Dallas Goedert or George Kittle: Who Should You Start?

The call

• A 20% target share at tight end is elite usage, and the 85% snap rate confirms he's on the field for essentially every meaningful down.
• Philadelphia's 26.0 implied total and 5.5-point favorite status point to a scoring script with red-zone looks, where Goedert has long been a factor.
• The Washington DvP composite ranks 21 of 32 toward the softer side, but it's a 0-game sample with zero confidence — the role and volume are the real reason to start him.
• No injury designation and the depth chart is settled with him as the clear starter ahead of E.J. Jenkins, so there's no snap-share risk this week.

The call

• When he plays, the role is elite for the position: 81% snap share and a 19% target share across 11 games make him the clear focal point of the 49ers passing game, well above what a TE18 consensus rank implies.
• The availability line reads PUP-P and normalizes to unknown, which is why the consensus projection sits at just 8.4 points and TE18 — the market is pricing in real doubt, not a bad role.
• Matchup and script are neutral: the Rams grade 17 of 32 in DvP composite (on a 0-game sample, so treat it as noise), and a 22.8 implied total with a 3.0 spread points to a competitive game that keeps the offense throwing.
• Tip it to start the moment he's confirmed active for Sunday; if he's still carrying the PUP tag at kickoff, you need a replacement in the TE slot.