George Kittle is one of the most consistent tight ends of his generation — a player whose career coefficient of variation places him among the most reliable performers at the position. Year in, year out, Kittle delivered without dramatic peaks or valleys — the kind of player who earns trust, not headlines.

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George Kittle

7× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 1% all-time TEsFranchise Cornerstone👑 #1 Tight End · 2024 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2018 Team Carrier · #69

Height6'4"

Weight250 lb

BornOct 9, 1993

Age

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #69 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

114

5 qualifying seasons

2018 SF·4 team wins#8

Receiving Yards · 1,377 · score 54

2018 SF·4 team wins#14

Receptions · 88 · score 36

2024 SF

Career Value · VORP

367 career value over replacement — #55 all-time of 4,649. 40.8/season above a replacement-level TE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks Mr. ReliableCV 0.29

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #146 (Rd 5) · SF · 2017 · +64.4 vs expected KV-H

95actual

30.6 expected · Δ+64.4

💔+62.4 stolen VORP·1.53 szns lost

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Receiving Yards · 1,106 · score 13

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 38% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

38% of the all-time Receptions leader38

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 96%.

Encyclopedia Coverage6/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Offensive, defensive, and special-teams snap counts with team-share percentages. Essential for OL and situational players. Source: nflverse snap_counts.

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro Day40-yard dash, vertical, broad jump, 3-cone, shuttle, bench press. Source: nflverse combine.csv.

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Per-Snap Impact

Tight Ends · proprietary · 2012+

Elite

SIS

Yards / snap:1.201 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.201Touch rate0.121EPA/snap0Snap share84%Off snaps6,724Elite · ConsistentCV 0.18

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within tight ends, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average tight ends aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2017

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

TE · 2017 class

4.52s

40-Yard

Elite · 94th pct

Pos 94thAll 75thClass Pos 84thClass All 76th

35"

Vertical

Above avg · 67th pct

Pos 67thAll 65thClass Pos 69thClass All 76th

132"

Broad Jump

Elite · 99th pct

Pos 99thAll 98thClass Pos 85thClass All 95th

18 reps

Bench

Below avg · 29th pct

Pos 29thAll 33thClass Pos 29thClass All 45th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Reception: 13.5 regular season → 13.6 playoffs (5 playoff seasons)

+1%

vs reg season

Career Milestones9

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

20181K career receiving yards
2018100 career receptions
20203K career receiving yards
2020250 career receptions
20225K career receiving yards
202225 career receiving TDs
2024500 career receptions
20258K career receiving yards
202550 career receiving TDs

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Defense

Tkl / Solo / Ast — Combined tackles (Solo + ½ Assist). Solo = unassisted. Ast = helped by a teammate.

TFL — Tackles for loss — stops made behind the line of scrimmage (run stuffs + QB contain).

QBHits — QB hits — any legal contact on the quarterback, including but beyond sacks (hurries that land).

Sk — Sacks — tackled the QB behind the line for a loss. Half-sacks shared between defenders.

Dis — Disruption plays = sacks + QB hits + TFL. The composite pass-rush / run-stop impact stat for one season. Elite pass rushers post 30+ disruption plays per season.

Int — Interceptions caught by this defender.

PD — Passes defended — deflections and breakups.

FF / FR — Forced fumbles (stripped or jarred loose). Fumble Recoveries.

TD — Defensive touchdowns — picks, fumble returns, safeties returned.

Sfty — Safeties — tackled the ball carrier in their own end zone.

Snap Counts (2012–present)

Off / Off% — Offensive snaps played and share of team total. The most reliable usage metric for skill positions and OL.

Def / Def% — Defensive snaps played and share of team total.

ST / ST% — Special-teams snaps played and share of team total.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

Postseason Career

13 playoff games

Rushing

Att1Yds4Y/A4.0

Receiving

Tgt53Rec34Yds461TD2Ctch%64.2%Y/R13.6Y/Tgt8.71D22

Snap Counts

Off710Off%89.9%ST3ST%0.9%

College Stats

IowaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Iowa), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

George inherited the San Francisco 49ers TE room from Vance McDonald (2013–2016), and holds it as the most recent the corpus records.

John Frank 1984–1988Brent Jones 1987–1997Jamie Williams 1989–1993Wesley Walls 1989–1993Ted Popson 1994–1996Delanie Walker 2006–2012Vernon Davis 2006–2015Garrett Celek 2012–2019Vance McDonald 2013–2016George Kittle 2017–2025

The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with SF
2017draft
Drafted by SF — Round 5, Pick 146

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'4" / 250 lb

Frame

247 lb at 4.52s

Size-speed

35" vert / 132" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

4 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	SF	0	W3Doubtful· HamstringW5Questionable· RibsW8Questionable· FootW11Questionable· HamstringW18Questionable· Ankle / Hamstring
2023	SF	0	W1Questionable· Groin
2022	SF	0	W1Questionable· GroinW2Questionable· Groin
2021	SF	0	W4Questionable· CalfW5Doubtful· Calf
2020	SF	3	W2Out· KneeW3Out· KneeW9Out· Foot
2019	SF	0	W6Questionable· GroinW10Doubtful· Knee / AnkleW11Doubtful· Knee / AnkleW12Questionable· Knee / Ankle
2018	SF	0	W6Questionable· Knee
2017	SF	1	W1Questionable· HamstringW3Questionable· HipW10Out· Ankle

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 97

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B2017

A+2018

A+2019

A2020

A+2021

B+2022

A2023

A+2024

B+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

83%

20172025

2020 · Knee · 50%2025 · cause not documented · 65%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Calibrated Hall-of-Fame probability — fit against actual enshrinement. See all →

20%

Active · Building

What carries the case

Era Quality (KV-H) 44%All-Pro 23.2%Pro Bowls 20.3%Longevity 11.6%All-Time Ranks 1%

Monitor score 103.6 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity79

Peak97

Accolades38

Consistency71

Per-Snap97

Historical Rank · Era-Adjusted

Best single season, projected to Receiving Yards (TE) in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →

2018 · TE · all-time

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
2017	515	34.3	603+88	35.5
2018	1,377	86.1	1,624+247	95.5
2019	1,053	75.2	1,480+427	87.1
2020	634	79.3	1,527+893	89.8
2021	910	65	1,222+312	71.9
2022	765	51	924+159	54.3
2023	1,020	63.8	1,138+118	67
2024	1,106	73.7	1,299+193	76.4
2025	628	57.1	971+343	57.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

One-Club ManLeague board →

Gave the San Francisco 49ers an entire corpus-attributed career — 9 seasons (2017–2025), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.

George Kittle

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2017

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Snap Counts

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2017 Draft Class· this player went #146

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography