Caleb Williams
vs Kyle Pitts Sr.

“Cam Ward and Geno Smith have more fantasy points than Herbert, as does Caleb Williams, who has missed the last two games. On paper, it doesn’t look like it is going to get any better any time soon. The Chargers will be without both starting tackles in Sunday’s meeting with the Broncos.”

“Williams, who finished as the QB1 overall in the only game he completed this season, should feast during the stretch. As long as his mobility isn’t compromised because of this hamstring injury, Williams should be a top-five fantasy QB late in the year and could help lead managers to championships. If you have an underperforming running back or receiver you aren’t starting, see if you can flip him for the Madden cover man.”

“Fortunately, Williams has avoided a complete (Grade III) tear, but this one is likely a Grade II (moderate) strain. He’s being called “week-to-week,” and yet the Bears are not ruling him out for Monday Night Football against the Eagles, but I would be very surprised if he’s able to get on the field in just eight days. A Grade II hamstring injury is usually a 2-4 week injury, but it’s possible Caleb can return on the earlier side of that timeline given the position he plays.”

“Williams had a major breakout season in 2025, and while he was far from perfect, he looked like someone well on his way to becoming one of the best quarterbacks in the league. A 77.5 PFF grade won’t jump off the page, but Williams’ 5.3-percent big-time throw rate does, and he pairs that with a respectable 3.1-percent turnover-worthy play rate. He averaged 6.8 yards per attempt and cut his sacks down to 30 from 73.”

“All of these identifiers tell us who Caleb Williams is and who other QBs are that we can group him with.”

“Williams stepping into a record-breaking environment completely deletes his market floor. Johnson’s scheme would demand hyper-efficiency, pushing Williams into a historic TD tier and vaulting him past expensive, established signal-callers straight into elite top-3 overall fantasy status.”

“Caleb Williams (QB – CHI) Last season proved that Caleb Williams could hold his own under new head coach Ben Johnson. He led Chicago to the NFC North title and a playoff win.”

“Caleb Williams was once considered a “can’t-miss” quarterback prospect. After a disappointing rookie season, Caleb showed flashes of brilliance in Year 1 with Ben Johnson.”

“Williams finished last year as the QB5, averaging 1.6 passing touchdowns and 18.7 fantasy points per game. However, he was the QB7 on a points-per-game basis, averaging less than Matthew Stafford (20.6) and Brock Purdy (19.7).”

“The community is so busy mourning Moore's departure that they completely ignore the elite talent left behind in Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland. To cap it off, Williams gets a five-star schedule to exploit this season.”

“Pitts has a 53.7% snap rate, a 58.9% route share, only a 7.6% target share with 0.38 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and an 8.3% first-read share. Last week, with Michael Penix, Kyle Pitts had an 8% target share, five receiving yards, and a 5% first-read share. Until his usage trends upward, he’s a weekly sit.”

“Kyle Pitts – 2 targets, 1 rec Pitts, on the other hand, has been disappointingly consistent through three weeks. He has yet to top three targets in a game and has a meager 8% target share. Even with Michael Penix Jr . giving Atlanta’s offense life, Pitts has been unplayable for fantasy football.”

“Kyle Pitts has been an afterthought to begin the season.”

“Pitts has a 7.4% target share, 0.41 YPRR, zero red zone targets, one deep target, and a 10% first-read share (third on the team behind Drake London and Jahan Dotson ). I’m hesitant to plug Pitts back into a lineup this week. Green Bay has held tight ends to the 13th-fewest yards per target while ranking 16th in fantasy points per opportunity allowed to the position.”

“Kyle Pitts has just one 15-yard catch on four targets over the first two weeks, but the Falcons’ passing game has been nonexistent with Cooper Rush at quarterback. Michael Penix Jr. could return from his knee injury and take over as the Falcons’ quarterback as early as this week against the Packers. Pick up another tight end to staunch the bleeding if you must, but don’t release Pitts yet unless you have only a small handful of bench spots.”

“Pitts is coming off a season where he posted a 90% route rate and a TE4 finish in PPR points per game. Sure, he’s a frustrating asset to own, but most tight ends are. I’m not moving Pitts down in my dynasty ranks based on this one performance.”

“I think it transfers over to 2026. -Derek Brown Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) Last season, Kyle Pitts finished as the TE2 in total fantasy points.”

“Pittsburgh Steelers Kyle Pitts was a polarizing draft pick.”

“The Falcons don’t have a lot of firepower at wide receiver beyond Drake London , so Kyle Pitts could very well be Atlanta’s No.”