George Kittle vs Kyle Pitts: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between George Kittle and Kyle Pitts for your lineup, you are not alone. George Kittle finished the 2025 season at 12.1 PPG for the San Francisco 49ers (11 games), and Kyle Pitts averaged 9.8 for the Atlanta Falcons (17 games).
That 2.3-point weekly advantage for George Kittle is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Kyle Pitts is the volume tight end in this matchup with 88 receptions for 928 yards, while George Kittle profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (7 scores on 57 catches). In weeks where George Kittle finds the end zone he out-scores Kyle Pitts, but the floor gap is real.
George Kittle has his bye in Week 9, and Kyle Pitts rests in Week 12. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
