Jordan Addison vs Michael Pittman: Who Should You Start?
Two wide receivers who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Jordan Addison (Minnesota Vikings) finished the 2025 season averaging 8.1 fantasy points per game in 14 games. Michael Pittman (Pittsburgh Steelers) came in at 9.6 PPG over 17 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Michael Pittman carries a 1.5-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Target volume is the story here. Michael Pittman saw 111 targets in 2025, while Jordan Addison drew 79. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Michael Pittman, even in weeks where Jordan Addison posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Jordan Addison has his bye in Week 6, and Michael Pittman rests in Week 9. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at wide receiver 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.
