George Kittle · Kyle Pitts · 2026 week 1

George Kittle or Kyle Pitts?

Start Kyle Pitts — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 1 points. The matchup leans Kyle Pitts (PIT allow the 4th-most TE points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
George Kittle	@ LAR	10.1	16th	18.4	1,925	PUP
Kyle Pitts START	@ PIT	11.1	4th · soft	11.4	1,413	healthy

TEs vs LAR recently: AJ Barner 11 pts (W16) · Kyle Pitts 1.6 pts (W17) · Josiah Deguara 7.5 pts (W18).

TEs vs PIT recently: Anthony Firkser 4 pts (W16) · Harold Fannin 9 pts (W17) · Isaiah Likely 3.2 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

George Kittle carries the higher trade value — 1,925 against 1,413 (a 27% gap). In a one-for-one, the side receiving George Kittle gets the most. Momentum: George Kittle +330 and Kyle Pitts -58 over the last 30 days.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.