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Carnell Tate vs Kyle Pitts

2026 draft comparison · half-PPR

Updated Sep 5, 2026

ADP 68.6
Questionable
Carnell Tate
WR · TEN · WR30
ADP 71.6
Kyle Pitts
TE · ATL · TE7
VS
The crowd's leanAll time
72% would rather draft Tate over Pitts
72%Tate
28%Pitts
Based on 25 comparison results

Should you draft Carnell Tate or Kyle Pitts?

Last season — 2025, per game

Tate
2025
Pitts17 games
0.0Fantasy pts9.8
0Games17
0.0Targets6.9
0.0Rec5.2
0Rec yds55
0.0TD0.3
Full game log & past seasons
Carnell Tate — rookie
College: Ohio State

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Kyle Pitts
2025 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
TB
9.4
TE12
8
7
59
0
2
MIN
5.7
TE19
5
4
37
0
3
CAR
5.9
TE21
6
4
39
0
4
WAS
15.5
TE4
5
5
70
1
5
BYE
6
BUF
3.3
TE36
4
3
18
0
7
SF
9.7
TE15
10
7
62
0
8
MIA
10.4
TE9
9
9
59
0
9
NE
5.8
TE25
7
4
38
0
10
IND
4.8
TE24
5
2
38
0
11
CAR
2.4
TE39
3
2
14
0
12
NO
3.5
TE31
5
2
25
0
13
NYJ
11.7
TE6
8
7
82
0
14
SEA
12.0
TE7
10
6
90
0
15
TB
40.1
TE1
12
11
166
3
16
ARI
15.2
TE3
9
7
57
1
17
LAR
2.6
TE38
3
2
16
0
18
NO
8.8
TE12
9
6
58
0
Earlier seasons (2024)
2024 game log
WKOPPFPTSRANKTGTRECYDTD
1
PIT
10.1
TE3
3
3
26
1
2
PHI
3.5
TE23
4
3
20
0
3
KC
6.9
TE9
5
2
59
0
4
NO
0.0
TE72
3
0
0
0
5
TB
12.3
TE6
8
7
88
0
6
CAR
8.5
TE13
5
3
70
0
7
SEA
10.0
TE11
9
7
65
0
8
TB
23.1
TE2
5
4
91
2
9
DAL
1.6
TE40
1
1
11
0
10
NO
7.5
TE13
6
4
55
0
11
DEN
1.4
TE42
3
1
9
0
12
13
LAC
0.0
TE78
2
0
0
0
14
MIN
1.9
TE37
6
1
14
0
15
LV
4.8
TE23
4
4
28
0
16
NYG
1.2
TE45
2
1
7
0
17
WAS
12.4
TE9
5
4
44
1
18
CAR
2.5
TE41
3
2
15
0

Latest takes

Carnell Tate
  • Drafting Carnell Tate is a bet on talent and Cam Ward’s ability to take off in his second season with Brian Daboll calling plays.

  • ADP 1 1 Jeremiyah Love ARI RB1 21 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Carnell Tate TEN WR1 21 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 Jordyn Tyson NO WR2 22 3 6 4 1 12 4 2 Makai Lemon PHI WR3 22 3 7 5 1 0 5 2 KC Concepcion CLE WR4 21 3 6 5 1 0 6 2 Jadarian Price SEA RB2 22 4 6 5 1 -3 7 2 Denzel Boston CLE WR5 22 5 13 9 3 0 8 3 Kenyon Sadiq NYJ TE1 21 8 14 10 2 3 9 3 De’Zhaun Stribling SF WR6 23 8 12 10 1 -1 10 3 Eli Stowers PHI TE2 23 7 13 11 2 20 11 3 Jonah Coleman DEN RB3 23 7 15 11 3 -5 12 3 Fernando Mendoza LV QB1 22 7 16 12 3 0 13 3 Omar Cooper Jr.

  • I’ve listed Makai Lemon’s name here, but I could have just as easily gone with Carnell Tate or Jordyn Tyson .

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  • 12 | Carnell Tate | WR, Tennessee Titans You’ve got two running backs, two wide receivers, and a tight end. Naturally, your league mates are assuming you’re getting your quarterback here, right?

    Kyle Lesti· Aug 29
  • Carnell Tate (WR – TEN) Going as the WR32, around the 78th overall pick, Tate carries real, unanimous praise from national draft evaluators.

  • The first receiver selected in this year’s draft class, Carnell Tate continues a long line of highly touted receivers from Ohio State who look to make an immediate impact upon the league. While some analysts think this is a fantastic fit for an up-and-coming team loaded with offensive talent, I remain skeptical that the Titans will put everything together in 2026.

  • While Carnell Tate will see a significant workload, Robinson should lead the Titans in targets and receptions. Chris Godwin Jr. (WR – TB) | ADP: 100.8 ( WR 40) Unfortunately, Chris Godwin Jr. has struggled to stay healthy the past few seasons, missing 18 games in 2024 and 2025 due to injury.

    Mike Fanelli· Aug 25
  • Ward’s rough rookie year came in a barren offense, and Tennessee overhauled it, adding Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson and, crucially, quarterback whisperer Brian Daboll, whose track record with Josh Allen , Daniel Jones , and Jaxson Dart is exactly the profile you want betting on a second-year leap. Cheap, and trending up.

  • With fourth overall pick Carnell Tate added to this offense and Cam Ward entering his second season, this team should take a step forward.

    Ellis Johnson· Aug 19
  • With a stable coaching staff in place, they’ve supplied Ward with more weapons, including 2026 first-round wide receiver Carnell Tate and former Giants receiver Wan’Dale Robinson , and he has a year of working with other wide receivers like Chimere Dike and Elic Ayomanor under his belt.

  • Carnell Tate (WR – TEN) Currently the WR14 in dynasty ECR, ahead of several more established veteran names, one analyst believes this is close to as good as Tate’s value will ever be, even after ranking him as his own WR1 in this year’s rookie class.

  • Carnell Tate Egbuka also posted a top-20 all-time rookie season in targets (127)

  • Carnell Tate (WR – TEN) Carnell Tate might have been taken fourth overall in the 2026 NFL draft, but it really comes down to what you believe about quarterback Cam Ward and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll

    Ryan Kirksey· Aug 6
  • Pollard should find running room in 2026 with Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson added to the passing game, improved play from Cam Ward , and an offensive line that last year was quietly 13th-best in yards before contact per attempt.

  • Drafting Carnell Tate is a bet on talent and Cam Ward ‘s ability to take off in his second season with Brian Daboll calling plays. I want to bet on Tate as I’m in love with the talent. Tate is an amazing route runner who can separate at all three levels of the field after ranking tenth in yards per route run and fourth in receiving grade last season (per PFF).

Kyle Pitts
  • Players like Jaylen Warren , Terry McLaurin , Rico Dowdle , Rashee Rice , Jameson Williams , Emeka Egbuka , Quentin Johnston , and Kyle Pitts can all become interesting depending on where they are still available in your draft.

  • Cousins was starting for Atlanta in Week 15 last season when Kyle Pitts caught 11 passes for 166 yards and three touchdowns.

  • TB WR35 53 123 82 13 6 80 5 Jonathon Brooks CAR RB29 54 139 82 17 0 81 5 Rico Dowdle PIT RB30 64 119 82 11 -5 82 5 Sam LaPorta DET TE7 56 130 83 13 -11 83 5 Kyle Pitts Sr.

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  • -Pat Fitzmaurice Must-Know Tight End Fantasy Football Stats Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) Kyle Pitts had a 22.7% target share last season, but it’ll be a bit of a different situation this season.

  • Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) Kyle Pitts had a 22.7% target share last season, but it’ll be a bit of a different situation this season First, the Falcons will likely have Tua Tagovailoa under center early in the season, and I don’t trust him as a quarterback whatsoever. Further, Pitts led the team in target share because Drake London played just 12 games.

  • It’s easy to identify the top tier of tight ends in fantasy football this season: Brock Bowers Trey McBride Colston Loveland Tyler Warren Kyle Pitts Tucker Kraft But what does the position look like after that top tier? Below are three tight ends you can draft in the later rounds who have the upside to finish in the top five at the position.

    Kurt Blakeway· Aug 25
  • The much-maligned Kyle Pitts is being drafted in the seventh round.

  • Fantasy managers spent years paying for the Kyle Pitts breakout before it happened. Now that it finally did, no one seems interested in paying for it.

  • 10.04: Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) This seems late for Pitts, but the concerns about the quarterback play in Atlanta are giving his stock a hit. That is a legitimate concern, but it should be noted that Tua Tagovailoa was able to get Mike Gesicki and Jonnu Smith career seasons.

  • There are compelling midrange options such as Sam LaPorta and Kyle Pitts .

  • isn’t exactly encouraging, but Kyle Pitts led the team in target share last season at 22.7%

  • Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL) The Falcons’ quarterback situation with a nicked-up Tua Tagovailoa and an injured Michael Penix Jr

  • Those are all elite numbers, and if Pitts had put up those stats all year, especially the fantasy points per game, he would have been the TE1 for fantasy. The problem is that with Drake London active, Pitts had a 19% target share, 42.2 receiving yards per game, 1.43 yards per route run, a 20.2% first-read share, 0.093 first downs per route run, and 9.6 fantasy points per game. All of those per route metrics were still quite strong, but the fantasy points per game mark would have made Pitts the TE20 last year.

  • Last year, Kyle Pitts had a tale of two seasons. Yes, overall it was a wonderful year as the TE5 in fantasy points per game and easily his best statistical season since his rookie year, but it was wildly different with Drake London in and out of the lineup. Without London, Pitts had a 26.7% target share with 84.4 receiving yards per game, 2.81 yards per route run, a 27.8% first-read share, 0.120 first downs per route run, and 19 fantasy points per game (per Fantasy Points Data).

  • Schultz finished tied with Jake Ferguson for third among tight ends in receptions behind only Trey McBride and Kyle Pitts . Schultz finished sixth among TEs in receiving yards.