Start Mark Andrews or Kyle Pitts Sr.? Week 6

Our Week 6 call

Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Mark Andrews in Week 6.

Market-based projections have Kyle Pitts Sr. at 7.2 points and Mark Andrews at 8.2, a gap of 1.0. 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 Mark Andrews at 137.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 8.2 fantasy points for Mark Andrews, with 100 percent of the markets a TE needs posted.

The market-based projection for Mark Andrews is 30 receiving yards, 3-4 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (13, 11 and 13 market sources).

Player markets imply 7.2 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 29 receiving yards, 2-3 receptions and 0.3 touchdowns (11, 11 and 13 market sources).

That puts Mark Andrews 1.0 points ahead of Kyle Pitts Sr. on the market projections.

Week 6 matchups

Mark Andrews and BAL visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 14.6 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 13th most in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 54 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against CLE.

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

CHI allowed 7.7 fantasy points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the 3rd fewest in the league.

Tight ends caught passes for 41 yards and no touchdowns a game against CHI.

By points allowed to the position, Mark Andrews has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Mark Andrews is not on the injury report.

Kyle Pitts Sr. is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 6

Through Week 5, Mark Andrews played 65 percent of BAL snaps, drew 23 percent of the targets, earned 18 percent of the air yards and had 9 percent of the red zone chances.

Mark Andrews, Week 2 against NO: 41 of 58 snaps, 7 targets and 6 catches for 49 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 3 against DAL: 33 of 64 snaps, 5 targets and 3 catches for 24 yards.

Mark Andrews, Week 4 against TEN: 37 of 64 snaps, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards, 1 touchdown.

Mark Andrews, Week 5 against ATL: 55 of 76 snaps, 6 targets and 4 catches for 28 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Mark Andrews played 17 games for BAL and scored 131.0 PPR points, 7.7 a game, finishing TE16.

He caught 48 of 70 targets for 422 yards and 5 touchdowns, with 14 red zone targets and 321 air yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 6 calls

• Start Mark Andrews over Brenton Strange.
• Start Cade Otton over Mark Andrews.
• Start Mark Andrews over Chig Okonkwo.
• Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over AJ Barner.
• Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Brenton Strange.
• Start Kyle Pitts Sr. over Cade Otton.