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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Michael Mayer

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 18%) and more of the deep throws (21% of its air yards vs 9%). In total, though, Michael Mayer has more targets (24 vs 22). Near the end zone, George Kittle has had more chances (5 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 5%). George Kittle is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.1 vs 10.7, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.1 vs 9.7 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

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Michael Mayer
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
10.7
Expected points per gameEst.
9.7

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 Michael Mayer, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleMichael Mayer
Games44
Passes thrown to him
Targets2224
Target share20%18%
Air-yards share21%9%
Catches1620
Receiving yards244169
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances52
Red-zone share12%5%
End-zone targets12
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.1.60.9
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)16.110.7
Fantasy points (PPR)64.442.9
Expected points per gameEst.10.19.7
Points vs expectedEst.+6.0+1.0

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
  • Michael Mayer
Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleMichael Mayer
115%against LA24%against MIA
219%against MIA14%against LAC
327%against ARI10%against NO
421%against DEN21%against KC

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 Michael Mayer
LeaderboardGeorge KittleMichael Mayer
Target share leaders#8of 34 tight ends#14of 34 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#5of 34 tight ends#23of 34 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#10of 21 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 96 tight ends#34of 96 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#28of 96 tight ends#15of 96 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#13of 96 tight ends#16of 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.

Michael Mayer

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

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