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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Noah Fant

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 13%) and more of the deep throws (23% of its air yards vs 8%). George Kittle has played 3 games and Noah Fant 2 games. 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 (17% vs 12%). Noah Fant is scoring more fantasy points a game (16.3 vs 15.8, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 10.8 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

TENO

Noah Fant
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
16.3
Expected points per gameEst.
10.8

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 Noah Fant, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleNoah Fant
Games32
Passes thrown to him
Targets1612
Target share20%13%
Air-yards share23%8%
Catches128
Receiving yards17466
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances53
Red-zone share17%12%
End-zone targets12
Touchdowns
Touchdowns33
Expected touchdownsEst.1.61.0
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)15.816.3
Fantasy points (PPR)47.432.6
Expected points per gameEst.10.410.8
Points vs expectedEst.+5.4+5.5

Week by week

Each bar is one game. Pick a stat to compare.

Target share by week

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

  • George Kittle
  • Noah Fant

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

Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleNoah Fant
115%against LA15%against DET
219%against MIA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
327%against ARI10%against LV

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 Noah Fant
LeaderboardGeorge KittleNoah Fant
Target share leaders#9of 29 tight ends#23of 29 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#3of 29 tight ends#23of 29 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#4of 12 tight ends#6of 12 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#4of 93 tight ends#12of 93 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#22of 93 tight ends#13of 93 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#11of 93 tight ends#9of 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.

Noah Fant

Touchdowns above usage

Noah Fant has scored 3 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 1.0, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
3
Expected touchdownsEst.
1.0
Expected PPR per gameEst.
10.8
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+5.5

Weeks 1 and 3 · 2 games

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

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