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Damian Williams

Damian Williams

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George Kittle

George Kittle

TE • San Francisco 49ers SF
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Outlook George Kittle

Achilles Recovery Timeline Slides Elite Tight End Into Premier Draft-Day Value Territory

George Kittle remains the undisputed premier tight end in San Francisco's high-powered passing attack when healthy. Operating ahead of Jake Tonges, Kittle will command targets alongside Mike Evans and Christian Kirk in a Brock Purdy-led offense, especially with Brandon Aiyuk currently away from the team.

Our models project Kittle to secure 62 receptions for 701 yards and 6 touchdowns, totaling 166.6 fantasy points in PPR formats. This matches his high-efficiency history, having posted 706 yards and 7 scores in just 12 games last season.

However, his draft capital is sliding due to recovery from a torn Achilles. His ADP has dipped from 95 in early May to 107 by June, with questions lingering about his Week 1 availability. This falling price represents a major buying opportunity if he returns to full strength.

Updated 2 days ago

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Damian Williams
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
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Next Up ❱ Redzone Touches
Redzone Touches Damian Williams
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Redzone Touches George Kittle
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WK OPP ATT TAR REC
1 @LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓
7 MIA 🔓 🔓 🔓
8 ARI 🔓 🔓 🔓
9 DEN 🔓 🔓 🔓
10 @SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
11 WAS 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 @ATL 🔓 🔓 🔓
12 BYE 🔓 🔓 🔓
13 LV 🔓 🔓 🔓
15 @DAL 🔓 🔓 🔓
16 MIN 🔓 🔓 🔓
17 SEA 🔓 🔓 🔓
18 @NYG 🔓 🔓 🔓
19 LAR 🔓 🔓 🔓

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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Damian Williams
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OWN/START George Kittle
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
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35%
+0.74 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Damian Williams
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus George Kittle
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Damian Williams

    Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Breakdown George Kittle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among TE's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 11th with 112.90 total points (8.06 avg).
  • Currently 84.9 points behind the leader: Trey McBride
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 8.1.

    • Receiving Stats

  • Top 15 in receptions and is currently ranked 11th among TE.
  • Top 15 in targets and is currently ranked 15th among TE.
  • Top 15 in red zone targets and is currently ranked 13th among TE.
  • Top 10 in red zone receptions and is currently ranked 7th among TE.
  • Top 15 in reception yards with 706 and 11.21 YPC and is currently ranked 11th among TE.
  • Top 10 in Rec TDs with 7 and is currently ranked 7th among TE.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 3 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Receptions: -12, Rec Yards: -367 Rec TDs: -1,

    • Season Outlook

  • REC: 62, REC YDS: 701, REC TDS: 6
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Damian Williams

No Injury Reported

Injury George Kittle

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Damian Williams

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Overview

  • He has missed playing in at least 2 games but is not listed on the injury report as of today. Check out his player news to see if he has any nagging injuries.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years:
Matchups George Kittle

Week 1
San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams

PA/G YDS/G TO INT SACK TDs FSP
21.25304.9030205224.48
Compare to same point last season

Overview

  • Experts don"t even rank him among DST's. Either he is on a bye week or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 6th with 145.00 total points (7.25 avg).
  • Currently 82 points behind the leader: Seahawks DST
  • Average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.3.

Defensive Stats

  • Top 6 in turnovers with 25 (1.47 per game) and is currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 12 in rush defense with 2007 (118.06 per game) and is currently ranked 12th among DST.
  • Ranked 18th in pass defense with 4091 (240.65 per game).
  • Top 10 in sacks with 47 (2.76 per game) and currently ranked 9th among DST.
  • Top 6 in interceptions with 16 (0.94 per game) and currently ranked 6th among DST.
  • Top 10 in points against with 20.35 per game and currently ranked 10th among DST.
  • Currently ranked 22nd in Total TDs with 2 (0.12 per game) among DST.

Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: Total Yards Against: -22.99, Turnovers: +11 Sacks: +8, INTs: +9, TDs: -1, Points Allowed: -1.33,
  • Unfortunately two players have the same exact name and his rating may not be entirely accurate at this point. We are working on fixing situations like this!

Season Outlook

  • SACK: 48, INT: 14, TDS: 3, PA/G: 21.6, YDS/G: 348
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Damian Williams
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Rating George Kittle
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Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Damian Williams

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Career George Kittle
RECEIVING RUSH
YEAR TEAM GP TGTS REC YD AVG TD ATT YD AVG TD
2017 SF 15 63 43 515 12.0 2 0 0 0 0
2018 SF 16 135 88 1377 15.6 5 1 10 10 0
2019 SF 14 107 85 1053 12.4 5 5 22 4.4 0
2020 SF 8 63 48 634 13.2 2 2 17 8.5 0
2021 SF 14 95 71 910 12.8 6 3 20 6.7 0
2022 SF 15 86 60 765 12.8 11 0 0 0 0
2023 SF 16 90 65 1020 15.7 6 1 2 2 0
2024 SF 15 94 78 1106 14.2 8 0 0 0 0
2025 SF 12 79 63 706 11.2 7 1 -3 -3 0
3-YEAR AVG 15 92 71 981 13.8 7 1 -0 -0.5 0
Totals 132 838 620 8368 13.5 53 14 72 5.1 0
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DEN @KC
DET vs NO
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LAR vs SF
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ATL vs TOR 07:15 EDT EST
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KC @MIN 07:40 EDT EST
MIL vs SF 02:10 EDT EST
PHI vs SD 01:05 EDT EST
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VGK @CAR 8:00 PM EST