2025
2025 season · TE · #85 · 9th season
George Kittle
Age 33 · 6'4" · 250 lb · Iowa · Pick 146 overall (2017). Snap share 81% across 11 games.
- How goodKittle's +46.3 EPA is 3rd of 72 tight ends.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+31.5, 44th percentile per target).
- Fantasy9.5 standard points a game, TE2 of 108.12.1 half-PPR points a game, TE2 of 108.14.7 PPR points a game, TE2 of 108.
- How he's usedMotion is part of the plan: 70% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 56%).
- LatelyTargets are steady: 8 a game over his last three against 6.3 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 21% | 6th of 72 | 92nd | |
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 6.7 | 27th of 72 | 63rd | |
| After the catchyards per reception | 4.4 | 49th of 72 | 33rd | |
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 83% | 5th of 72 | 94th | |
| EPA per target | +0.67 | 7th of 72 | 91st |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 55% | 5th of 72 | 94th | |
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 1% | 16th of 72 | 78th | |
| Yards per game | 57.1 | 3rd of 72 | 97th | |
| Success rate | 68% | 4th of 72 | 95th | |
| Total EPA | +46.3 | 3rd of 72 | 97th |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Kittle scores 9.5 standard points a game, TE2 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.9 and 14.8; 5 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3).
Kittle scores 12.1 half-PPR points a game, TE2 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.4 and 18.9; 5 boom weeks (12+) and 1 bust (under 4).
Kittle scores 14.7 PPR points a game, TE2 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 7.9 and 23.4; 4 boom weeks (15+) and 1 bust (under 5).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Motion is part of the plan: 70% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 56%). He wins before the catch rather than after it: 40% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%). His share of the team's targets is 12%: on third down it holds at 11%; inside the 20 it holds at 14%.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Kittle's +46.3 EPA is 3rd of 72 tight ends. The biggest share comes after the catch (+31.5, 44th percentile per target). His air yards rank in the 90th percentile (+25.4).
career +0.50 over 2017–2024 · his 2nd best of 9
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying tight ends, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
He is targeted intermediate left 1.7× as often as the league (13% of his targets against 8%) and gains +0.95 EPA a target there.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at SEA W 17-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 28% | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | +4.3 |
| 2 | at NO W 26-21Did not play | |||||||
| 3 | vs ARI W 16-15Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs JAX L 21-26Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at LA W 26-23Did not play | |||||||
| 6 | at TB L 19-30Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs ATL W 20-1016th D | 16th vs TE | 81% | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| 8 | at HOU L 15-262nd D | 2nd vs TE | 90% | 5 | 4 | 43 | 1 | +2.0 |
| 9 | at NYG W 34-2414th D | 14th vs TE | 86% | 4 | 4 | 32 | +2.8 | |
| 10 | vs LA L 26-424th D | 4th vs TE | 90% | 9 | 9 | 84 | 1 | +9.3 |
| 11 | at ARI W 41-2230th D | 30th vs TE | 87% | 6 | 6 | 67 | 2 | +8.5 |
| 12 | vs CAR W 20-932nd D | 32nd vs TE | 91% | 10 | 6 | 78 | +4.1 | |
| 13 | at CLE W 26-88th D | 8th vs TE | 87% | 5 | 4 | 67 | +2.4 | |
| 14 | Bye week | |||||||
| 15 | vs TEN W 37-2423rd D | 23rd vs TE | 96% | 9 | 8 | 88 | 1 | +5.4 |
| 16 | at IND W 48-2725th D | 25th vs TE | 62% | 8 | 7 | 115 | 1 | +9.8 |
| 17 | vs CHI W 42-38Did not play · Questionable (ankle) | |||||||
| 18 | vs SEA L 3-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 95% | 7 | 5 | 29 | -1.4 | |
| 19 | at PHI W 23-19Stats not posted yet | |||||||
| 20 | at SEA L 6-41Stats not posted yet | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 games | 81% | 69 | 57 | 628 | 7 | +46.3 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at SEA W 17-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 12% | 8% | 5.5 | 3 | +1.07 | 3 | |
| 2 | at NO W 26-21Did not play | ||||||||
| 3 | vs ARI W 16-15Did not play | ||||||||
| 4 | vs JAX L 21-26Did not play | ||||||||
| 5 | at LA W 26-23Did not play | ||||||||
| 6 | at TB L 19-30Did not play | ||||||||
| 7 | vs ATL W 20-1016th D | 16th vs TE | 8% | 13% | 8.5 | 0 | -0.47 | 0 | |
| 8 | at HOU L 15-262nd D | 2nd vs TE | 16% | 8% | 5.0 | 14 | +0.39 | 2 | |
| 9 | at NYG W 34-2414th D | 14th vs TE | 17% | 13% | 5.3 | 11 | +0.69 | 2 | |
| 10 | vs LA L 26-424th D | 4th vs TE | 23% | 20% | 6.1 | 29 | +1.03 | 4 | |
| 11 | at ARI W 41-2230th D | 30th vs TE | 24% | 23% | 7.2 | 24 | +1.42 | 5 | |
| 12 | vs CAR W 20-932nd D | 32nd vs TE | 31% | 34% | 6.7 | 46 | +0.41 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | at CLE W 26-88th D | 8th vs TE | 22% | 24% | 12.6 | 7 | +0.49 | 3 | |
| 14 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 15 | vs TEN W 37-2423rd D | 23rd vs TE | 32% | 8% | 2.2 | 78 | +0.61 | 5 | |
| 16 | at IND W 48-2725th D | 25th vs TE | 24% | 30% | 12.3 | 24 | +1.22 | 7 | |
| 17 | vs CHI W 42-38Did not play · Questionable (ankle) | ||||||||
| 18 | vs SEA L 3-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 26% | 22% | 4.1 | 16 | -0.19 | 3 | |
| 19 | at PHI W 23-19Stats not posted yet | ||||||||
| 20 | at SEA L 6-41Stats not posted yet | ||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 11 games | 21% | 18% | 6.7 | 252 | +0.67 | 38 | 1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at SEA W 17-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| 2 | at NO W 26-21Did not play | ||||||
| 3 | vs ARI W 16-15Did not play | ||||||
| 4 | vs JAX L 21-26Did not play | ||||||
| 5 | at LA W 26-23Did not play | ||||||
| 6 | at TB L 19-30Did not play | ||||||
| 7 | vs ATL W 20-1016th D | 16th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 8 | at HOU L 15-262nd D | 2nd vs TE | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| 9 | at NYG W 34-2414th D | 14th vs TE | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | ||
| 10 | vs LA L 26-424th D | 4th vs TE | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | at ARI W 41-2230th D | 30th vs TE | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | vs CAR W 20-932nd D | 32nd vs TE | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| 13 | at CLE W 26-88th D | 8th vs TE | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 1 | |
| 14 | Bye week | ||||||
| 15 | vs TEN W 37-2423rd D | 23rd vs TE | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | at IND W 48-2725th D | 25th vs TE | 7 | 115 | 16.4 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | vs CHI W 42-38Did not play · Questionable (ankle) | ||||||
| 18 | vs SEA L 3-1322nd D | 22nd vs TE | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| 19 | at PHI W 23-19Stats not posted yet | ||||||
| 20 | at SEA L 6-41Stats not posted yet | ||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 11 games | 57 | 628 | 11.0 | 7 | 9 |
Targets are steady: 8 a game over his last three against 6.3 for the season. He is doing more with less: 77 yards a game over the last three against 57. 9 straight games above a starter's median in targets.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 28th-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 18.0 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 3 | 6.3 | 65 | +0.72 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 4 | 4.3 | 22 | +0.28 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 4 | 8.3 | 87 | +0.84 |
| All games | 11 | 6.3 | 57 | +0.67 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.20); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2018, 1,377 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 57.1 a game puts him on pace for 971 over 17, short of it.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SF | 15 | 63 | 43 | 515 | 2 | 12.0 | 34.3 | +0.22 |
| 2018 | SF | 16 | 136 | 88 | 1,377 | 5 | 15.6 | 86.1 | +0.48 |
| 2019 | SF | 14 | 107 | 85 | 1,053 | 5 | 12.4 | 75.2 | +0.54 |
| 2020 | SF | 8 | 63 | 48 | 634 | 2 | 13.2 | 79.3 | +0.57 |
| 2021 | SF | 14 | 94 | 71 | 910 | 6 | 12.8 | 65.0 | +0.26 |
| 2022 | SF | 15 | 86 | 60 | 765 | 11 | 12.8 | 51.0 | +0.46 |
| 2023 | SF | 16 | 90 | 65 | 1,020 | 6 | 15.7 | 63.8 | +0.66 |
| 2024 | SF | 15 | 94 | 78 | 1,106 | 8 | 14.2 | 73.7 | +0.72 |
| 2025 | SF | 11 | 69 | 57 | 628 | 7 | 11.0 | 57.1 | +0.67 |
| Career | 1 tm | 124 | 802 | 595 | 8,008 | 52 | 13.5 | 64.6 | +0.51 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 1 on 69 targets
- Broken tackles
- 2
- Passer rating when targeted
- 112.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Christian McCaffreyRB | 440 | 2126 · 17 TD | +18.0 |
 Brian RobinsonRB | 104 | 425 · 2 TD | -4.8 |
 Jauan JenningsWR | 90 | 643 · 9 TD | -2.3 |
 Ricky PearsallWR | 55 | 526 | +25.0 |
 Kendrick BourneWR | 53 | 551 | +20.5 |
 Jake TongesTE | 46 | 293 · 5 TD | +14.2 |
 Mac JonesQB | 36 | 60 | -5.3 |
 Demarcus RobinsonWR | 36 | 282 · 1 TD | +7.9 |