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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Mark Andrews

Mark Andrews gets more of his team's passes (24% vs 20%), while George Kittle gets more of the deep throws (21% of his team's air yards vs 18%). Near the end zone, George Kittle has had more chances (5 vs 3 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 7%). George Kittle is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.1 vs 9.7, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.1 vs 9.8 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–4 · Updated Oct 5, 2026

TESF

George Kittle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
16.1
Expected points per gameEst.
10.1

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEBAL

Mark Andrews
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.7
Expected points per gameEst.
9.8

4 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 3. Shares are of each player's team totals in the games he played. For counts and shares, the bigger number is in bold and the bars grow from the centre line.
George Kittle and Mark Andrews, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleMark Andrews
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets2224
Target share20%24%
Air-yards share21%18%
Catches1618
Receiving yards244149
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances53
Red-zone share12%7%
End-zone targets12
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.1.60.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)16.19.7
Fantasy points (PPR)64.438.9
Expected points per gameEst.10.19.8
Points vs expectedEst.+6.0−0.1

Week by week

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Target share by week

Out of all the passes his team threw in his games, the part thrown to him.

  • George Kittle
  • Mark Andrews
Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleMark Andrews
115%against LA25%against IND
219%against MIA24%against NO
327%against ARI25%against DAL
421%against DEN21%against TEN

Next to each number: that week's opponent.

Where they rank

Each player's place among players at his position who meet the leaderboard's minimum. Open a leaderboard for the full list.
Leaderboard ranks for George Kittle and Mark Andrews
LeaderboardGeorge KittleMark Andrews
Target share leaders#8of 34 tight ends#5of 34 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#5of 34 tight ends#8of 34 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#10of 21 tight ends#21of 21 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 96 tight ends#15of 96 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#28of 96 tight ends#14of 96 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#13of 96 tight ends#15of 96 tight ends

Talking points

Fact-checked notes from the weekly usage report, with the numbers behind them.

George Kittle

Touchdowns above usage

George Kittle has scored 4 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 1.6, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
4
Expected touchdownsEst.
1.6
Expected PPR per gameEst.
10.1
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+6.0

Weeks 1–4 · 4 games

  • Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Mark Andrews

No talking points for him in this week's report.

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