Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Iowa
George Kittle
TE • 6'4" • Norman, OK, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
George Kittle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota State
Player Story
George Kittle built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Norman, OK wearing No. 46, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of George Kittle's career was his receiving role: 48 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 146
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
George Kittle, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa. George Kittle reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 737
- Receptions
- 48
- Touchdowns
- 10
Featured Highlight
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George Kittle Iowa Highlights
2016 · Iowa · Player Highlight
George Kittle college highlights at Iowa.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
George Kittle quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 737
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- North Dakota State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Norman · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Norman · 8 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 2 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 314 receiving yards · TE 40th (top 13%) · Big Ten 45th (top 22%) · National 421st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 62.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 20 | 290 | 6 | 68.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 21 | 296 | 4 | 69.7 |
Related Context
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George Kittle played TE for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, George Kittle recorded 737 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Iowa paired 314 primary output with 75.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 75.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Iowa
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
34.9
Efficiency
75.1
Usage
17.9
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
North Dakota State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 18. Iowa State: 26. North Dakota State: 110. Rutgers: 56. Northwestern: 18. Minnesota: 39. Purdue: 31. Penn State: 9. Nebraska: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 1 by 100. Iowa State: 3 by 57.8. North Dakota State: 5 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 100. Minnesota: 4 by 65. Purdue: 2 by 100. Penn State: 2 by 30. Nebraska: 2 by 23.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins31.8 · Games = 5 · -6.9 vs Losses
Losses38.8 · Games = 4 · +6.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
North Dakota State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Florida | L 3-30 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska2+ TD | W 40-10 | — | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2 | 6 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Penn State | L 14-41 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Purdue | W 49-35 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Minnesota | W 14-7 | — | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northwestern | L 31-38 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 14-7 | — | 2 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Dakota State100 receiving yards | L 21-23 | — | 5 | 110 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 51 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | W 42-3 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 10 |
Player Story
George Kittle story
George Kittle built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a tight end from Norman, OK wearing No. 46, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of George Kittle's career was his receiving role: 48 catches, 737 receiving yards, and 10 touchdowns across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: George Kittle moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 108 | 94.1 | 11.9 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 25 | 100 | 3.1 | -83 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 290 | 73.9 | 13.1 | 265 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 314 | 75.1 | 17.9 | 24 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 314 | 75.1 | 17.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Dakota State
Week 3 · L 21-23
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
100 takeover
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 11 · W 38-14 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 82.2 efficiency score.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 4 · W 62-16
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Receiving Yards
78.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
62 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 40-20 · Conference game
49
Receiving Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 13 · W 28-20 · Conference game
35
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Iowa
314 primary output · 75.1 efficiency · 17.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
69.7
314 primary · 75.1 efficiency · 17.9 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Iowa
68.1
290 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 13.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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