Marquise Brown vs Michael Pittman: Who Should You Start?
Deciding between Marquise Brown and Michael Pittman is a common lineup dilemma for fantasy managers. The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver put up 7.1 PPG in 2025 over 16 games; Michael Pittman of the Pittsburgh Steelers averaged 9.6 in 17. A 2.5-point margin that could shift on any given week.
The per-game difference of 2.5 points favors Michael Pittman, though savvy managers know that gap can shrink or widen depending on the weekly slate. Defensive matchup, recent scoring trends, and health status all shift the calculus from one wide receiver to the other.
Target volume is the story here. Michael Pittman saw 111 targets in 2025, while Marquise Brown drew 74. That workload gap usually translates into a higher weekly floor for Michael Pittman, even in weeks where Marquise Brown posts the bigger ceiling game. Consistency-minded managers lean toward target share; boom-bust managers chase the upside.
Marquise Brown has his bye in Week 5, 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.
