Who Should I Start? Kyle Pitts Sr. or Trey McBride

Saturday, November 15, 11:54 AM

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. is coming off a two-catch performance for 38 scoreless yards in Week 10, but despite that poor outing, the 25-year-old is still averaging over six targets and five catches for 46 yards per game this year. Unfortunately, he's recorded just one touchdown on the season, but that type of volume could eventually lead to a big week. That could be this week against the Panthers, a defense that has yielded the eighth-most half-point PPR points to opposing tight ends thus far, including five touchdowns. Hopefully the 6-foot-6 tight end doesn't drop any passes that could go for big gains like he did last week, and hopefully Michael Penix Jr.'s accuracy improves, but on his typical target volume alone, he projects as a low-end TE1 on Sunday with upside if he can fine the end zone.

Saturday, November 15, 11:32 AM

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride should continue to handle a heavy workload, especially after the team announced that Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendix) is ruled out for Week 11 against the San Francisco 49ers. Harrison is a talented playmaker who is capable of making catches in coverage, which is similar to McBride's skill set. As a result, when Jacoby Brissett needs a receiver to make a physical or contested catch, he'll likely trust McBride more than some of the other wide receivers, such as Michael Wilson or Greg Dortch. McBride is already the TE1 in PPR scoring this year, catching 61 passes for 603 yards and a career-high six touchdowns. He'll have a chance to build on his strong campaign this Sunday against the 49ers. He remains a must-start fantasy tight end, especially against a 49ers defense allowing the fifth-most fantasy points to tight ends in 2025.