George Kittle
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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 the Rams. Also scored a TD in 4 of the past 5 matchups against the Oct 25 at NE Nov 1 at Sea Rams. Nov 5 GB Nov 15 at NO Nov 29 at LAR Dec 7 Buf Dec 13 Was Dec 20 at Dal TBD at Arz Jan 3 Sea TOTALS 4/4 30 380 12.7 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 MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE IN THE NFL, SINCE 2017 GAME IN THE NFL BY A TE, SINCE 1960 Player Recepts. Yds. Avg. TDs Player Date Opp. Recepts. Yds. TDs 1. Travis Kelce, KC 320 4,073 12.7 28 1. Shannon Sharpe, Den. 10/20/02 at KC 12 214 2 2. George Kittle, SF 246 3,325 13.5 14 2. Jackie Smith, StL Cardinals 10/13/63 vs. Pit. 9 212 2 3. Zach Ertz, Phi. 302 3,081 10.2 23 3. George Kittle, SF 12/9/18 vs. Den. 7 210 1 4. Jared Cook, LV/NO 176 2,455 13.9 19 4t. Rich Caster, NYJ 9/24/72 at Bal. Colts 6 204 3 5. Austin Hooper, Atl./Cle. 217 2,178 10.0 14 Pete Retziaff, Phi. 11/14/65 vs. Was. 7 204 0 • His 10 career 100-yd. games are the most by a TE in franchise his- • In 2017, his rookie season, registered 43 recepts. for 515 yds. and 2 tory and rank t-7th among all players. TDs. His 515 rec. yds. are the most by a 49ers rookie TE since the • Surpassed 3,000 career merger in 1970 and ranked 2nd among rookie TEs. rec. yds. in 47 career FEWEST GAMES TO 3,000 games, which is tied for CAREER REC. YDS. BY A TE, MOST REC. YDS. BY A ROOKIE TE, 2017 the 3rd-fewest games to NFL HISTORY Player Yds. Round Picked Overall Pick reach 3,000 career rec. Player Games 1. Evan Engram, NYG 722 1st 23rd yds. by a TE in NFL his- 1t. Mike Ditka 45 2. George Kittle, SF 515 5th 146th tory. Kellen Winslow 45 3. O.J. Howard, TB 432 1st 19th • Set an NFL record for 3t. George Kittle 47 4. David Njoku, Cle. 386 1st 29th most rec. yds. (1,377) in a Rob Gronkowski 47 5. Gerald Everett, LAR 244 2nd 44th season by a TE in 2018. 5. Jimmy Graham 49 • Is the 5th player and GOLDMINE 1st TE in franchise his- • During the 2020 NFL Combine, Kittle teamed up with Rich Eisen tory to record multiple MOST 1,000-YD. SEASONS, in support of the Run Rich Run event. Each combine, Eisen runs 1,000-yd. seasons (2018- FRANCHISE HISTORY the 40-yard dash to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research 19). Player Seasons Hospital. Kittle joined Eisen, with the assistance of Von, a St. Jude’s • From 2017-19, he regis- 1. Jerry Rice 12 patient, and Jerry Rice, in timing his 40-yard dash. George then tered 216 recepts. for 2. Terrell Owens 5 presented a $10,000 donation to St. Jude’s on behalf of him and 2,945 yds. and 12 TDs. 3t. George Kittle 2 his wife, Claire. “I’m just such a fan of Rich and that he does that His 2,945 rec. yds. be- Anquan Boldin 2 every year through St. Jude’s,” Kittle said. “I’m a big fan of the Iowa came the most by a TE John Taylor 2 Children’s Hospital, so any time I can give back. I’m just a fan of through his first 3 sea- that, any time I can give back to help kids, they deserve it, and I sons in NFL history. just love what Rich is doing, and so I thought I could help out a MOST REC. YDS. BY A little bit.” • Registered 7 recepts. TE IN FIRST 3 SEASONS, for a career-high 210 NFL HISTORY yds. and 1 TD vs. Den. Player Yds. (12/9/18). His 210 rec. 1. George Kittle 2,945 yds. are the most in a 2. Mike Ditka 2,774 single game by a TE in 3. Rob Gronkowski 2,663 franchise history and 4. Jimmy Graham 2,648 the 8th-most among all players. • With 210 rec. yds. vs. Den. (12/9/18), became the first 49ers TE to eclipse the 1,000-yd. receiving mark and set the franchise record for most yds. in a single season by a 49ers TE. He is the first mem- ber of the 49ers to register at least 1,000 rec. yds. in a single sea- son since WR Anquan Boldin registered 1,062 rec. yds. in 2014. • Kittle partnered with the Jessie Rees Foundation to pass out JoyJars filled with toys and games at a local children’s hospital.