Think that a judgement call,personally feel players start having injuries at 30.Kelce almost 30, Kittle 25..sure it plays a factor, but unless your planning for more than 2-3 years ahead..a small factor. In which case grab Fant or Hockensin or Irv Smith as your #2
I only meant as a TE2, once Kelce gets old, hopefully they've developed. I wouldn't advocate a rookie TE as your weekly starter eitherI don't agree to grab a rookie TE.
A lot of 'em come out of college hyped as the next Gronk.
And yet only 3 are really worth drafting in the first few rounds.
The TE scrap heap is huge.
I'm going to make a case for Kittle. Here's a little something I nab from another site.
Most receiving yard ever in a season for a TE
-Most YAC in the NFL in 2018. First ever TE to do so.
-Most YAC by a TE ever
-49er's franchise record for yards in a season by a TE ever (only Rice and Owens had more receiving yards from ANY 49er)
-PFF overall grade of 89.8. Highest of all TE's (for those of you that put stock in PFF's metrics)
-2018 second team all pro (behind only Kelce as first teamer)
-2nd highest yards per route run behind only Julio Jones
-Highest yards per reception among TE's in 2018
-Most avoided tackles by a TE in 2018
Sky's the limit for him. In dynasty he's a slam dunk for me at his age vs the other two.
Thoughts?
You contributed to me thinking Kittle was the TE to have in dynasty.I'm on the Kittle bandwagon here for dynasty purposes. Yes, his quarterback was out and yes there weren't any other good options at wide receiver last year, but forget all that crap. It's not like that never happens in the league. Kittle put up those numbers because he's really good at football. Don't you think the teams they were playing knew he was only good receiving option last year? Yes they did and he was double covered a lot and still put up those numbers. I think we get way too caught up in the various different circumstances that led to a guy having a good season and overlook the fact that he might just be a really good football player and I think that's the case with Kittle.
sure defenses knew he was the only option, they also thought they knew that given the QB options, running was much more likely than throwing, and when your safeties and linebackers are looking run first, it doesn't take much for a great athlete to crush them on the right play call in the right situations.I'm on the Kittle bandwagon here for dynasty purposes. Yes, his quarterback was out and yes there weren't any other good options at wide receiver last year, but forget all that crap. It's not like that never happens in the league. Kittle put up those numbers because he's really good at football. Don't you think the teams they were playing knew he was only good receiving option last year? Yes they did and he was double covered a lot and still put up those numbers. I think we get way too caught up in the various different circumstances that led to a guy having a good season and overlook the fact that he might just be a really good football player and I think that's the case with Kittle.
I changed my vote just so he'd have one. ....Ertz getting no love what so ever.
I agree Harold. Kelce has been great and he had a great qb, rb, and offence. Kittle getting a better qb and wrs should only help kittle not hurt him.So Kelce would put up better numbers with Mahomes backup, following that line of thought. I don't think so.
Joe ,yardage will likely go down some, maybe targets, however think it's reasonable to expect TDs to go up and more then off set that.Here's the complete list of ALL tight ends with more than 1300 yards going back to 1990.
Four TE in nearly 30 years.
If anyone thinks Kittle will improve or do better...
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Not saying he won't be a better-than-average TE.
Tough to improve on career numbers.
Especially since his entire team including his QB was hurt last season.
Let me preface this by saying, yes, I agree that out of the entire TE field, Kittle is definitely top 3.Joe ,yardage will likely go down some, maybe targets, however think it's reasonable to expect TDs to go up and more then off set that.
Someone mentioned more TD for Kittle... You may want to note that Breida (18.1%) and Alf Morris (17.4%) had more redzone opportunities last year than Kittle (12.8%)
My take is Kittle has over 1000 yards. His TD hover in the half-dozen range.
Also, Kittle had a monster 210-yard game. I wouldn't expect that again. Ever.
Let me preface this by saying, yes, I agree that out of the entire TE field, Kittle is definitely top 3.
I think I've annoyingly pointed out that everyone on the Niners comes back. So even if his career highs will be tough to repeat, the fact that McKinnon, Pettis and Goodwin are back with new talent Coleman... Kittle had 25% of the targets without those guys last season. Doesn't this worry anyone? It's not like the Niners offense will be able to make more targets for Kittle per game - not with the other mouths to feed.
But since this discussion, I've also been looking at other stats of his.
Someone mentioned more TD for Kittle... You may want to note that Breida (18.1%) and Alf Morris (17.4%) had more redzone opportunities last year than Kittle (12.8%). Add in the wrinkle that Coleman was a redzone monster for the Falcons last year (21.4%).
My take is Kittle has over 1000 yards. His TD hover in the half-dozen range.
All of this is below what most fantasy owners are expecting of him.
Also, Kittle had a monster 210-yard game. I wouldn't expect that again. Ever.
Without that game, Kittle has Zach Ertz type numbers but with less TD.
Half of Kittle's games last year he had 7 fantasy points or lower (standard scoring).