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GEORGE KITTLE TE 6-4 × 250 × IOWA 85 10.9.93 × NORMAN, OK × 4TH YEAR × ACQUIRED D-5A IN ‘17 AWARDS & HONORS 2018: AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA NFL Most Im- KITTLE’S GOLDEN NUGGETS proved Player, PFWA All-NFC Team, Bill Walsh Award, NFC Pro Bowl, Veteran Community Ser- • In 2019, was the recipient of the 49ers Len Eshmont Award, vice Award which is voted on by the players and is given to the 49er who 2019: AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL Team, best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len PFWA All-NFC Team, Len Eshmont Award, NFC Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team. Pro Bowl • Named the recipient of the 2018 Bill Walsh Award, which was established in 2004 in honor of San Francisco’s Hall of Fame 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Head Coach. The award, which is voted on by the coaching • Registered 15 recepts. for 183 yds. and 1 TD vs. Phi. (10/4), his 13th staff, is given to the 49er who has best represented the stan- career TD and 9th career game with 100-or-more rec. yds. dard of professional excellence established by Walsh. Walsh • Became the first TE in NFL history to register 15-or-more recepts. served as the team’s head coach for 10 seasons from 1979-88. and 175-or-more yds. in a single game. In that time, he compiled a record of 102-63-1 and led the team • His 15 recepts. were the most in a single game by a TE in franchise to three Super Bowls. He was twice named Coach of the Year history and the most by any member of the 49ers since WR Terrell (1981, 1984) and was later named Coach of the Decade for the Owens registered 20 recepts. vs. Chi. (12/17/00). 1980s. • His father, Bruce, was an offensive lineman at Iowa where he MOST RECEPTS. IN A GAME, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Opponent Date Recepts. played in the 1982 Rose Bowl before suffering a career-ending 1. Terrell Owens vs. Chi. 12/17/00 20 injury in training camp with Washington in 1982. Following 2. Jerry Rice vs. LAR 11/20/94 16 his football career, Bruce went on to become an assistant 3. George Kittle (TE) vs. Phi. 10/4/20 15 coach at Oklahoma University (2010-12). 4. Jerry Rice vs. Min. 12/18/95 14 • After more than five years as a criminal defense attorney, Bruce Kittle is the offensive line coach at Lipscomb Academy • Owns the top 2 and 3 of the top 5 performances for most rec. yds. (Nashville, TN) HS, under former 49ers QB Trent Dilfer. in a game by a TE in franchise history. • Bruce writes George a letter prior to each game he plays that he reads on the bus on the way to the stadium. MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE GAME BY A TE, FRANCHISE HISTORY • Kittle’s cousin, Henry Krieger-Coble, signed with the Denver Player Date Opponent Yds. Broncos as an undrafted free agent TE in 2016. The two were 1. George Kittle 11/9/18 vs. Den. 210 teammates at Iowa. 2. George Kittle 10/4/20 vs. Phi. 183 3. Vernon Davis 10/1/13 vs. Arz. 180 4. Eric Johnson 10/10/04 vs. Arz. 162 5. George Kittle 12/30/18 at LAR 149 KITTLE’S GAME-BY-GAME 2020 • Hauled in 7 recepts. for 109 yds. and 1 TD vs. LAR (10/18), includ- Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD ing a 44-yd. TD recept. on 4th-and-2. His 109 rec. yds. marked his Sep 13 Arz L 1/1 4 44 11.0 14 0 2nd 100-yd. rec. game of the season and 10th of his career. His 10 Sep 20 at NYJ W - INACTIVE (Knee) - - - games with 100-or-more rec. yds. are the 4th-most 100-yd. games Sep 27 at NYG W - INACTIVE (Knee) - - - by a TE in their first 50 career games (TE Rob Gronkowski – 12, TE Oct 4 Phi L 1/1 15 183 12.2 38 1 Kellen Winslow – 14, TE Mike Ditka - 14). Oct 11 Mia L 1/1 4 44 11.0 12 0 • Registered 100-or-more rec. yds. in 3 of his past 4 games against Oct 18 LAR W 1/1 7 109 15.6 44t 1 Oct 25 at NE W 1/1 5 55 11.0 15 0 the Rams. Also scored a TD in 4 of the past 5 matchups against the Nov 1 at Sea L 1/1 2 39 19.5 25 0 Rams. PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE (Foot) ON 11/5 Nov 5 GB L - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - Nov 15 at NO L - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - Nov 29 at LAR W - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - Dec 7 Buf L - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - Dec 13 Was L - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - Dec 20 at Dal L - - INJURED RESERVE (Foot) - - ACTIVATED FROM INJURED RESERVE ON 12/25 Dec 26 at Arz W 1/1 4 92 23.0 27 0 Jan 3 Sea TOTALS 7/7 41 566 13.8 44t 2 2020 MEDIA GUIDE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • His 210 rec. yds. vs. Den. (12/9/18) are also the 3rd-most by a TE in • Since entering the NFL in 2017, Kittle ranks 2nd in rec. yds. among a single game in the NFL since 1960. all TEs. MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE GAME IN THE NFL BY A TE, SINCE 1960 MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE IN THE NFL, SINCE 2017 Player Date Opp. Recepts. Yds. TDs Player Recepts. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Shannon Sharpe, Den. 10/20/02 at KC 12 214 2 1. Travis Kelce, KC 388 5,019 12.9 34 2. Jackie Smith, StL Cardinals 10/13/63 vs. Pit. 9 212 2 2. George Kittle, SF 257 3,511 13.7 14 3. George Kittle, SF 12/9/18 vs. Den. 7 210 1 3. Zach Ertz, Phi. 311 3,222 10.4 23 4t. Rich Caster, NYJ 9/24/72 at Bal. Colts 6 204 3 4. Jared Cook, LV/NO 307 2,750 13.9 23 Pete Retziaff, Phi. 11/14/65 vs. Was. 7 204 0 5. Evan Engram, NYG 214 2,403 11.2 13 • His 10 career 100-yd. games are the most by a TE in franchise his- • From 2017-19, he regis- tory and rank t-7th among all players. tered 216 recepts. for MOST REC. YDS. BY A • Surpassed 3,000 career 2,945 yds. and 12 TDs. TE IN FIRST 3 SEASONS, His 2,945 rec. yds. be- NFL HISTORY rec. yds. in 47 career FEWEST GAMES TO 3,000 came the most by a TE Player Yds. games, which is tied for CAREER REC. YDS. BY A TE, 1. George Kittle 2,945 the 3rd-fewest games to NFL HISTORY through his first 3 sea- reach 3,000 career rec. Player Games sons in NFL history. 2. Mike Ditka 2,774 yds. by a TE in NFL his- 1t. Mike Ditka 45 • In 2017, his rookie sea- 3. Rob Gronkowski 2,663 tory. Kellen Winslow Sr. 45 son, registered 43 re- 4. Jimmy Graham 2,648 • His 3,380 rec. yds. 3t. George Kittle 47 cepts. for 515 yds. and 2 through his first 50 ca- Rob Gronkowski 47 TDs. His 515 rec. yds. are the most by a 49ers rookie TE since the reer NFL games are the 5. Jimmy Graham 49 merger in 1970 and ranked 2nd among rookie TEs. 3rd-most by a TE in NFL history. MOST REC. YDS. BY A ROOKIE TE, 2017 • Set an NFL record for MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE IN Player Yds. Round Picked Overall Pick most rec. yds. (1,377) in a FIRST 50 CAREER GAMES, 1. Evan Engram, NYG 722 1st 23rd season by a TE in 2018. NFL HISTORY 2. George Kittle, SF 515 5th 146th • Is the 5th player and Player Rec. Yds. 3. O.J. Howard, TB 432 1st 19th 1st TE in franchise his- 1. Mike Ditka 3,436 4. David Njoku, Cle. 386 1st 29th tory to record multiple 2. Kellen Winslow Sr. 3,420 5. Gerald Everett, LAR 244 2nd 44th 1,000-yd. seasons (2018- 3. George Kittle 3,380 19). 4. Rob Gronkowski 3,255 GOLDMINE • Registered 7 recepts. 5. Jimmy Graham 3,106 • During the 2020 NFL Combine, Kittle teamed up with Rich Eisen for a career-high 210 in support of the Run Rich Run event. Each combine, Eisen runs yds. and 1 TD vs. Den. the 40-yard dash to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research MOST 1,000-YD. SEASONS, Hospital. Kittle joined Eisen, with the assistance of Von, a St. Jude’s (12/9/18). His 210 rec. FRANCHISE HISTORY yds. are the most in a Player Seasons patient, and Jerry Rice, in timing his 40-yard dash. George then single game by a TE in 1. Jerry Rice 12 presented a $10,000 donation to St. Jude’s on behalf of him and franchise history and 2. Terrell Owens 5 his wife, Claire. “I’m just such a fan of Rich and that he does that the 8th-most among all 3t. George Kittle 2 every year through St. Jude’s,” Kittle said. “I’m a big fan of the Iowa players. Anquan Boldin 2 Children’s Hospital, so any time I can give back.