Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/27/2026 | @Raiders | W 18 - 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/20/2026 | @Chargers | W 41 - 17 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 08/13/2026 | Titans | L 13 - 19 |
Biography
PERSONAL:
- Attended Norman (OK) HS, and earned all-state, all-district and all-conference honors as a senior.
- Registered 26 recepts. for 302 yds. and 6 TDs, while also notching 5 INTs as a senior.
- Born George Kittle (10/9/93) in Madison, WI.
- Married to the former Claire Till, who was on the basketball team at Iowa.
- Majored in communications at Iowa.
PERSONAL:
- Attended Norman (OK) HS, and earned all-state, all-district and all-conference honors as a senior.
- Registered 26 recepts. for 302 yds. and 6 TDs, while also notching 5 INTs as a senior.
- Born George Kittle (10/9/93) in Madison, WI.
- Married to the former Claire Till, who was on the basketball team at Iowa.
- Majored in communications at Iowa.
COLLEGE:
- In four seasons at Iowa, played in 49 games (17 starts) and registered 48 recepts. for 737 yds. and 10 TDs. As a senior, earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten and Academic AllBig Ten honors. Was also the recipient of the team Hustle Award (offense). Started all 11 games in which he appeared and notched 22 recepts. for 314 yds. and 4 TDs. In 2015, earned Honorable Mention All-America and Academic AllBig Ten honors. Played in 14 games (6 starts) and tallied 20 recepts. for 290 yds. and a team-high 6 TDs. As a sophomore, earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Played in 12 games and registered 1 recept. for 25 yds. In 2013, played in 12 games and recorded 5 recepts. for 108 yds. Also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Redshirted in 2012.
AWARDS & HONORS:
- 2018: AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA NFL Most Improved Player, PFWA All-NFC Team, Bill Walsh Award, NFC Pro Bowl, 49ers Community Relations Veteran Player Award
- 2019: AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL Team, PFWA All-NFC Team, Len Eshmont Award, NFC Pro Bowl
- 2021: NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 14), NFC Pro Bowl, PFWA All-NFC Team, 49ers NFL Salute to Service Award Nominee
- 2022: NFC Pro Bowl Games, AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFC Team, NFL Salute to Service Award Finalist
- 2023: NFC Pro Bowl, AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFC Team
- 2024: NFC Pro Bowl, AP Second-Team All-Pro, Len Eshmont Award, Garry Niver Award, NFL Salute to Service Award
NFL:
- Kittle is the all-time leader in rec. yds. (7,380) by a 49ers TE and ranks 3rd among all players in franchise history (WR Jerry Rice - 19,247; WR Terrell Owens - 8,572).
- Has registered 4 seasons with 1,000-or-more rec. yds., making him 1 of 5 tight ends in NFL history to register 4 seasons with 1,000-ormore rec. yds. in a career (TE Travis Kelce, KC - 7; TE Tony Gonzalez, KC - 4; TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - 4; TE Jason Witten, Dal. - 4).
- Kittle's 4 seasons with 1,000-or-more rec. yds. are the most by a 49ers TE and rank 3rd-most among all players in franchise history.
- Since entering the NFL in 2017, Kittle ranks 2nd in rec. yds. among all TEs (7,380).
- Reached 7,074 career rec. yds. in 109 games, surpassing former TE Antonio Gates (119 games) as the 3rd-fastest TE to reach 7,000 career rec. yds. in NFL history.
- Reached 6,065 career rec. yds. in 95 games, surpassing former TE Jimmy Graham (100 games) as the 4th-fastest TE to reach 6,000 career rec. yds. in NFL history
- Kittle became the fastest 49ers TE to reach 6,000 career rec. yds. and the 3rd-fastest 49ers player to reach 6,000 career rec. yds.
- Kittle also became the 5th tight end in NFL history to register 6,000-or-more rec. yds. in the first 7 seasons of his career (TE Travis Kelce; TE Jimmy Graham; TE Antonio Gates; TE Rob Gronkowski).
- Surpassed 5,000 career rec. yds. in 79 career games, the 4th-fewest games to reach 5,000 career rec. yds. by a TE in NFL history.
- Surpassed 4,000 career rec. yds. in 61 career games, which is tied for the 2nd-fewest games to reach 4,000 career rec. yds. by a TE in NFL history (TE Kellen Winslow Sr., SD - 58 games; TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - 61 games).
- Surpassed 3,000 career rec. yds. in 47 career games, which is tied for the 2nd-fewest games to reach 3,000 career rec. yds. by a TE in NFL history (TE Kellen Winslow Sr., SD - 45 games; TE Rob Gronkowski, NE - 47 games).
- His 3,380 rec. yds. through his first 50 career games are the 3rd-most by a TE in NFL history.
- In 2018, set an NFL record at the time for most rec. yds. (1,377) in a season by a TE. His 1,377 rec. yds. now rank as the 2nd-most in a single season by a TE in NFL history (TE Travis Kelce, KC - 1,416 rec. yds. in 2020).
- Has 21 career 100-yd. games, which are the most by a TE in franchise history and rank 3rd-most among all players (WR Jerry Rice - 65; WR Terrell Owens - 25).
- Is the 6th player and only TE in franchise history to record multiple 1,000-yd. seasons (2018-19 & 2023-24).
- Registered 7 recepts. for a career-high 210 yds. and 1 TD vs. Den. (12/9/18). His 210 rec. yds. are the most in a single game by a 49ers TE and rank as the 8th-most in a single game in franchise history.
- With 210 rec. yds. vs. Den. (12/9/18), he 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. At the time, he was the first member of the 49ers to register at least 1,000 rec. yds. in a single season since WR Anquan Boldin registered 1,062 rec. yds. in 2014.