Skip to main content
parlae.ioBeta
Sign in

Trade George Kittle for Nico Collins? Yes, Collins is worth 18 more.

Yes on value. Nico Collins is worth 62 rest of season and George Kittle 44, so the side getting Collins gains 18. Kittle rates 13.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Collins 15.4 with 10. On usage, Kittle has drawn 22 percent of SF targets; Collins has drawn 23 percent of HOU targets. Kittle is at ATL in Week 7 (11th most points allowed to TEs); Collins hosts NYG in Week 7 (14th fewest points allowed to WRs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Getting Nico Collins wins by 18.

George Kittle 4462 Nico Collins

Advertisement

Run this trade in the analyzer

Both sides are filled in. Add a player to either side to check a two for one.

Give Kittle, get CollinsGive Collins, get Kittle

In a dynasty league? Run it in the dynasty trade calculator.

See it against your lineup

Sync your league and the analyzer shows your best starting lineup before and after the deal. Free, no account.

SleeperESPNYahoo

Parlae may earn a commission from price links.

George Kittle

TE3SF

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

Nico Collins

WR9HOU

62

value, #27

Pts/game
15.4
Games left
10
Bye
8
Nico Collins weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
2.815.716.715.314.5

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.

Collins is the 9th receiver on the chart and 27th overall. His 15.4 a game is 6.2 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 8, which is how he comes to 62.

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 Nico Collins at 2.8 in Week 3, 15.7 in Week 4, 16.7 in Week 5, 15.4 in Week 6 and 14.5 in Week 7, a median of 15.4 points a game, up 11.7 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Advertisement

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.

Nico Collins has scored 73.5 PPR points in 4 games, 18.4 a game, 3.0 a game more than the 15.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR8 with 226.2 PPR points in 15 games, 15.1 a game.

Week 1 vs BUF: 21.2 points (WR8 that week), 7 rushing yards on 1 carry, 7 of 10 targets for 75 yards, 1 touchdown, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs DAL: 30.8 points (WR3 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 118 yards, 2 touchdowns, 69 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TEN: 10.6 points (WR34 that week), 5 of 7 targets for 56 yards, 71 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs JAX: 10.9 points (WR34 that week), 5 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 5 targets for 74 yards, 73 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, Nico Collins has averaged 0-1 carries for 3 yards and 7-8 targets and 5-6 catches for 81 yards a game on 71 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 16 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 6 against JAX he had 1 carry and 5 targets on 73 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; Nico Collins has 10 games with his bye in Week 8.

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.

NYG, Collins's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.1 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 14th fewest to WRs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting George Kittle would want about 18 more added to make it even: a player like DJ Moore, valued at 18. Two players for Collins also costs that side a roster spot.

DJ Moore's player page

Other trades for George Kittle and Nico Collins

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade George Kittle for Nico Collins?

    Yes on value: Nico Collins is worth 62 and George Kittle 44, a gain of 18. If George Kittle starts for you and Nico Collins would sit, check the lineup first in the trade analyzer.

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

    Nico Collins, 62 to 44. He rates 15.4 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 4:16 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number