Start Kyle Pitts Sr. or Harold Fannin Jr.? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Harold Fannin Jr.

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Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE · ATL · vs SF

Market projects: 8.6; fantasy pts
SF D vs TE: 9.3; 4th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: High; 87 of 100 at TE

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Harold Fannin Jr.

TE · CLE · at TEN

Market projects: 8.5; fantasy pts
TEN D vs TE: 10.5; 9th fewest to TEs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 52 of 100 at TE

Should I drop Kyle Pitts Sr. for Harold Fannin Jr.?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Harold Fannin Jr., 8.6 to 8.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Harold Fannin Jr. in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Kyle Pitts Sr. at 8.6 points and Harold Fannin Jr. at 8.5, a gap of 0.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. Drafters take Kyle Pitts Sr. at ADP 84 and Harold Fannin Jr. at 73.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.6 fantasy points for Kyle Pitts Sr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Kyle Pitts Sr. is 36 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 10 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.5 fantasy points for Harold Fannin Jr., with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Harold Fannin Jr. is 30 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (8, 10 and 13 market sources).

That puts Kyle Pitts Sr. 0.1 points ahead of Harold Fannin Jr. on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Kyle Pitts Sr. and ATL host SF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

SF allowed 9.4 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 4th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 42 yards and no touchdowns a game against SF.

Harold Fannin Jr. and CLE visit TEN on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

TEN allowed 10.5 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 9th fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 29 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against TEN.

By points allowed to the position, Harold Fannin Jr. has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Kyle Pitts Sr. is not on the injury report.

Harold Fannin Jr. is not on the injury report.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games for ATL and scored 210.8 PPR points, 12.4 a game, finishing TE2.

He caught 88 of 118 targets for 928 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 11 red zone targets and 528 air yards.

He was on the field for 87 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 18 of 2025 against NO: 9 targets and 6 catches for 58 yards, 11.8 PPR points.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 17 of 2025 against LAR: 49 of 53 snaps, 3 targets and 2 catches for 16 yards, 3.6 PPR points.

Kyle Pitts Sr., Week 16 of 2025 against ARI: 67 of 77 snaps, 9 targets and 7 catches for 57 yards, 1 touchdown, 18.7 PPR points.

In 2025, Harold Fannin Jr. played 16 games for CLE and scored 186.4 PPR points, 11.7 a game, finishing TE6.

He caught 72 of 107 targets for 731 yards and 6 touchdowns, with 10 red zone targets and 379 air yards.

He was on the field for 76 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 17 of 2025 against PIT: 12 of 52 snaps, 2 targets and 2 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown, 11.0 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 16 of 2025 against BUF: 57 of 66 snaps, 1 carry for 1 yards, 6 targets and 4 catches for 34 yards, 2 touchdowns, 19.5 PPR points.

Harold Fannin Jr., Week 15 of 2025 against CHI: 55 of 57 snaps, 1 carry for 2 yards, 14 targets and 7 catches for 48 yards, 12.0 PPR points.

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 Kyle Pitts Sr. for Harold Fannin Jr.?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Harold Fannin Jr. projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Harold Fannin Jr., 8.6 to 8.5 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Harold Fannin Jr. for Kyle Pitts Sr.?
No. Keep Harold Fannin Jr.: he projects 96 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.6 a game over 10 games), Kyle Pitts Sr. 72 (7.2 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Kyle Pitts Sr. over Harold Fannin Jr., 8.6 to 8.5 projected PPR points.