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SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS2020 MEDIA GUIDE

AWARDS & HONORS2018: AP Second-Team All-Pro, PFWA NFL Most Im-

proved Player, PFWA All-NFC Team, Bill Walsh Award, NFC Pro Bowl, Veteran Community Ser-vice Award

2019: AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL Team, PFWA All-NFC Team, Len Eshmont Award, NFC Pro Bowl

2020 HIGHLIGHTS• Registered 15 recepts. for 183 yds. and 1 TD vs. Phi. (10/4), his 13th

career TD and 9th career game with 100-or-more rec. yds. His 9 games with 100-or-more yds. is tied for the 3rd-most 100-yd. games by a TE in their first 50 career games, since 1970 (TE Jimmy Graham – 9, TE Rob Gronkowski – 12, TE Kellen Winslow – 14).

• Became the first TE in NFL history to register 15-or-more recepts. and 175-or-more yds. in a single game.

• His 15 recepts. were the most in a single game by a TE in franchise history and the most by any member of the 49ers since WR Terrell Owens registered 20 recepts. vs. Chi. (12/17/00).

• Owns the top 2 and 3 of the top 5 performances for most rec. yds. in a game by a TE in franchise history.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS• Since entering the NFL in 2017, Kittle ranks 2nd in rec. yds. among

all TEs.

6-4 × 250 × IOWA10.9.93 × NORMAN, OK × 4TH YEAR × ACQUIRED D-5A IN ‘17 85 TE

GEORGE KITTLE

KITTLE’S GOLDEN NUGGETS• In 2019, was the recipient of the 49ers Len Eshmont Award,

which is voted on by the players and is given to the 49er who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team.

• Named the recipient of the 2018 Bill Walsh Award, which was established in 2004 in honor of San Francisco’s Hall of Fame Head Coach. The award, which is voted on by the coaching staff, is given to the 49er who has best represented the stan-dard of professional excellence established by Walsh. Walsh served as the team’s head coach for 10 seasons from 1979-88. In that time, he compiled a record of 102-63-1 and led the team to three Super Bowls. He was twice named Coach of the Year (1981, 1984) and was later named Coach of the Decade for the 1980s.

• His father, Bruce, was an offensive lineman at Iowa where he played in the 1982 Rose Bowl before suffering a career-ending injury in training camp with Washington in 1982. Following his football career, Bruce went on to become an assistant coach at Oklahoma University (2010-12).

• After more than five years as a criminal defense attorney, Bruce Kittle is the offensive line coach at Lipscomb Academy (Nashville, TN) HS, under former 49ers QB Trent Dilfer.

• Bruce writes George a letter prior to each game he plays that he reads on the bus on the way to the stadium.

• Kittle’s cousin, Henry Krieger-Coble, signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent TE in 2016. The two were teammates at Iowa.

KITTLE’S GAME-BY-GAME

2020Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 13 Arz L 1/1 4 44 11.0 14 0Sep 20 at NYJ W - INACTIVE (Knee) - - -Sep 27 at NYG W - INACTIVE (Knee) - - -Oct 4 Phi L 1/1 15 183 12.2 38 1Oct 11 MiaOct 18 LAROct 25 at NENov 1 at SeaNov 5 GBNov 15 at NONov 29 at LARDec 7 BufDec 13 WasDec 20 at DalTBD at ArzJan 3 Sea TOTALS 2/2 19 227 11.9 38 1

MOST RECEPTS. IN A GAME, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Opponent Date Recepts. 1. Terrell Owens vs. Chi. 12/17/00 20 2. Jerry Rice vs. LAR 11/20/94 16 3. George Kittle (TE) vs. Phi. 10/4/20 15 4. Jerry Rice vs. Min. 12/18/95 14

MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE GAME BY A TE, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Player Date Opponent Yds. 1. George Kittle 11/9/18 vs. Den. 210 2. George Kittl 10/4/20 vs. Phi. 183 3. Vernon Davis 10/1/13 vs. Arz. 180 4. Eric Johnson 10/10/04 vs. Arz. 162 5. George Kittle 12/30/18 at LAR 149

MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE IN THE NFL, SINCE 2017 Player Recepts. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Travis Kelce, KC 307 3,900 12.7 25 2. George Kittle, SF 235 3,172 13.5 13 3. Zach Ertz, Phi. 297 3,042 10.2 23 4. Jared Cook, LV/NO 174 2,403 13.8 18 5. Austin Hooper, Atl./Cle. 207 2,069 10.0 14


MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE GAME, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Player Date Opp. Recepts. Yds. TDs 1. WR Jerry Rice 12/18/95 vs. Min. 14 289 3 2. WR John Taylor 12/11/89 at LAR 11 286 2 3. WR Terrell Owens 12/17/00 vs. Chi. 20 283 1 4. WR Jerry Rice 12/9/85 vs. LAR 10 241 1 5. WR Dave Parks 10/3/65 at Bal. 9 231 3 6t. WR Jerry Rice 10/14/90 at Atl. 13 225 5 WR Bernie Casey 11/13/66 at Chi. 12 225 0 8. TE George Kittle 12/9/18 vs. Den. 7 210 1 9. WR Anquan Boldin 9/8/13 vs. GB 13 208 1 10. WR Jerry Rice 11/17/86 at Was. 12 204 0

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CONTINUED)• Surpassed 3,000 career

rec. yds. in 47 career games, which is tied for the 3rd-fewest games to reach 3,000 career rec. yds. by a TE in NFL his-tory.

• Set an NFL record for most rec. yds. (1,377) in a season by a TE in 2018.

• Is the 5th player and 1st TE in franchise his-tory to record multiple 1,000-yd. seasons (2018-19).

• From 2017-19, he regis-tered 216 recepts. for 2,945 yds. and 12 TDs. His 2,945 rec. yds. be-came the most by a TE through his first 3 sea-sons in NFL history.

• In 2017, his rookie sea-son, registered 43 recepts. for 515 yds. and 2 TDs. His 515 rec. yds. are the most by a 49ers rookie TE since the merger in 1970 and ranked 2nd among rookie TEs.

• Registered 7 recepts. for a career-high 210 yds. and 1 TD vs. Den. (12/9/18). His 210 rec. yds. are the most in a single game by a TE in franchise history and the 8th-most among all players.

• With 210 rec. yds. vs. Den. (12/9/18), became the first 49ers TE to eclipse the 1,000-yd. receiving mark and set the franchise record for most yds. in a single season by a 49ers TE. He is the first mem-ber of the 49ers to register at least 1,000 rec. yds. in a single sea-son since WR Anquan Boldin registered 1,062 rec. yds. in 2014.

• His 210 rec. yds. vs. Den. (12/9/18) are also the 3rd-most by a TE in a single game in the NFL since 1960.

GOLDMINE• During the 2020 NFL Combine, Kittle teamed up with Rich Eisen

in support of the Run Rich Run event. Each combine, Eisen runs the 40-yard dash to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Kittle joined Eisen, with the assistance of Von, a St. Jude’s patient, and Jerry Rice, in timing his 40-yard dash. George then presented a $10,000 donation to St. Jude’s on behalf of him and his wife, Claire. “I’m just such a fan of Rich and that he does that every year through St. Jude’s,” Kittle said. “I’m a big fan of the Iowa Children’s Hospital, so any time I can give back. I’m just a fan of that, any time I can give back to help kids, they deserve it, and I just love what Rich is doing, and so I thought I could help out a little bit.”

• Kittle partnered with the Jessie Rees Foundation to pass out JoyJars filled with toys and games at a local children’s hospital. Kittle spearheaded the event and was joined by several of his teammates including, TE Garrett Celek, TE Ross Dwelley, TE Dan-iel Helm, QB Nick Mullens and LB Fred Warner who helped him spread holiday cheer and lift the spirits of everyone they met.

MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE GAME IN THE NFL, SINCE 1960

Player Date Opp. Recepts. Yds. TDs 1. Shannon Sharpe, Den. 10/20/02 at KC 12 214 2 2. Jackie Smith, StL Cardinals 10/13/63 vs. Pit. 9 212 2 3. George Kittle, SF 12/9/18 vs. Den. 7 210 1 4t. Rich Caster, NYJ 9/24/72 at Bal. Colts 6 204 3 Pete Retziaff, Phi. 11/14/65 vs. Was. 7 204 0

MOST 1,000-YD. SEASONS, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Player Seasons 1. Jerry Rice 12 2. Terrell Owens 5 3t. George Kittle 2 Anquan Boldin 2 John Taylor 2

MOST REC. YDS. BY A TE IN FIRST 3 SEASONS,

NFL HISTORY Player Yds. 1. George Kittle 2,945 2. Mike Ditka 2,774 3. Rob Gronkowski 2,663 4. Jimmy Graham 2,648

MOST REC. YDS. BY A ROOKIE TE, 2017 Player Yds. Round Picked Overall Pick 1. Evan Engram, NYG 722 1st 23rd 2. George Kittle, SF 515 5th 146th 3. O.J. Howard, TB 432 1st 19th 4. David Njoku, Cle. 386 1st 29th 5. Gerald Everett, LAR 244 2nd 44th

FEWEST GAMES TO 3,000 CAREER REC. YDS. BY A TE,

NFL HISTORY Player Games 1t. Mike Ditka 45 Kellen Winslow 45 3t. George Kittle 47 Rob Gronkowski 47 5. Jimmy Graham 49


GOLDMINE (CONTINUED)• The 49ers and their families hosted 450 underserved boys and

girls from the Bay Area for the first-ever 49ers Hope for the Holi-days event. Each child had a once-in-a-lifetime experience travel-ing through Levi’s Stadium and left with a brand new bike, helmet, lock, haircut, shoes, toys, glasses, backpack, dinner and more.

• NFL players had the opportunity to participate in the NFL’s annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign during Week 14 of the 2019 sea-son. Kittle and his teammates represented their respective causes with custom-designed cleats in an effort to raise aware-ness and funding. Kittle repre-sented TAPS, saying, “I play for the fallen heroes and their fami-lies.”

• The 49ers hosted the third annual Crucial Catch Fashion Show presented by Dignity Health in October of 2019, featuring cancer warriors rep-resenting all cancers as they modeled apparel donated by Levi’s. Kittle and his team-mates were paired with each of the warriors to share their stories of strength and cour-age with the audience and walk the runway.

• Kittle is an avid fan of the WWE. In May of 2017, he took time to visit the Black and Brave Wrestling Academy in Iowa, which is co-owned by one of Kittle’s favorite wres-tlers, WWE superstar Seth Rollins. At a pro wrestling event on the same weekend, Kittle got to live out one of his dreams and get into the ring, where he delivered a Stone Cold Stunner, a move made famous by his favor-ite wrestler of all-time, Steve Austin. “I felt like a kid,” Kittle said.

• The 49ers worked alongside the humanitarian-relief organization Convoy of Hope in December of 2018, and hosted 1,500 guests in-need from Bay Area nonprofits and schools at Levi’s® Stadium for a free holiday resource fair. Kittle and his 49ers teammates dis-tributed groceries, toys, books, shoes and other holiday offerings to the guests. The attendees also received haircuts, utilized health resources and took family portraits or professional headshots. Convoy of Hope is a nonprofit organization that directs children’s feeding initiatives, hosts community outreach programs and pro-vides disaster response resources to those in need in the Bay Area and throughout the world.

• After posing for a photoshoot, Kittle and his teammates joined Levi’s in support of breast, colon and pediatric cancer warriors at the Crucial Catch Fashion Show presented by Dignity Health in October of 2018. 49ers players and cancer warriors took to the runway to show off their attire and share their stories of strength and courage with the audience.

• The 49ers joined forces with Martha’s Kitchen of San Jose as part of their Community Tues-day kickoff event in September of 2018. Kittle and teammates took part in the event by serving dinner to nearly 200 residents in need, refilling beverages and bussing tables. Both the 49ers and Levi’s Stadium partner with Martha’s Kitchen throughout the year by donating excess food af-ter stadium events. Martha’s Kitchen’s mission is to “feed the hun-gry with dignity, no questions asked, no judgements made.”

• In April of 2018, along with sev-eral teammates, Kittle attend-ed the eighth annual UCSF Be-nioff Children’s Hospital Prom in San Francisco.


KITTLE’S TRANSACTIONS

Originally the first of two 5th-round (146th overall) draft choices by SF in 2017...Signed a five-year extension through 2025 on 8/14/20.

KITTLE’S CAREER STATISTICS

Receptions: Regular Season - 15 vs. Phi. (10/4/20); Postseason - 4 at KC (2/2/20)Receiving Yards: Regular Season - 210 vs. Den. (12/9/18); Postseason - 36 at KC (2/2/20)Long Reception: Regular Season - 85t vs. Den. (12/9/18); Postseason - 19 vs. GB (1/19/20)

TD Receptions: Regular Season - 1 (13 times) Last vs. Phi. (10/4/20)Rushes: Regular Season - 2 at Was. (10/20/19)Rushing Yards: Regular Season - 18 vs. Cle. (10/7/19)Long Rush: Regular Season - 18 vs. Cle. (10/7/19)

KITTLE’S CAREER HIGHS

Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD 12/31/17 at LAR 4 100 25.0 09/30/18 at LAC 6 125 20.8 111/1/18 vs. Oak. 4 108 27.0 112/9/18 vs. Den. 7 210 30.0 112/30/18 at LAR 9 149 16.6 1

Date Opp Rec Yds Avg TD 10/13/19 at LAR 8 103 12.9 011/24/19 vs. GB 6 129 21.5 112/15/19 vs. Atl. 13 134 10.3 010/4/20 vs. Phi. 15 183 12.2 1

KITTLE’S CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (9)

RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2017 SF 15 7 43 515 12.0 44 2 0 0 - - 02018 SF 16 16 88 1,377 15.6 85t 5 1 10 10.0 10 02019 SF 14 14 85 1,053 12.4 61t 5 5 22 4.4 18 02020 SF 2 2 19 227 11.9 38 1 2 17 8.5 9 0TOTALS 47 39 235 3,172 13.5 85t 13 8 49 7.2 18 0

PLAYOFFS RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2019 SF 3 3 8 71 8.9 19 0 0 0 - - 0TOTALS 3 3 8 71 8.9 19 0 0 0 - - 0

Additional Statistics: Tackles - 9: 2017 (1); 2018 (2); 2019 (6)Fumbles - Lost - 1-0: 2019 (1-0)

Milestones:NFL Debut: vs. Car. (9/10/17); First Start: vs. Car. (9/10/17); First Reception: Regular Season - vs. Car. (9/10/17 - 13-yd. pass from QB Brian Hoyer); Postseason - vs. Min. (1/11/20 - 11-yd. pass from QB Jimmy Garoppolo); First TD Reception: Regular Season - at Ind. (10/8/17 - 5-yd. TD pass from QB Brian Hoyer); 100-yd. Games: Regular Season - 9, Last vs.Phi. (10/4/20 - 183-yds.)

GOLDMINE (CONTINUED)• NFL players had the opportunity to participate in the NFL’s annual

My Cause, My Cleats campaign during a designated home game between Weeks 13-15 of 2018. Kittle and his teammates represent-ed their respective causes with custom-designed cleats in an ef-fort to raise awareness and funding. The Pat Tillman Foundation unites and empowers military veterans and spouses as the next generation of public and private sector leaders committed to ser-vice beyond self.


2018 (CONTINUED)• Started all 16 games and set single-season career highs in recepts.

(88), rec. yds. (1,377) and TDs (5). His 1,377 rec. yds. are the 3rd-most by a member of the 49ers since 2000.

• Kittle was 1 of 4 TEs in the NFL to lead their team in rec. yds. on the season (Jared Cook, Oak.; Zach Ertz, Phi.; Jordan Reed, Was.).

• Registered 100-or-more yds. 4 times on the season, the most 100-yd. games by a TE in a single season in franchise history. It also marked the first time a member of the 49ers has registered four games of 100-or-more yds. in a season since WR Michael Crabtree accomplished the feat in 2012 [113 yds. vs. Buf. (10/7/12), 101 yds. at StL. (12/2/12), 107 yds. at NE (12/16/12) & 172 yds. vs. Arz. (12/30/12)].

• He is the first 49ers TE to register at least 6 games with 90-or-more rec. yds. [6 games - 90 at Min. (9/9); 125 at LAC (9/30); 98 vs. LAR (10/21); 108 vs. Oak. (11/1); 210 vs. Den. (12/9)] since 2009 [TE Vernon Davis - 96 at Min. (9/27/09); 93 at Hou. (10/25/09); 102 vs. Ten. (11/8/09); 108 at GB (11/22/09); 111 at Sea. (12/6/09); 149 at LAR (12/30)] in franchise history.

• Registered the most recepts. (88) in a single season by a 49ers TE.

• Registered 6 recepts. for 125 yds. and 1 TD, including an 82-yd. TD recept. from QB C.J. Beathard at LAC (9/30).

• Registered 4 recepts. for 108 yds. and 1 TD vs. Oak. (11/1), marking his 2nd 100-yd. game of the season (125 yds. at LAC) and 3rd of his career.

• Hauled in a career-high 9 recepts. for 83 yds. vs. NYG (11/12).• Registered 7 recepts. for a career-high 210 yds. and 1 TD vs. Den.

(12/9). His 210 rec. yds. are the most in a single game by a TE in franchise history and the 8th-most among all players. His 210 rec. yds are also the 3rd-most by a TE in a single game in the NFL since 1960.

• Hauled in a career-long 85-yd. TD versus the Broncos, matching the 11th-longest play from scrimmage in franchise history, in addi-tion to matching the 7th-longest pass play in team history [QB Jim Plunkett to RB Delvin Williams - 85t vs. Was. (11/7/76)]. His 85-yd. TD recept. was the longest by a 49ers player since 9/25/05 (QB Tim Rattay to WR Brandon Lloyd - 89t vs. Dal.).

• According to Elias Sports Bureau, his 210 rec. yds. in the 1st half against Denver were the most in the first half of an NFL game since Seattle Seahawks WR Steve Largent registered 224 rec. yds. in the 1st half at Det. (10/18/87).

• With 210 rec. yds. on the day, became the first 49ers TE to eclipse the 1,000-yd. receiving mark and set the franchise record for most yds. in a single season by a 49ers TE. He became the first member of the 49ers to register at least 1,000 rec. yds. in a single season since WR Anquan Boldin registered 1,062 rec. yds. in 2014.

2019• Started all 14 games in which he appeared and registered 85 re-

cepts. for 1,053 yds. and tied his single-season career-high 5 TDs. Also added a single-season career-high 5 carries for 22 yds. Start-ed all 3 postseason games and notched 8 recepts. for 71 yds.

• Registered 3 recepts. for 54 yds. at Cin (9/15). With 54 rec. yds. on the day, he reached 2,000 career rec. yds. in 33 career regular season games, which ranks t-3rd in NFL history as the fastest TE to reach 2,000-or-more career rec. yds.

• Registered 6 recepts. for 70 yds. and 1 TD vs. Cle. (10/7). He also had 1 carry for 18 yds., which marked the longest rush of his career.

• Tallied 8 recepts. for 103 yds. (12.9 avg.) at LAR (10/13). It marked his first 100-yd. game of the season.

• Ended the game at Arz.(10/31) with 6 recepts. for 79 yds. and 1 TD. • Registered 6 recepts. for a season-high 129 yds. and 1 TD vs. GB

(11/24). It marked his 7th career 100-yd. game and 2nd of the sea-son.

• Registered 6 recepts. for 67 yds. and 1 TD at NO (12/8). On 4th-and-2, with 0:39 seconds left in the game, he hauled in a short pass from Garoppolo and rumbled 39 yards down the sideline, helping to set up the game-winning FG.

• Registered a career-high 13 recepts. for 134 yds. vs. Atl. (12/15). His 13 recepts. tied the franchise record for most recepts. by a TE in a single game [TE Eric Johnson – 13 recepts. for 162 yds. and 1 TD vs. Arz. (10/10/04)]. His 13 recepts. were t-4th in franchise history.

• Registered 5 recepts. for 79 yds. and 1 TD vs. LAR (12/21). His 7-yd. TD recept. was his 5th on the season and 12th of his career.

2018• Set an NFL record for most rec. yds. (1,377) in a season by a TE.

• According to Radar360, finished the season with a league-leading 870 yds. after the catch. His 870 YAC were the most by any player in a season since 2010.

FEWEST GAMES TO 2,000 REC. YDS. BY A TE,

NFL HISTORY Player Games 1. Mike Ditka 30 2. Kellen Winslow Sr. 31 3t. George Kittle 33 Dave Kocourek 33 5. Rob Gronkowski 34

MOST RECEPTS. IN A GAME, FRANCHISE HISTORY Player Game Recepts. 1. Terrell Owens vs. Chi. (12/17/00) 20 2. Jerry Rice vs. LAR (11/20/94) 16 3. Jerry Rice vs. Min. (12/18/95) 14 4t. George Kittle vs. Atl. (12/15/19) 13 Anquan Boldin vs. GB (9/8/13) 13 Eric Johnson vs. Arz. (10/10/04) 13 Terrell Owens vs. Phi. (11/25/02) 13 Jerry Rice at Atl. (10/14/90) 13

MOST REC. YDS. IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A TE, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Player Year Recepts. Yds. Avg. TDs 1. George Kittle, SF 2018 88 1,377 15.6 5 2. Travis Kelce, KC 2018 103 1,336 13.0 10 3. Rob Gronkowski, NE 2011 90 1,327 14.7 17 4. Jimmy Graham, NO 2011 99 1,310 13.2 11 5. Kellen Winslow, SD 1980 89 1,290 14.5 9

MOST REC. YDS. BY A MEMBER OF THE 49ERS IN A SINGLE SEASON, SINCE 2000

Player Year Recepts. Yds. TDs 1. Terrell Owens 2000 97 1,451 13 2. Terrell Owens 2001 93 1,412 16 3. George Kittle 2018 88 1,377 5 4. Terrell Owens 2002 100 1,300 13 5. Anquan Boldin 2013 85 1,179 7

MOST RECEPTS. IN A SINGLE SEASON BY A TE, FRANCHISE HISTORY

Player Year Recepts. Yds. TDs 1. George Kittle 2018 88 1,377 5 2. Eric Johnson 2004 82 825 2 3. Vernon Davis 2009 78 965 13 4. Brent Jones 1993 68 735 3 5. Vernon Davis 2011 67 792 6


COLLEGEIn four seasons at Iowa, played in 49 games (17 starts) and regis-tered 48 recepts. for 737 yds. and 10 TDs. As a senior, earned Hon-orable Mention All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten honors. Was also the recipient of the team Hustle Award (offense). Started all 11 games in which he appeared and notched 22 recepts. for 314 yds. and 4 TDs. In 2015, earned Honorable Mention All-America and Academic All-Big Ten honors. Played in 14 games (6 starts) and tallied 20 recepts. for 290 yds. and a team-high 6 TDs. As a sopho-more, earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Played in 12 games and registered 1 recept. for 25 yds. In 2013, played in 12 games and recorded 5 recepts. for 108 yds. Also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors. Redshirted in 2012.

PERSONAL• Attended Norman (OK) HS, and earned all-state, all-district and all-

conference honors as a senior.• Registered 26 recepts. for 302 yds. and 6 TDs, while also notching

5 INTs as a senior.• Born George Kittle (10/9/93) in Madison, WI.• Married to the former Claire Till, who was on the women’s basket-

ball team at Iowa.• Majored in communications at Iowa.

INJURY REPORT2017: Inactive vs. NYG (11/12) with an ankle injury.2019: Inactive vs. Sea. (11/11) and vs. Arz. (11/17) with a knee/ankle

injury.2020: Inactive 2 games [at NYJ (9/20) and at NYG (9/27)] with a

knee injury.

2018 (CONTINUED)• With 3 recepts. of 70-or-more yds. this season, joins WR Odell

Beckham Jr. (3 in 2015 with NYG) and WR Torrey Smith (3 in 2015 with SF) as the only players to have 3-or-more recepts. of 70-plus yds. in a single season since 2015.

• Tied a career high with 9 recepts. for 149 yds. and 1 TD at LAR (12/30), finishing the season with 1,377 rec. yds., the most in a sin-gle season by a TE in NFL history.

2017• Played in 15 games (7 starts) and notched 43 recepts. for 515 yds.

and 2 TDs. His 515 rec. yds. are the most by a 49ers rookie TE since the merger in 1970.

• Started in his NFL debut vs. Car. (9/10) in the season opener and registered 5 recepts. for 27 yds.

• Tallied 7 recepts. for 83 yds. and the 1st TD recept. of his career at Ind. (10/8). His 5-yd. TD recept. came with :20 left in the 4th qtr. and tied the game 23-23. He is the 1st 49ers TE to register 7-or-more recepts. in a game since TE Vernon Davis on 10/13/13 vs. Arz. (8 recepts.).

• Finished the game with 3 recepts. for 42 yds. and 1 TD vs. Jax. (12/24). His 8-yd. TD recept. from QB Jimmy Garoppolo marked his 2nd TD recept. of the season (10/8/17 at Ind.).

• Registered his 1st career 100-yd. game at LAR (12/31), hauling in 4 recepts. for 100 yds., including a career-long 44-yd. recept. It marked the 1st 100-yd. game for a 49ers TE since 10/13/13 (TE Ver-non Davis - 8 recepts. for 180 yds. and 2 TDs vs. Arz.). He was the only rookie TE to record a 100-yd. rec. game in 2017.


2017Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 10 Car L 1/1 5 27 5.4 13 0Sep 17 at Sea L 1/1 2 13 6.5 14 0Sep 21 LAR L 1/0 1 8 8.0 8 0Oct 1 at Arz L 1/0 2 35 17.5 21 0Oct 8 at Ind L 1/1 7 83 11.9 27 1Oct 15 at Was L 1/1 4 46 11.5 31 0Oct 22 Dal L 1/1 1 16 16.0 16 0Oct 29 at Phi L 1/1 2 22 11.0 22 0Nov 5 Arz L 1/1 3 27 9.0 14 0Nov 12 NYG W - INACTIVE (Ankle) - - -Nov 26 Sea L 1/0 1 14 14.0 14 0Dec 3 at Chi W 1/0 2 20 10.0 11 0Dec 10 at Hou W 1/0 2 10 5.0 8 0Dec 17 Ten W 1/0 4 52 13.0 24 0Dec 24 Jax W 1/0 3 42 14.0 21 1Dec 31 at LAR W 1/0 4 100 25.0 44 0 TOTALS 15/7 43 515 12.0 44 2

2018Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 9 at Min L 1/1 5 90 18.0 36 0Sep 16 Det W 1/1 2 22 11.0 17 0Sep 23 at KC L 1/1 5 79 15.8 23 0Sep 30 at LAC L 1/1 6 125 20.8 82t 1Oct 7 Arz L 1/1 5 83 16.6 45 0Oct 15 at GB L 1/1 4 30 7.5 11 0Oct 21 LAR L 1/1 5 98 19.6 35 1Oct 28 at Arz L 1/1 5 57 11.4 20 0Nov 1 Oak W 1/1 4 108 27.0 71 1Nov 12 NYG L 1/1 9 83 9.2 22 0Nov 25 at TB L 1/1 6 48 8.0 12 0Dec 2 at Sea L 1/1 6 70 11.7 28 0Dec 9 Den W 1/1 7 210 30.0 85t 1 Dec 16 Sea W 1/1 3 51 17.0 21 0Dec 23 Chi L 1/1 7 74 10.6 35 0Dec 30 at LAR L 1/1 9 149 16.6 43t 1 TOTALS 16/16 88 1,377 15.6 85t 5

KITTLE’S GAME-BY-GAME

2019Date Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Sep 8 at TB W 1/1 8 54 6.8 19 0Sep 15 at Cin W 1/1 3 54 18.0 36 0Sep 22 Pit W 1/1 6 57 9.5 12 0Oct 7 Cle W 1/1 6 70 11.7 22t 1Oct 13 at LAR W 1/1 8 103 12.9 45 0Oct 20 at Was W 1/1 3 38 12.7 16 0Oct 27 Car W 1/1 6 86 14.3 29 0Oct 31 at Arz W 1/1 6 79 13.2 30t 1Nov 11 Sea L - - INACTIVE (Knee/Ankle) - -Nov 17 Arz W - - INACTIVE (Knee/Ankle) - -Nov 24 GB W 1/1 6 129 21.5 61t 1Dec 1 at Bal L 1/1 2 17 8.5 13 0Dec 8 at NO W 1/1 6 67 11.2 39 1Dec 15 Atl L 1/1 13 134 10.3 21 0Dec 21 LAR W 1/1 5 79 15.8 36 1Dec 29 at Sea W 1/1 7 86 12.3 26 0 TOTALS 14/14 85 1,053 12.4 61t 5

2019 PostseasonDate Opp W/L P/S Rec Yds Avg Lg TD Jan 11 Min W 1/1 3 16 5.3 11 0Jan 19 GB W 1/1 1 19 19.0 19 0Feb 2 at KC L 1/1 4 36 9.0 12 0 TOTALS 3/3 8 71 8.9 19 0

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