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George Kittle

TE - SF

Height: 6-4

Weight: 250 lbs

Age: 31

College: Iowa

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2024 Season Outlooks

Kittle's 12.7 PPR points per game last year was good enough to finish as the sixth-best tight end in Fantasy, but it was still a six-year low for the veteran tight end. Hand in hand with that is a declining target share that hit 5.6 per game last season (5.1 in games Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk were involved in). Most TEs with that low volume need a lot of touchdowns to compensate for it; Kittle recorded six scores in 2023, tied for the second-most in a season of his career. The 31-year-old is still fun to watch and playing in a fantastic offense, but it seems like a return to a heavy-volume role is unlikely. Think of him as a start-worthy Fantasy option worth grabbing as soon as 70th overall, but not as an elite-tier at tight end.

Despite experiencing a dip in overall efficiency, Kittle buoyed his fantasy stock by scoring 11 TDs in 2022. A regression was, therefore, anticipated heading into 2023. Kittle's TDs did, in fact, decline (with three of his six scores occurring in Week 5), but the 30-year-old still posted a top-five positional fantasy finish, recording a career high in yards per target (11.3) and yards per reception (15.7), both best among TEs. While Kittle was second on the team in targets (behind Brandon Aiyuk), his week-to-week volume fluctuated, presenting a frustrating conundrum for fantasy managers. Kittle's do-it-all skill set combined with the depth of pass-catchers in the 49ers' offense figures to lead to boom-or-bust play again in 2024.