Brock Bowers · George Kittle · 2026 week 3

Brock Bowers or George Kittle?

Wondering who you should start this week — Brock Bowers or George Kittle? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Brock Bowers — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1.1 points. The matchup leans Brock Bowers (NO allow the 26th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.
PlayerWk 3Proj (PPR)MatchupForm L3Trade valueStatus
Brock Bowers START @ NO 13.3 26th · tough – 4,737 Questionable
George Kittle vs ARI 12.2 14th 10.6 2,029 healthy

TEs vs NO recently: Sam LaPorta 4.8 pts (W1) · Mark Andrews 4.9 pts (W2).

TEs vs ARI recently: David Njoku 5.8 pts (W1) · AJ Barner 6.9 pts (W2).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Brock Bowers carries the higher trade value — 4,737 against 2,029 (a 57% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving Brock Bowers gets the most. Momentum: Brock Bowers -942 and George Kittle +487 over the last 30 days.

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All numbers are the 2026 season, refreshed nightly.