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George Kittle

San Francisco 49ers#859 yrs expIowa76 · 250 lb
98Form
99Established
Elite creator#2 of 77 tight ends
Games17last 17
Targets1166.8 a game
Catches9178% caught
Yards108664 a game
TDs11
Skill profile · last 17 games · vs 77 tight ends

Elite volume, less so separation

Each axis is a percentile against every qualified tight end over the same window. The dashed white shape is the position average; the gold ring marks elite (90th percentile).

Volume: 97th percentileDepth: 79th percentileSeparation: 58th percentileAfter the catch: 86th percentileHands: 73th percentileEfficiency: 93th percentileVolume97thDepth79thSeparation58thAfter the catch86thHands73rdEfficiency93rd
KittlePosition averageElite, 90th
VolumeEliteshare of team targets
23.7%97th pct
DepthAbove avgavg depth of target
7.4 yd79th pct
Separationyards of separation at the catch
3.55 yd58th pct
After the catchAbove avgYAC over expected per catch
+1.2 yd86th pct
HandsAbove avgdrop rate
1.7% drops73rd pct
EfficiencyEliteEPA per target
+0.5093rd pct
F&D score · current form, last 17 games

98: elite creator

One number for how well Kittle has actually played lately, not a talent rating. 70% is the skill profile, weighted towards efficiency; the rest is how steady his games are and whether he still produces against the better defences. Ranked against every qualified tight end; 99 is the best. Over the last three seasons he scores 99 (#1 of 62).

Contributionthe skill profile, efficiency-weighted
85
Consistencyhow steady game to game
90
Holds up vs good Doutput against the tougher half
17
Trend, last 6 gamesCooling
Schedule facedAverage

Trend and schedule are shown for context but kept out of the number: over a handful of games they're mostly noise.

The matchup · week 10 · SF at DAL

Where Kittle can hurt the Cowboys

How he gets his production, set against how the Cowboys have held up in their last 17 games. Ranks are of 32.

George Kittle · against DAL

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
64%
Intermediate
29%
Deep (20+)
7%
Left side
47%
Middle
26%
Right side
27%

How DAL defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
29th
Intermediate
30th
Deep (20+)
12th
Left side
31st
Middle
31st
Right side
21st
Yards after catch allowed
27th
Sack rate forced
28th
The read
  1. Dallas rank 30th against intermediate throws, which make up 29% of Kittle's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 47% of his targets go that way and Dallas rank 31st defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.

DAL's corners, last 17 games

Who is likely to see him. Free data doesn't say who covers whom on each snap, so this is the group, not a confirmed matchup.

CornerTargetsYds / targetCatch %Depth facedRating
DaRon Bland839.164%11.1105
Shavon Revel528.267%9.997
Reddy Steward3310.185%7.6113
Caelen Carson218.557%11.684

The average corner allows 7.4 yards per target. Red is tighter than average, green is looser.

Full game preview
Floor and ceiling

How his games are spread

0–9 yds: 0 games010–19 yds: 1 games20–29 yds: 2 games2030–39 yds: 1 games40–49 yds: 1 games4050–59 yds: 1 games60–69 yds: 3 games6070–79 yds: 2 games80–89 yds: 5 games8090–99 yds: 0 games100–109 yds: 0 games100110–119 yds: 1 games
14/17games with 30+ yds
12/17games with 50+ yds
8/17games with 70+ yds
1/17games with 90+ yds
Role

Game by game

avg 6.8 targets25 wk 8: 525 wk 9: 425 wk 10: 925 wk 11: 625 wk 12: 1025 wk 13: 525 wk 15: 925 wk 16: 825 wk 18: 726 wk 1: 526 wk 2: 426 wk 3: 726 wk 4: 626 wk 5: 626 wk 6: 826 wk 7: 1026 wk 9: 725 wk 826 wk 9
Game log · last 17

Every game

GameOpponentTgtRecYdsTDAir ydsEPA
26 wk 9LV7458082-1.2
26 wk 7ATL10888064+2.7
26 wk 6WAS8569175+0.8
26 wk 5SEA6524029-2.4
26 wk 4DEN6470142+4.6
26 wk 3ARI7682254+10.2
26 wk 2MIA4480150+5.8
26 wk 1LA5212038-5.6
25 wk 18SEA7529029-1.4
25 wk 16IND87115198+9.8
25 wk 15TEN9888120+5.4
25 wk 13CLE5467063+2.4
25 wk 12CAR10678067+4.1
25 wk 11ARI6667243+8.5
25 wk 10LA9984155+9.3
25 wk 9NYG4432021+2.8
25 wk 8HOU5443125+2.0