George Kittle

TE · Iowa 2016 · #46

Last confirmed: Iowa, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · Norman, OK

George Kittle: TE · Iowa · #46.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Chad OlsenFresno State · 2015 · 90% season match
Evan ButtsVirginia · 2015 · 89% season match
Darrell DanielsWashington · 2016 · 88% season match
Barrett BurnsApp State · 2016 · 88% season match
J.P. HoltzPittsburgh · 2015 · 84% season match

George Kittle

TE · Iowa · #46

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa receiving corps. On tape: 110 receiving yards and 5 receptions against North Dakota State, Week 3, 2016.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Iowa in the news

Iowa QB1 named for Week 8Oct 19
Iowa State WR Overby out for seasonThe Des Moines Register Oct 15
QB Brown medically cleared but playing status uncertainOct 9

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2016	Iowa	22	314	14.3	4
2015	Iowa	20	290	14.5	6
2014	Iowa	1	25	25.0	0
Career		43	629	14.6	10

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 20 Penn State	2	9	4.5	0	6
Wk 13	W 40-10vs No. 17 Nebraska	2	7	3.5	2	6	2 TD catches
Bowl	L 3-30vs No. 20 Florida	1	18	18.0	0	18
Total		22	314	14.3	4	51

Signature game

Week 13 · 2016

W 40-10

vs Nebraska

2 rec · 7 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 30-point win at home against Nebraska.

With R. Coluzzi — 41.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 55 long · R. McCarron — 5 rec · 108 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.66C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 51 yds George Kittle fumbled, forced by Robbie Grimsley, recovered by Iowa Jerminic Smith for a
Week 2 · Iowa State · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.01C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 9 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)
Week 6 · Minnesota · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.86C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 15 yds to the Iowa 47 for a
Week 13 · Nebraska · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 6 yds for a TD, (Keith Duncan KICK)
Week 6 · Minnesota · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.65C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 11 yds to the Minn 45 for a
Week 5 · Northwestern · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.58C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 18 yds to the Iowa 49 for a

4 more plays

Week 7 · Purdue · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.14C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 22 yds to the Prdue 1 for a
Week 3 · North Dakota State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.01Nathan Stanley pass complete to George Kittle for 37 yds to the NDkSt 22 for a
Week 1 · Florida · 3rd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +1.88C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 18 yds to the Fla 10 for a
Week 4 · Rutgers · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.79C.J. Beathard pass complete to George Kittle for 20 yds to the Iowa 37 for a

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 27-13 over that span.

2014Iowa7-6HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2015Iowa12-2HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning

2016Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

11 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#138 / 674 · 80th pct

0.73

TD rate#206 / 674 · 69th pct

6.2%

Yards / catch#220 / 674 · 67th pct

13.8

Explosive rate#292 / 674 · 56th pct

12.5%

Catch rate#463 / 674 · 31st pct

62.5%

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#21 / 96 · 79th pct

14.3

Fumbles lost#1 / 22 · 73rd pct

Rec TDs#20 / 96 · 72nd pct

Long catch#27 / 96 · 72nd pct

Rec yards#40 / 96 · 59th pct

314

Receptions#52 / 96 · 45th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

99th → 80th percentile

Explosive rate

99th → 56th percentile

Catch rate

95th → 31st percentile

TD rate

99th → 69th percentile

Yards / catch

82nd → 67th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.8	40.2	13.1	0.8
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

2016 season

Head Coach

Kirk Ferentz

Pass share

38.7%

310 pass / 492 run

Plays / game

61.7

13 games

Team sack rate

9.1%

342 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

22 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

George Kittle

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Iowa in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

22 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Iowa, drafted

2017