Player facts
- Team
San Francisco 49ers- Position
- Tight End
- Number
- 85
- Born
- Oct 9, 1993 (age 33)
- Birthplace
- Norman, OK, USA
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- College
- Iowa
- Experience
- 10 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:
- 5th in receiving touchdowns 4
2026 Offense
| REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 21 | 28 | 268 | 12.8 | 4 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 21 | 28 | 268 | 12.4 | 4 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 616 | 830 | 8,276 | 13.4 | 56 | 85 | 386 | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | 28 targets | +0.45 | 54% | 27th of 94 |
Recent games
| Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FD | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  SEA | W 32-29 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DEN | W 24-14 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 17.5 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  ARI | W 36-30 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  MIA | W 35-13 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  LAR | W 27-7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
George Krieger Kittle (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional football tight end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes and was selected by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Kittle is a seven-time Pro Bowler and was a first-team All-Pro in 2019 and 2023.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Kittle, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Kittle was born on October 9, 1993, in Madison, Wisconsin, and moved to Iowa in 2000. He attended Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa; Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma. Kittle committed to the University of Iowa to play college football. His father, Bruce, was a four-year letterman and co-captain of the 1982 Rose Bowl squad at Iowa and is a former college football coach. His mother, Jan Krieger, is in the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union Hall of Fame and played softball and earned All-America honors in basketball at Drake University.
College career
Kittle played at Iowa from 2012 to 2016 under head coach Kirk Ferentz. As a freshman, Kittle had a limited role behind senior C. J. Fiedorowicz, junior Ray Hamilton, and sophomore Jake Duzey. He had his first collegiate reception, which went for 47 yards, against the Missouri State Bears. Overall, Kittle caught five passes for 108 yards.
Iowa's tight end unit remained crowded for Kittle in the 2014 season. Along with the return of Hamilton and Duzey, junior Henry Krieger-Coble added to the depth. Kittle had a lone reception for 25 yards against Maryland as his only catch of the season.
Kittle's role expanded in the 2015 season. On September 26, 2015, against North Texas, he scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 43-yard reception from quarterback C. J. Beathard. Overall, Kittle had 20 receptions for 290 yards and six touchdowns in the 2015 season. His six receiving touchdowns ranked sixth in the Big Ten Conference.
As a senior in 2016, Kittle headlined a tight end unit that contained junior Peter Pekar and freshman Noah Fant. He had his best statistical game against North Dakota State with five receptions for 110 yards. In his senior season, Kittle recorded 22 receptions for 314 yards and four touchdowns.
During his collegiate career, Kittle had 48 receptions for 737 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Personal life
Kittle married Claire Till on April 9, 2019. They met at the University of Iowa, where Claire played basketball. Kittle has stated that he has been an avid Chicago Bears fan since childhood. Kittle's older sister Emma is married to Cody Ponce.
Kittle is a fan of professional wrestling, having cited Penta as his favorite wrestler, and uses his signature taunt when he gets a first down. When the 49ers played in Mexico City in 2022, Kittle was given a 49ers themed lucha mask from Penta.
Other ventures
He has appeared in multiple television commercials including the NFL, Little Caesars, Old Spice, Zenni Optical, Ritz Crackers, the Real Heroes Project.
From Wikipedia’s article on George Kittle, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Sources
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- 1WikipediaGeorge Kittle on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of George Kittle