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George Kittle

ADP 8.12 · 96 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

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Last three years

Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGRecYdsTDTgtTgt %
2025NFLSF115762876921.6%
2024NFLSF15781,10689420.7%
2023NFLSF16651,02069020.2%

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

HoldPriced inConviction highData high

Projected 49ers TE1. Brock Purdy is the quarterback.

Evans is a red-zone and boundary add next to the existing room.

ADP
8.12 (96)
Target
8.12
Move
0
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

3 real changes. The rest held.

Pass blocking

neutralmedium

Was Williams–interior–Puni–McKivitz

Now LT Trent Williams, LG Robert Jones (camp battle with Colby/Willis), C Jake Brendel, RG Dominick Puni, RT Colton McKivitz

Williams is back. Left guard is the only open job.

Run blocking

neutralmedium

Was Williams plus the outside-zone five

Now Same bookends; LG unsettled

CMC's line is Williams' health and the LG competition, not a new scheme.

Pass catchers

upgrademedium

Was 2025 49ers WRs

Now Mike Evans signed as a new X

Evans is a red-zone and boundary add next to the existing room.

Continuity

Quarterback

neutralnone

Was Brock Purdy

Now Brock Purdy

Locked starter.

Play caller

neutralnone

Was Kyle Shanahan

Now Shanahan still calls; Klay Kubiak OC

Same offense.

Head coach

neutralnone

Was Kyle Shanahan

Now Kyle Shanahan

Same HC.

Scheme & pace

neutralnone

Was Shanahan outside zone / play-action

Now Same

CMC / Purdy / the WRs in the same system.

Tight end

neutrallow

Was George Kittle / the room

Now Shanahan TEs remain central

No headline TE change.

Backfield

neutrallow

Was Christian McCaffrey

Now McCaffrey remains the lead back

Role is not the question. Health is.

Team environment

neutrallow

Was Shanahan contender

Now Same NFC West fight

Positive scripts when healthy.

Vacated volume

Targets
—
Carries
—
Red zone
—
Air yards
—

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

  • Mike Evansmedium

    free agency · veteran WR1 money

    New boundary/red-zone X in Shanahan's offense.

This player

Projected role
Projected 49ers TE1. Brock Purdy is the quarterback.
Usage
Pass-game tight end. Brock Purdy is the quarterback.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Evans is a red-zone and boundary add next to the existing room.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

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Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.