TE#85
George Kittle
gsis_id 00-0033288
SF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.04 yd
- Cushion
- 5.23 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.79
- Avg YAC
- 7.25
- Share of intended air yards
- 20.6%
- Catch rate
- 70.3%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 3
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 2.4%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 112.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 1
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 425 | 5 | 16.1 | 0.224 | 0.49 | 0 | 104.5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 71 | 58 | 634 | 7 | 45.8 | 0.202 | 0.43 | -3 | 163.1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 1106 | 8 | 67.9 | 0.207 | 0.45 | 0 | 236.6 |
| 2023 | 19 | 103 | 73 | 1132 | 7 | 67.3 | 0.185 | 0.43 | 2 | 228.4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 97 | 70 | 929 | 11 | 51.5 | 0.194 | 0.42 | 4 | 229.3 |
| 2021 | 17 | 108 | 78 | 1018 | 7 | 25.1 | 0.222 | 0.51 | 20 | 221.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- College
- Iowa (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2017 · Rd 5 · Pk 146 · SF
- Rookie season
- 2017
- Experience
- 10 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2026 Wk 2 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · SF
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
89 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · TE cohort of 13
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Sam LaPortaTE · DET · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.51
- Cushion
- 5.53
- YAC over expected
- 0.34
- Share of air yards
- 15.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
Trey McBrideTE · ARI · distance 0.76
- Separation
- 2.58
- Cushion
- 5.18
- YAC over expected
- 0.31
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 76.7
Travis KelceTE · KC · distance 0.85
- Separation
- 3.94
- Cushion
- 5.95
- YAC over expected
- 1.84
- Share of air yards
- 21.1
- Catch rate
- 69.0
Mark AndrewsTE · BAL · distance 0.90
- Separation
- 3.18
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- -0.14
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 70.7
Isaiah LikelyTE · NYG · distance 1.03
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 5.14
- YAC over expected
- 0.16
- Share of air yards
- 22.5
- Catch rate
- 65.1
George Kittle baseline
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 1.00
- Share of air yards
- 21.4
- Catch rate
- 73.9