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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Sam LaPorta

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (22% vs 20%) and more of the deep throws (21% of its air yards vs 15%). In total, though, Sam LaPorta has more targets (37 vs 36). George Kittle has played 6 games and Sam LaPorta 5 games. Near the end zone, George Kittle has had more chances (10 vs 9 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 13%). Sam LaPorta is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.3 vs 15.0, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 13.8 vs 11.3 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–6 · Updated Oct 20, 2026

TESF

George Kittle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.0
Expected points per gameEst.
11.3

6 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEDET

Sam LaPorta
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
15.3
Expected points per gameEst.
13.8

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 6. 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 Sam LaPorta, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleSam LaPorta
Games65
Passes thrown to him
Targets3637
Target share22%20%
Air-yards share21%15%
Catches2627
Receiving yards337316
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances109
Red-zone share15%13%
End-zone targets45
Touchdowns
Touchdowns53
Expected touchdownsEst.3.23.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)15.015.3
Fantasy points (PPR)89.776.6
Expected points per gameEst.11.313.8
Points vs expectedEst.+3.6+1.5

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
  • Sam LaPorta

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

Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleSam LaPorta
115%against LA21%against NO
219%against MIA18%against BUF
327%against ARI13%against NYJ
421%against DEN25%against CAR
522%against SEA17%against ARI
628%against WAS— no game with a target, carry or dropback

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 Sam LaPorta
LeaderboardGeorge KittleSam LaPorta
Target share leaders#4of 47 tight ends#8of 47 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#4of 47 tight ends#10of 47 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#4of 35 tight ends#9of 35 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#2of 104 tight ends#5of 104 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#7of 104 tight ends#4of 104 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#6of 104 tight ends#4of 104 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 5 touchdowns on opportunities that usually produce 3.2, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
5
Expected touchdownsEst.
3.2
Expected PPR per gameEst.
11.3
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+3.6

Weeks 1–6 · 6 games

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

Sam LaPorta

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