George Kittle had an excellent rookie season for San Francisco. The fifth round pick out of Iowa, a team with a run-heavy offense, was known as an avid blocker but showed his offensive potential as well, with 515 yards on 43 receptions — only 5 fewer catches than he had in all four years of college. Half of those receptions produced first downs, too.
Kittle’s best game of the season was his last, racking up 100 yards against the LA Rams including a 44 yard reception. True, LA sat a lot of starters, but it’s still a good sign against the 49ers new great rivals in the NFC West.