44 of 50 snaps, 10 targets and 8 catches for 41 yards, 1 touchdown.

Trey McBride, Week 3 against SF: 79 of 87 snaps, 11 targets and 9 catches for 75 yards.

Trey McBride, Week 4 against NYG: 64 of 66 snaps, 12 targets and 7 catches for 31 yards.

Through Week 4, George Kittle played 68 percent of SF snaps, drew 20 percent of the targets, earned 21 percent of the air yards and had 12 percent of the red zone chances.

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

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.

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.

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.

Their other Week 5 calls

• Start Trey McBride over Brock Bowers.
• Start Trey McBride over Sam LaPorta.
• Start Trey McBride over Tyler Warren.
• Start George Kittle over Brenton Strange.
• Start Brock Bowers over George Kittle.
• Start George Kittle over Cade Otton.