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George Kittle or Gunnar Helm

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
George Kittle

George Kittle

TE • San Francisco 49ers SF
Gunnar Helm

Gunnar Helm

TE • Tennessee Titans TEN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kittle over Helm

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

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Outlook George Kittle

Achilles Recovery Creates High-Upside Value Steal at Tight End

Kittle remains the unquestioned starter at tight end in San Francisco's offense entering his 10th NFL season. After spending the summer recovering from an Achilles tear, he was activated from the PUP list and rejoined team drills. With wideouts Christian Kirk and Ricky Pearsall on injured reserve, Kittle will be heavily relied upon alongside Deebo Samuel Sr. and Mike Evans.

Our projections expect him to maintain his customary elite efficiency, forecasting 73 receptions for 825 yards and seven touchdowns on 91 targets (176.0 fantasy points). That mirrors his 2025 output, where he secured 63 catches and seven touchdowns in 12 contests.

Market sentiment cooled significantly following his injury, causing his ADP to tumble from pick 100 into the 130s. Now trending toward early-season action, his draft cost is slowly rebounding. Our models view this shifting price as a premier draft-day value in full-PPR formats.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Helm over Kittle

 
 
 
 
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Outlook Gunnar Helm

Sophomore Tight End Offers Modest Low-End Volume in Tennessee

Entering his second campaign, Gunnar Helm leads the Titans' tight end depth chart ahead of veteran Daniel Bellinger. Helm showed dependable hands as a rookie, securing 50 receptions on 62 targets for 408 yards and two touchdowns. With Calvin Ridley and Wan'Dale Robinson anchoring the receiver room, Helm should serve as a safety valve for rookie passer Cam Ward.

Our models project a comparable stat line this season, calling for 45 catches for 450 yards and three scores. His 8.2 yards per catch profile keeps his ceiling limited, meaning he will need sustained target volume or red-zone efficiency to deliver consistent weekly value.

Fantasy drafters have cooled significantly on Helm, with his PPR draft position sliding from 189 in July to outside the top 300 in September. Currently rostered in just 11% of leagues, Helm is viewed as a cheap bench stash or deep-league streamer rather than a starting tight end.

Updated 21 hrs ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance George Kittle
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches George Kittle
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Redzone Touches Gunnar Helm
REDZONE
WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 NYJ 🔓 🔓 🔓
2 PHI 🔓 🔓 🔓
3 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
4 @BAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
5 HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓
6 @IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 CLE 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 @CIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @JAC 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
14 @DET 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 IND 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 @LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 PIT 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @HOU 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START George Kittle
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
48%
+18.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Gunnar Helm
OWN
13%
+5.13 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-1.16 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Kittle
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Gunnar Helm
27th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Kittle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 112.90 total points (8.06 avg).
  • Currently 84.9 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games and is listed on the injury report.
  • He is listed on the injury report about his Achilles (Since Aug 31, 2026). Check out his player news for a closer look.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.1.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 11th among TE.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among TE.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 7th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 706 and 11.21 YPC and is currently ranked 11th among TE.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 8th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -12, Rec Yards: -367 Rec TDs: -1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 73, REC YDS: 825, REC TDS: 7
Breakdown Gunnar Helm

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 35th with 52.80 total points (2.93 avg).
  • Currently 145 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 20 in receptions and is currently ranked 19th among TE.
  • Top 25 in targets and is currently ranked 25th among TE.
  • Top 35 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 30th among TE.
  • Top 35 in reception yards with 408 and 8.16 YPC and is currently ranked 30th among TE.
  • Top 50 in Rec TDs with 2 and is currently ranked 45th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 18 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: +50, Rec Yards: +408 Rec TDs: +2,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 45, REC YDS: 450, REC TDS: 3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury George Kittle

ACHILLES - Since Aug 31, 2026

Week 1
Injury Gunnar Helm

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Kittle

Week 1
San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.25304.9030205224.24
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 145.00 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 25 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 2007 (118.06 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 4091 (240.65 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 8 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 7th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.35 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 19th in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -22.99, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +8, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.33,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 44, INT: 14, TDS: 4, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Matchups Gunnar Helm

Week 1
Tennessee Titans VS New York Jets

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
29.59380.65402642.97
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 32nd with 45.00 total points (2.65 avg).
  • Currently 182 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.

Defensive Stats

  • Ranked 29th in rush defense with 2469 (145.24 per game).
  • Ranked 16th in pass defense with 4002 (235.41 per game).
  • One of the worst in points against with 29.59 per game and currently ranked 31st among DST.
  • Top 6 in Total TDs with 4 (0.24 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: +56.06, Turnovers: -13 Sacks: -13, INTs: -8, TDs: +2, Points Allowed: +5.41,

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 29, INT: 11, TDS: 7, PA/G: 31.4, YDS/G: 377.8
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating George Kittle
17.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Gunnar Helm
9.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career George Kittle
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 SF 15 63 43 515 12.0 2 0 0 0 0
2018 SF 16 135 88 1377 15.6 5 1 10 10 0
2019 SF 14 107 85 1053 12.4 5 5 22 4.4 0
2020 SF 8 63 48 634 13.2 2 2 17 8.5 0
2021 SF 14 95 71 910 12.8 6 3 20 6.7 0
2022 SF 15 86 60 765 12.8 11 0 0 0 0
2023 SF 16 90 65 1020 15.7 6 1 2 2 0
2024 SF 15 94 78 1106 14.2 8 0 0 0 0
2025 SF 12 79 63 706 11.2 7 1 -3 -3 0
ON PACE 54 356 284 3177 11.2 32 5 -14 -3 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 92 71 981 13.8 7 1 -0 -0.5 0
Totals 132 838 620 8368 13.5 53 14 72 5.1 0
Career Gunnar Helm
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2025 TEN 16 62 50 408 8.2 2 0 0 0 0
ON PACE 72 279 225 1836 8.2 9 0 0 0 0
3-YEAR AVG 9 31 25 204 8.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 17 62 50 408 8.2 2 0 0 0 0
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ATL @PIT
BAL @IND
BUF @HOU
CAR vs CHI
CIN vs TB
CLE @JAC
DAL @NYG
DEN @KC
DET vs NO
GB @MIN
LAR vs SF
LV vs MIA
NE @SEA
NYJ @TEN
PHI vs WAS
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ATH @SEA 10:10 EDT EST
ATL @PHI 06:40 EDT EST
BAL vs BOS 07:05 EDT EST
CHC @MIA 07:10 EDT EST
CHW vs MIN 07:40 EDT EST
CIN vs MIL 06:10 EDT EST
CLE vs DET 02:10 EDT EST
COL vs STL 08:40 EDT EST
KC vs TOR 08:10 EDT EST
LAA @PIT 06:45 EDT EST
LAD vs WAS 10:10 EDT EST
NYM vs SF 07:10 EDT EST
NYY @SD 09:40 EDT EST
TB @TEX 08:05 EDT EST
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