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Trade George Kittle for George Pickens? Close to even, 44 to 48.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value George Kittle is 44 and George Pickens is 48, a 4 point edge to Pickens that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Kittle rates 13.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Pickens 14.0 with 10. On usage, Kittle has drawn 22 percent of SF targets; Pickens has drawn 22 percent of DAL targets. Kittle is at ATL in Week 7 (11th most points allowed to TEs); Pickens is at PHI in Week 7 (3rd most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

George Kittle 4448 George Pickens

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44

value, #35

Pts/game
13.8
Games left
10
Bye
8
George Kittle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
2.613.812.415.515.6

48

value, #33

Pts/game
14.0
Games left
10
Bye
14
George Pickens weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
14.013.914.814.313.8

Where the values come from

Kittle is the 3rd tight end on the chart and 35th overall. His 13.8 a game is 4.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 44.

Pickens is the 14th receiver on the chart and 33rd overall. His 14.0 a game is 4.8 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 48.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had George Kittle at 2.6 in Week 3, 13.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5, 15.5 in Week 6 and 15.6 in Week 7, a median of 13.8 points a game, up 13.0 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had George Pickens at 14.0 in Week 3, 13.9 in Week 4, 14.8 in Week 5, 14.3 in Week 6 and 13.9 in Week 7, a median of 14.0 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

George Kittle has scored 89.7 PPR points in 6 games, 15.0 a game, 1.2 a game more than the 13.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE13 with 161.5 PPR points in 11 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs LAR: 3.2 points (TE41 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 12 yards, 46 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs MIA: 18.0 points (TE7 that week), 4 of 4 targets for 80 yards, 1 touchdown, 48 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ARI: 26.2 points (TE2 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 82 yards, 2 touchdowns, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DEN: 17.0 points (TE4 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 70 yards, 1 touchdown, 91 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs SEA: 7.4 points (TE22 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 24 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs WAS: 17.9 points (TE5 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 69 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.

George Pickens has scored 81.8 PPR points in 6 games, 13.6 a game, level with the 14.0 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR5 with 291.9 PPR points in 17 games, 17.2 a game.

Week 1 vs NYG: 5.8 points (WR63 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 28 yards, 84 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs WAS: 10.0 points (WR34 that week), 6 of 8 targets for 40 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs BAL: 15.2 points (WR23 that week), 7 of 11 targets for 82 yards, 85 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs HOU: 9.5 points (WR45 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 75 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TB: 28.0 points (WR5 that week), 9 of 13 targets for 130 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs GB: 13.3 points (WR27 that week), 6 of 11 targets for 73 yards, 88 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, George Kittle has averaged 6.0 targets and 4.3 catches for 56 yards a game on 75 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 10 times inside the 20, 15 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 5 touchdowns in 6 games.

In Week 6 against WAS he had 8 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, George Pickens has averaged 8.7 targets and 5-6 catches for 71 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against GB he had 11 targets on 88 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. George Kittle has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 8; George Pickens has 10 games with his bye in Week 14.

ATL, Kittle's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 15.6 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 11th most to TEs of 32.

PHI, Pickens's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 38.3 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 3rd most to WRs of 32.

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade George Kittle for George Pickens?

    It is close to even: George Kittle is 44 and George Pickens is 48 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, George Kittle or George Pickens?

    George Pickens, 48 to 44. He rates 14.0 market points a game over 10 games left, against 13.8 over 10 for George Kittle, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:21 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number