The accolades continue to roll in for 49ers tight end George Kittle.
Kittle now has the highest Pro Football Focus grade over a single season for any tight end in the PFF era (since 2006).
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The third-year tight end caught 85 passes for 1,053 receiving yards and five touchdowns, tying his career-high set a season ago.
Kittle became the first 49ers' tight end in team history to register back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons in San Francisco's NFC West-clinching, 26-21 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
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A combination of being the 49ers’ far-and-away No. 1 target and an elite blocker has propelled Kittle into the elite fraternity of NFL tight ends, as this honor clearly indicates.
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He’ll make his first playoff appearance on Jan. 11 when the 49ers host a divisional-round game at Levi’s Stadium.