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Trade George Kittle for Rashee Rice? Close to even, 44 to 36.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value George Kittle is 44 and Rashee Rice is 36, a 8 point edge to Kittle 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, Rice 12.4 with 11. On usage, Kittle has drawn 22 percent of SF targets; Rice has drawn 14 percent of KC targets. Kittle is at ATL in Week 7 (11th most points allowed to TEs); Rice is at SEA in Week 7 (2nd fewest points allowed to WRs). Rashee Rice is listed Questionable (hamstring).

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

George Kittle 4436 Rashee Rice

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44

value, #36

Pts/game
13.8
Games left
10
Bye
8
George Kittle weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
2.613.812.415.515.5

WR19KCQuestionable

36

value, #43

Pts/game
12.4
Games left
11
Bye
5
Rashee Rice weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
12.412.9no projectionno projection2.3

Where the values come from

Kittle is the 3rd tight end on the chart and 36th 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.

Rice is the 19th receiver on the chart and 43rd overall. His 12.4 a game is 3.3 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 36.

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 15.5 in Week 7, a median of 13.8 points a game, up 12.9 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Rashee Rice at 12.4 in Week 3, 13.0 in Week 4 and 2.3 in Week 7, a median of 12.4 points a game, down 10.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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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.

Rashee Rice has scored 38.0 PPR points in 3 games, 12.7 a game, level with the 12.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR40 with 150.1 PPR points in 8 games, 18.8 a game.

Week 1 vs DEN: 9.9 points (WR36 that week), 2 of 2 targets for 19 yards, 1 touchdown, 83 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs IND: 12.3 points (WR27 that week), 4 of 6 targets for 83 yards, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs MIA: 15.8 points (WR20 that week), 7 of 9 targets for 88 yards, 77 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 4, Rashee Rice has averaged 4.3 targets and 3.3 catches for 48 yards a game on 64 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 4 times inside the 20, 9 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 4 games.

In Week 4 against LV he had 0 targets on 10 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; Rashee Rice has 11 games with no bye left.

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.

SEA, Rice's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 22.7 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest to WRs of 32.

The full Week 7 trade value chart

Week 7 on the board

Common questions

  • Should I trade George Kittle for Rashee Rice?

    It is close to even: George Kittle is 44 and Rashee Rice is 36 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 Rashee Rice?

    George Kittle, 44 to 36. He rates 13.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 12.4 over 11 for Rashee Rice, 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 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number