Tight end George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
George Kittle is easily in the top-three discussion for NFL tight ends heading into 2021, but let’s break down why the 49ers star will be No. 1.
There haven’t been too many massive changes to the rankings of the NFL’s top tight ends over the past few years. Going by most analysts’ accounts and projections, it’s typically a two-way battle between the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce and the San Francisco 49ers‘ own, George Kittle.