George Kittle
vs Jonathon Brooks

“Two players, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and George Kittle , have been 10+% above their positional median for three straight weeks! Three straight weeks start moving us from merely an interesting start toward telling us who this player might actually be in their offense. Things can still change quickly, but if a player has an on-fire TPRR and it has not translated to fantasy points, then I tend to explore options to acquire them.”

“If I am using Purdy, I want some lineups where Kittle is the main beneficiary rather than automatically assuming the production lands with the WRs. I will have a few double TE with Purdy + Kittle and McBride. Fannin at 4.8% is my favorite cheaper tournament TE.”

“Overall, Kittle has a 16.1% target share, a 30% target per route run rate, 3.07 YPRR, three red zone targets, a 20% first-read share, and one deep target. Kittle should continue to see his workload slowly ramp up. He’s a TE1 again this week.”

“Kyle Terada-Imagn Images If he falls far enough in your draft, George Kittle could actually be a great value.”

“Doctors’ orders: TARGET George Kittle | TE, San Francisco 49ers At some point, Father Time collects his payment George Kittle is one of the most dominant tight ends of his generation.”

“Tight end George Kittle is attacking his Achilles rehab, and the preseason breakout of De’Zhaun Stribling is upon us; it gives Purdy an assortment of weapons to dominate every time he takes a snap.”

“Last year, Kittle was the TE2 on a points-per-game basis, averaging 14.7 PPR fantasy points per contest. Unfortunately, the 49ers are already dealing with injuries at the wide receiver position, which could lead to Kittle being the team’s top targeted player this season.”

“His receiving usage declined sharply when Jonathon Brooks was healthy that year, and Brooks immediately earned valuable red-zone and receiving opportunities.”

“01 | Jonathon Brooks | RB, Carolina Panthers “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Jonathon Brooks is finally healthy, folks.”

“Jonathon Brooks was trending towards seeing a spike in ECR even before Chuba Hubbard was sidelined with a hamstring injury. Brooks now has a clear path to seizing the starting/lead role for good, and his ECR climb has reflected that.”

“Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR) Going around the RB29, roughly the 78th overall pick, Brooks has been one of the fastest-rising players in fantasy over the past week given fresh news that the presumed starter ahead of him is expected to miss real time with an injury.”

“Let’s not forget that Jonathon Brooks was a second-round pick just two years ago. Injuries have completely derailed the start of his NFL career, but the talent and explosiveness that made him such a highly regarded prospect are still there.”

“Jonathon Brooks looks healthy and explosive in camp, which is why he’s moving up in ADP. Fantasy managers, including myself, prefer Brooks over Chuba Hubbard due to the untapped upside.”

“Jonathon Brooks (RB – CAR) is finally fully healthy entering his third season after barely playing since being drafted. Camp reports describe him as fully cleared for a significant role, particularly as a receiver, a real strength of his and a weakness of the incumbent starter, who already lost his job to a journeyman back last year and posted a genuinely unique level of poor explosive-play production.”

“After missing the entirety of the 2025 season rehabbing, Brooks is now deemed to be fully healthy and is competing for the starting role in the backfield opposite Chuba Hubbard . That would be the same Hubbard that already lost his starting role last year to Rico Dowdle , after his YPC cratered from the year prior.”

“Of course, Jonathon Brooks has just nine carries over his entire NFL career, so this is a pretty massive swing. However, here in the ninth round, there aren’t too many players that could become the starter on their team, but Brooks is one of them. Fellow running back Chuba Hubbard was incredibly inefficient last season, and Brooks, who drew comparisons to Jamaal Charles coming out of Texas, is back and healthy.”

“Despite the camp hype, Jonathon Brooks is on a bottom-third projected offense and has serious injury concerns.”