Former tight end at Iowa. 2016: 22 catches, 314 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′4″ · Norman, OK
The story
Former tight end at Iowa. 2016: 22 catches, 314 receiving yards, 4 TD.
George Kittle
He has spent three seasons in the Iowa receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 110 rec yds, 5 receptions against North Dakota State, Week 3, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 629 receiving yards — drafted at #146 overall by San Francisco.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
San FranciscoEntering 10th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 27-13 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 35.8 | 14.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 33.8 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 42.6 | 17.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-3vs Iowa State | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-23vs North Dakota State | 5 | 110 | 22.0 | 0 | 51 | Season-high 110 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 14-7@ Rutgers | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 5 | L 31-38vs Northwestern | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7@ Minnesota | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-35@ Purdue | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-41@ Penn State | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-10vs Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 6 | 2 TD catches |
| Bowl | L 3-30vs Florida | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 22 | 314 | 14.2 | 4 | 51 |