Juwan JohnsonorKyle Pitts?

Week 7 start/sit decision, tight end versus tight end.

Our call

Lean Juwan Johnson

Juwan Johnson outscores Kyle Pitts in 54% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Kyle Pitts comes out ahead in the other 46%. Lean Juwan Johnson, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Kyle Pitts projects 0.3 half-PPR points more, but more of that rests on the occasional big game. Juwan Johnson has the better matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers (10% more than average to TEs); Kyle Pitts faces the San Francisco 49ers (12% fewer than average to TEs).

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Juwan Johnson
Floor
2.8
Median
7.4
Ceiling
15.3
Big game (15+):
11%
Dud (under 5):
29%
Kyle Pitts
Floor
1.4
Median
6.5
Ceiling
18.9
Big game (15+):
17%
Dud (under 5):
39%

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.

StatJuwan JohnsonTE, NO, Sun, Oct 25, 9:30 a.m. ETKyle PittsTE, ATL, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.48.7
PPR projection10.610.5
Standard projection6.26.9
Rank this weekTE10TE9
Matchupvs PITvs SF
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game8.97.1
Last season per game8.39.8
Snap share, last game58%78%
Trade value—8