George Kittle Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

George Kittle
TE
, San Francisco 49ers

Age: 27
Weight: 247 lbs
Height: 6' 4"

ADP: 22
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
138	1053	5	85	22

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

Kittle was the No. 2 tight end last season and may have finished first at his position had he not missed two games midseason due to a knee injury. His per game fantasy production was the same as Travis Kelce’s last year so he’s a fine pick in the second or third round for those owners wanting to lock up a stud tight end early.

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49ers expect TE George Kittle to report Tuesday

CBS Sports

Jul 28 · 2:33 PM EDT

As the 49ers and star tight end George Kittle continue to work toward a long-term contract extension, San Francisco GM John Lynch told KNBR that the club expects to see the 26-year-old report to training camp on time Tuesday as veterans go through their first round of COVID-19 testing.

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Kittle is entering the final year of his rookie contract and the two sides have been discussing a deal that will keep him in the Bay Area beyond 2020, the story went on to say. More recently, reports have bubbled up to the surface that suggest Kittle could earn a contract that pays him $13 million annually, which would dwarf Austin Hooper's current AAV with the Browns of $10.5 million, which is the league-high at the position.

Scouting report

by Bob Harris

· Aug 01 · 10:43 AM EDT

SF TE George Kittle - 2020 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside
George Kittle has led the 49ers in receiving yards the past two seasons. His 1,377 yards in 2018 set an NFL single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end. 2020 marks the final season of his four-year rookie contract, and his next deal is expected to make him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL, and the Athletic reports it could "approach" terms of the top receivers in the league. They're most likely right. And fantasy owners can expect to pay up just like the Niners. Per NFL.com, Kittle missed two games in 2019, but he still tied Travis Kelce for the most fantasy points scored per game (15.9). He finished second in double-digit performances (11) and only Kelce had more games with 20-plus point games. NextGen Stats show that Kittle led the NFL in receiving yards per route run in 2019 with 3.3 (among those who ran a minimum of 100 routes). And there's no reason to believe that's going to change.

Fantasy Downside
Unless the contract becomes an issue. Nobody is talking holdout, but NFL Network's Mike Silver reported on Jul. 31 that the two sides are far apart. Could it become contentious? That's worth watching -- even if it's not worth dialing back on Kittle come draft day.

2020 Bottom Line
Here's why it's not worth dialing back: According to FantasyPros, Kittle, who failed to produce top-20 numbers in just one game, compiled a 79.4 percent catch-rate in 2019, the third highest mark of all-time among tight ends who've seen at least 50 targets. But CBSSports.com offers this to seal the deal: "The 15.2 PPR Fantasy points per game [Kittle] averaged was on par with Allen Robinson's 15.5, and Robinson finished as a top-10 receiver." So, no. Given positional scarcity, TE2 is not too high (and Round 2 is not too early).

2020 Strength of Schedule - SF

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17
32 ARI	5 @NYJ	29 @NYG	8 PHI	17 MIA	24 LAR	15 @NE	25 @SEA	22 GB	9 @NO	BYE	24 @LAR	6 BUF	27 WAS	28 @DAL	32 @ARI	25 SEA

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

2019 Game Stats

Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	PPR	Snaps	%
1	@TB	8	54	0	10	6.75	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.4	13.4	62/68	91.2%
2	@CIN	3	54	0	3	18.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.4	8.4	48/72	66.7%
3	PIT	6	57	0	8	9.50	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.7	11.7	79/79	100.0%
4	BYE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	CLE	6	70	1	8	11.67	1	18	0	0	18.00	14.8	20.8	73/76	96.1%
6	@LAR	8	103	0	8	12.88	0	0	0	0	0.00	10.3	18.3	65/78	83.3%
7	@WAS	3	38	0	5	12.67	2	0	0	0	0.00	3.8	6.8	61/64	95.3%
8	CAR	6	86	0	7	14.33	0	0	0	0	0.00	8.6	14.6	56/67	83.6%
9	@ARI	6	79	1	8	13.17	0	0	0	0	0.00	13.9	19.9	51/74	68.9%
10	SEA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	ARI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	GB	6	129	1	6	21.50	0	0	0	0	0.00	18.9	24.9	38/48	79.2%
13	@BAL	2	17	0	4	8.50	1	-3	0	0	-3.00	1.4	3.4	57/57	100.0%
14	@NO	6	67	1	8	11.17	0	0	0	0	0.00	12.7	18.7	62/67	92.5%
15	ATL	13	134	0	17	10.31	0	0	0	0	0.00	13.4	26.4	61/64	95.3%
16	LAR	5	79	1	8	15.80	0	0	0	0	0.00	13.9	18.9	55/57	96.5%
17	@SEA	7	86	0	7	12.29	1	7	0	0	7.00	9.3	16.3	47/50	94.0%
Per game		6.07	75.21	0.36	7.64	12.39	0.36	1.57	0	0	4.40	9.82	15.89	58.21/65.79	88.75%
Totals		85	1053	5	107	12.39	5	22	0	0	4.40	137.5	222.5	815/921	88.75%