Charlie Kolar or Jake Tonges: Who Should You Start?

Same TE26 Tag, Different Reasons You Shouldn't Start Either

Kolar's advantage isn't about anything he does with the ball — it's that the Chargers are set up to blow Arizona out, and even a blocking-first tight end can occasionally benefit from that kind of script. Tonges is the better football player in this pairing, seeing real red-zone work and far more snaps, but San Francisco isn't favored to score much against the Rams, which caps his ceiling despite the involvement. Both project outside the top 50 tight ends this week, so the gap the model found is thin and mostly reflects team context rather than player quality. If you're desperate at the position, Kolar's blowout-shaped game gives him a marginally safer floor, but this is bench-only for both.

What flips it: A red-zone target finding Tonges, or Kolar's target share ticking up off its 5% floor, flips this.

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Signal breakdown

• 2.3 vs 2.1 projected PPR pointsCharlie Kolar +
• Rank 26 vs 26Charlie Kolar +
• Opponent DvP rank 27 vs 17 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 28.5 vs 22.8 team pointsCharlie Kolar +
• No injury designationseven
• 40% vs 52% snap shareJake Tonges +

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