Kyle PittsorPat Freiermuth?

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

Our call

Lean Kyle Pitts

Kyle Pitts outscores Pat Freiermuth in 52% of simulations.

That's close to a coin flip: Pat Freiermuth comes out ahead in the other 48%. Lean Kyle Pitts, and let news and your league's scoring break the tie. Kyle Pitts projects 0.7 half-PPR points ahead in Week 7. Pat Freiermuth has the better matchup against the New Orleans Saints (8% more than average to TEs); Kyle Pitts faces the San Francisco 49ers (12% fewer than average to TEs). Kyle Pitts still wins more often despite that.

Range of outcomes, half-PPR

Kyle Pitts
Floor
1.4
Median
6.5
Ceiling
18.9
Big game (15+):
17%
Dud (under 5):
39%
Pat Freiermuth
Floor
1.6
Median
6.5
Ceiling
16.8
Big game (15+):
13%
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.

StatKyle PittsTE, ATL, Sun, Oct 25, 1:00 p.m. ETPat FreiermuthTE, PIT, Sun, Oct 25, 9:30 a.m. ET
Half-PPR projection8.78.0
PPR projection10.59.7
Standard projection6.96.4
Rank this weekTE9TE12
Matchupvs SFat NO
InjuryNoneNone
2026 points per game7.18.8
Last season per game9.86.2
Snap share, last game78%72%
Trade value8—