Dallas GoedertorGeorge Kittle?

Week 5 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Start George Kittle

George Kittle outscores Dallas Goedert in 62% of simulations.

Dallas Goedert still comes out ahead in the other 38%, so George Kittle is the better bet, not a sure thing. George Kittle projects 3.0 half-PPR points ahead in Week 5. The matchups don't separate them: George Kittle faces the Seattle Seahawks (1% fewer than average to TEs), Dallas Goedert faces the Jacksonville Jaguars (2% fewer than average to TEs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Dallas Goedert
Floor
3.0
Median
8.6
Ceiling
19.5
Big game (15+):
21%
Dud (under 5):
24%
George Kittle
Floor
4.4
Median
11.8
Ceiling
24.7
Big game (15+):
35%
Dud (under 5):
13%

Each week is simulated thousands of times from the projection and the player’s usual week-to-week swing. Floor and ceiling are the 10th and 90th percentile: 8 weeks in 10 land between them.

StatDallas GoedertTE, PHI, Sun, Oct 11, 9:30 a.m. ETGeorge KittleTE, SF, Sun, Oct 11, 4:25 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection10.313.3
PPR projection12.015.6
Standard projection8.510.9
Rank this weekTE5TE2
Matchupat JAXat SEA
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game11.314.1
Last season per game10.312.1
Snap share, last game25%91%
Trade value2044