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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Tyler Higbee

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (20% vs 15%) and more of the deep throws (19% of its air yards vs 12%). George Kittle has played 5 games and Tyler Higbee 3 games. Near the end zone, George Kittle has had more chances (6 vs 2 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (12% vs 7%). George Kittle is scoring more fantasy points a game (14.4 vs 11.0, PPR), but the chances Tyler Higbee gets usually score more: 10.7 vs 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

TELA

Tyler Higbee
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
11.0
Expected points per gameEst.
10.7

3 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 Tyler Higbee, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleTyler Higbee
Games53
Passes thrown to him
Targets2819
Target share20%15%
Air-yards share19%12%
Catches2115
Receiving yards268141
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances62
Red-zone share12%7%
End-zone targets10
Touchdowns
Touchdowns41
Expected touchdownsEst.1.80.8
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)14.411.0
Fantasy points (PPR)71.833.1
Expected points per gameEst.10.010.7
Points vs expectedEst.+4.3+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
  • Tyler Higbee

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

Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleTyler Higbee
115%against LA7%against SF
219%against MIA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
327%against ARI22%against DEN
421%against DEN12%against PHI
522%against SEA— 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 Tyler Higbee
LeaderboardGeorge KittleTyler Higbee
Target share leaders#7of 38 tight ends#20of 38 tight ends
Air-yards share leaders#5of 38 tight ends#16of 38 tight ends
Red-zone share leaders#8of 28 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#7of 101 tight ends#44of 101 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#33of 101 tight ends#99of 101 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#9of 101 tight ends#7of 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.

Tyler Higbee

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

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