Rob Gronkowski was one of the best players of the past decade and one of the most dominant forces in the NFL when he was healthy. He will be a Hall of Famer one day without question. But, through Week 14 of the 2019 NFL season, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is currently grading better than any single season Gronk had in his career.
There aren’t many tight ends who are the focal point of their offense. Gronk was regularly precisely that for the Patriots, and Kittle has become so too for Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco.