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2026 season · TE · #85 · 10th season

85George Kittle

Age 33 · 6'4" · 250 lb · Iowa · Pick 146 overall (2017). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 77% across 7 games.

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SF49ers offense77% of snaps
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Targets
46
6.6 per game
T-6th of 45
Receptions
34
74% catch rate
T-7th of 45
Yards
425
61 per game
3rd of 45
Touchdowns
5
18 first downs
T-2nd of 45
Target share
22%
22% of air yards
5th of 45
aDOT
7.7
air yards per target
11th of 45
EPA / target
+0.35
+16.1 total
13th of 45
YAC / catch
6.3
213 after the catch
9th of 45
The short version
  • How goodKittle's +16.1 EPA is 10th of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+19.4, 54th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy10.1 standard points a game, TE4 of 109.12.5 half-PPR points a game, TE4 of 109.14.9 PPR points a game, TE4 of 109.
  • How he's usedMotion is part of the plan: 74% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 53%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 8 a game over his last three against 6.6 for the season.
  • This weekWeek 8 is the bye.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets22%5th of 45
90th
Depth of targetair yards per target7.711th of 45
77th
After the catchyards per reception6.39th of 45
81st
Catch ratereceptions per target74%14th of 45
68th
EPA per target+0.3513th of 45
72nd
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target39%19th of 45
59th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better2%21st of 45
54th
Yards per game60.73rd of 45
94th
Success rate48%33rd of 45
28th
Total EPA+16.110th of 45
79th
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.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Kittle scores 10.1 standard points a game, TE4 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 3.3 and 13.8; 4 boom weeks (9+) and 2 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 4th-most standard points to TEs, 11.3 a game.

Points a game10.1TE4 of 109
Season70.5TE4 · 7 games
Most weeks3.3–13.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 29+ · under 3

Kittle scores 12.5 half-PPR points a game, TE4 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.1 and 15.9; 4 boom weeks (12+) and 1 bust (under 4). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 4th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 14.8 a game.

Points a game12.5TE4 of 109
Season87.5TE4 · 7 games
Most weeks6.1–15.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 112+ · under 4

Kittle scores 14.9 PPR points a game, TE4 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 8.9 and 18.0; 4 boom weeks (15+) and 1 bust (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Raiders allow the 4th-most PPR points to TEs, 18.2 a game.

Points a game14.9TE4 of 109
Season104.5TE4 · 7 games
Most weeks8.9–18.0his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 115+ · 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

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

Motion is part of the plan: 74% of his targets come with pre-snap movement (league 53%). The screen game runs through him: 11% of his targets are screens (league 5%). His share of the team's targets is 22%: on third down it falls to 14%; inside the 20 it climbs to 30%.

Motion manMotion 74% · 97th pctlScreen gameScreens 11% · 81st pctlNot the third-down option14% on third down · 22% overallRed-zone guy30% inside the 20 · 22% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
7%
61st
Screensshare of his targets
11%
81st
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
26%
53rd
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
50%
54th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
14%
61st
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
30%
94th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
74%
97th
Play actiontargets off play action
30%
70th
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.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs RaidersWeek 8: bye
The game
LVvs Raiders
Sun Nov 8 · 4:05 PM EST
Levi's Stadium
SF −10 · O/U 51.5
The defense vs TE
12th vs TE
allow +0.14 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a middle-of-the-pack matchup
His history
vs middle defenses: 1 game, 7.0 targets a game, 82 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 91%

Week 8 is the bye. A middle-of-the-pack matchup: the Raiders rank 12th vs TE, allowing +0.14 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 82 yards a game against middle defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season10 seasons
131Games
848Targets
629Receptions
8,433Yards
57TD
2017 to 2026 · 10 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2018, 1,377 receiving yards in 16 games. This season's 60.7 a game puts him on pace for 1,032 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2017SF156343515212.034.3+0.22
2018SF16136881,377515.686.1+0.48
2019SF14107851,053512.475.2+0.54
2020SF86348634213.279.3+0.57
2021SF149471910612.865.0+0.26
2022SF1586607651112.851.0+0.46
2023SF1690651,020615.763.8+0.66
2024SF1594781,106814.273.7+0.72
2025SF116957628711.057.1+0.67
2026SF74634425512.560.7+0.35
Career1 tm1318486298,4335713.464.4+0.50
Career highsYards 1,377 · 2018TD 11 · 2022Receptions 88 · 2018
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

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 46 targets
Broken tackles
3
Passer rating when targeted
112.0
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    23Christian McCaffreyRB126640 · 8 TD+13.5
    26Kaelon BlackRB63237 · 1 TD-10.7
    5Mike EvansWR39420 · 3 TD+40.9
    13Brock PurdyQB32161 · 1 TD+14.4
    19Deebo Samuel Sr.WR29284 · 3 TD+5.2
    4Jacob CowingWR1259-4.2
    44Kyle JuszczykRB1176 · 2 TD+4.1
    17Jordan WatkinsWR9138+5.1