Colby Parkinson vs Kyle Pitts: Who Should You Start?
If you are choosing between Colby Parkinson and Kyle Pitts for your lineup, you are not alone. Colby Parkinson finished the 2025 season at 7.7 PPG for the Los Angeles Rams (14 games), and Kyle Pitts averaged 9.8 for the Atlanta Falcons (17 games).
That 2.1-point weekly advantage for Kyle Pitts is meaningful but not automatic. Fantasy football is a week-to-week sport, and the answer to "who should I start" often changes based on opponent, recent form, and game environment. Season averages set the baseline; weekly context makes the call.
Kyle Pitts is the volume tight end in this matchup with 88 receptions for 928 yards, while Colby Parkinson profiles as a more touchdown-dependent spike play (8 scores on 43 catches). In weeks where Colby Parkinson finds the end zone he out-scores Kyle Pitts, but the floor gap is real.
Colby Parkinson has his bye in Week 8, and Kyle Pitts rests in Week 5. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at tight end for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
