Kyle Pitts vs Theo Johnson: Who Should You Start?
Two tight ends who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Kyle Pitts (Atlanta Falcons) finished the 2025 season averaging 9.8 fantasy points per game in 17 games. Theo Johnson (New York Giants) came in at 7.0 PPG over 15 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Kyle Pitts carries a 2.8-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.
Kyle Pitts is the volume tight end in this matchup with 88 receptions for 928 yards, while Theo Johnson profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (5 scores on 45 catches). In weeks where Theo Johnson finds the end zone he out-scores Kyle Pitts, but the floor gap is real.
Kyle Pitts has his bye in Week 12, and Theo Johnson rests in Week 11. 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.
