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Trade George Kittle for Matthew Golden? Close to even, 32 to 35.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value George Kittle is 32 and Matthew Golden is 35, a 3 point edge to Golden that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Kittle rates 12.4 market points a game with 11 games left, Golden 12.3 with 11. On usage, Kittle has drawn 20 percent of SF targets; Golden has drawn 25 percent of GB targets. Kittle hosts WAS in Week 6 (5th most points allowed to TEs); Golden hosts DAL in Week 6 (11th most points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 5

Close to even.

George Kittle 3235 Matthew Golden

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George Kittle

TE4SF

32

value, #51

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
8
George Kittle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
2.613.812.4

Matthew Golden

WR21GB

35

value, #46

Pts/game
12.3
Games left
11
Bye
11
Matthew Golden weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
12.312.612.3

Where the values come from

Kittle is the 4th tight end on the chart and 51st overall. His 12.4 a game is 2.9 above the replacement tight end's 9.5, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 32.

Golden is the 21st receiver on the chart and 46th overall. His 12.3 a game is 3.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 35.

The weekly market prices

The market priced George Kittle at 2.6 in Week 3, 13.8 in Week 4 and 12.4 in Week 5, a median of 12.4 points a game, up 9.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced Matthew Golden at 12.3 in Week 3, 12.6 in Week 4 and 12.3 in Week 5, a median of 12.3 points a game, flat across them.

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Points so far against the price

George Kittle has scored 71.8 PPR points in 5 games, 14.4 a game, 2.0 a game more than the 12.4 the market prices him at 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 (TE21 that week), 5 of 6 targets for 24 yards.

Matthew Golden has scored 78.3 PPR points in 5 games, 15.7 a game, 3.4 a game more than the 12.3 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR89 with 70.0 PPR points in 14 games, 5.0 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 15.5 points (WR17 that week), 6 of 12 targets for 95 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 9.8 points (WR35 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 58 yards, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 21.0 points (WR7 that week), 5 of 12 targets for 100 yards, 1 touchdown, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 11.7 points (WR37 that week), 6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 7 targets for 21 yards, 1 touchdown, 88 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 123 yards.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, George Kittle has averaged 5.5 targets and 4.0 catches for 61 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 12 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against DEN he had 6 targets on 91 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, Matthew Golden has averaged 9.3 targets and 4.5 catches for 69 yards a game on 85 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 5 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 2 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against TB he had 1 carry and 7 targets on 88 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. George Kittle has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 8; Matthew Golden has 11 games with his bye in Week 11.

WAS, Kittle's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 18.3 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 4 games, the 5th most to TEs of 32.

DAL, Golden's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 36.4 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 11th most to WRs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade George Kittle for Matthew Golden?

    It is close to even: George Kittle is 32 and Matthew Golden is 35 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 Matthew Golden?

    Matthew Golden, 35 to 32. He rates 12.3 market points a game over 11 games left, against 12.4 over 11 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. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number