Mack Hollins vs Michael Pittman: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Mack Hollins and Michael Pittman for your lineup, you are not alone. Mack Hollins finished the 2025 season at 6.0 PPG for the New England Patriots (15 games), and Michael Pittman averaged 9.6 for the Pittsburgh Steelers (17 games).
That 3.6-point weekly advantage for Michael Pittman 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.
Target volume is the story here. Michael Pittman saw 111 targets in 2025, while Mack Hollins drew 65. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Michael Pittman, even in weeks where Mack Hollins posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Mack Hollins has his bye in Week 14, 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.
