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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Tucker Kraft

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 16%) and more of the deep throws (19% of its air yards vs 10%). In total, though, Tucker Kraft has more targets (29 vs 28). Near the end zone, they have had the same number of chances (6 plays within 20 yards), and the same share of their teams' chances there (12%). George Kittle is scoring more fantasy points a game (14.4 vs 9.5, PPR), though their chances usually score the same: 10.0 expected points a game Est..

2026 season · Weeks 1–5 · Updated Oct 12, 2026

TESF

George Kittle
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
14.4
Expected points per gameEst.
10.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

TEGB

Tucker Kraft
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
9.5
Expected points per gameEst.
10.0

5 games with a target, carry or dropback

Side by side

Season totals through week 4. 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 Tucker Kraft, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleTucker Kraft
Games55
Passes thrown to him
Targets2829
Target share20%16%
Air-yards share19%10%
Catches2120
Receiving yards268212
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances66
Red-zone share12%12%
End-zone targets12
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.1.81.5
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)14.49.5
Fantasy points (PPR)71.847.7
Expected points per gameEst.10.010.0
Points vs expectedEst.+4.3−0.5

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
  • Tucker Kraft
Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleTucker Kraft
115%against LA15%against MIN
219%against MIA10%against NYJ
327%against ARI16%against ATL
421%against DEN23%against TB
522%against SEA16%against CHI

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 Tucker Kraft
LeaderboardGeorge KittleTucker Kraft
Target share leaders#7of 38 tight ends#17of 38 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#5of 38 tight ends#26of 38 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#8of 28 tight ends#10of 28 tight ends
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 101 tight ends#8of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#33of 101 tight ends#22of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#9of 101 tight ends#11of 101 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 1.8, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns
4
Expected touchdownsEst.
1.8
Expected PPR per gameEst.
10.0
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.
+4.3

Weeks 1–5 · 5 games

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

Tucker Kraft

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

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