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Usage comparison · Tight ends

George Kittle vs Will Mallory

George Kittle gets more of his team's passes (22% vs 16%) and more of the deep throws (21% of its air yards vs 18%). George Kittle has played 6 games and Will Mallory 1 game. Near the end zone, George Kittle has had more chances (10 vs 1 plays within 20 yards) and a bigger share of his team's chances there (15% vs 11%). George Kittle is scoring more fantasy points a game (15.0 vs 4.0, PPR), and his chances usually score more too: 11.3 vs 11.0 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

TEIND

Will Mallory
Fantasy points per game (PPR)
4.0
Expected points per gameEst.
11.0

1 game 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 Will Mallory, season usage side by side
StatGeorge KittleWill Mallory
Games61
Passes thrown to him
Targets366
Target share22%16%
Air-yards share21%18%
Catches262
Receiving yards33720
Near the end zone
Red-zone chances101
Red-zone share15%11%
End-zone targets41
Touchdowns
Touchdowns50
Expected touchdownsEst.3.20.3
Fantasy points
Fantasy points per game (PPR)15.04.0
Fantasy points (PPR)89.74.0
Expected points per gameEst.11.311.0
Points vs expectedEst.+3.6−7.0

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
  • Will Mallory

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

Target share by week
WeekGeorge KittleWill Mallory
115%against LA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
219%against MIA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
327%against ARI— no game with a target, carry or dropback
421%against DEN— no game with a target, carry or dropback
522%against SEA— no game with a target, carry or dropback
628%against WAS16%against TEN

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 Will Mallory
LeaderboardGeorge KittleWill Mallory
Target share leaders#4of 47 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Air-yards share leaders#4of 47 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 10 targets in at least 2 games)
Red-zone share leaders#4of 35 tight endsBelow the minimum (at least 3 red-zone opportunities in at least 2 games)
Red-zone opportunity leaders#2of 104 tight ends#74of 104 tight ends
End-zone target leaders#7of 104 tight ends#52of 104 tight ends
Expected fantasy points leadersEst.#6of 104 tight ends#7of 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.

Will Mallory

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

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