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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Mike Gesicki

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 14%) and more of the deep throws (23% of its air yards vs 20%). George Kittle has played 3 games and Mike Gesicki 2 games. 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 (17% vs 10%). They are scoring the same fantasy points a game (15.8, PPR), but the chances Mike Gesicki gets usually score more: 10.7 vs 10.4 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–3 · Updated Sep 29, 2026

TESF

George Kittle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.8
Expected points per gameEst.
10.4

3 games with a target, carry or dropback

TECIN

Mike Gesicki
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.8
Expected points per gameEst.
10.7

2 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 Mike Gesicki, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleMike Gesicki
Games32
Passes thrown to him
Targets1610
Target share20%14%
Air-yards share23%20%
Catches128
Receiving yards174115
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances52
Red-zone share17%10%
End-zone targets11
Touchdowns
Touchdowns32
Expected touchdownsEst.1.61.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)15.815.8
Fantasy points (PPR)47.431.5
Expected points per gameEst.10.410.7
Points vs expectedEst.+5.4+5.1

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
  • Mike Gesicki

— no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleMike Gesicki
115%against LA21%against TB
219%against MIA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
327%against ARI8%against PIT

Next to each number: that week's opponent. — no game with a target, carry or dropback that week.

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 Mike Gesicki
LeaderboardGeorge KittleMike Gesicki
Target share leaders#9of 29 tight ends#19of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#3of 29 tight ends#6of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#4of 12 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#4of 93 tight ends#25of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#22of 93 tight ends#27of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#11of 93 tight ends#10of 93 tight ends

Talking points

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

George Kittle

Role up

George Kittle's target share rose to 27% in week 3 (7 targets), from 16% in weeks 1-2.

Target share, week 3
27%
Targets, week 3
7
Target share, weeks 1–2
16%
Targets, weeks 1–2
9

Weeks 1–3 · 3 games

  • Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Mike Gesicki

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

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