49ers' George Kittle joins Rob Gronkowski in exclusive club

George Kittle made it back-to-back 100 receiving games as the San Francisco 49ers swatted aside the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11, with the star tight end joining an extremely exclusive club in the process. Kittle, having racked up 149 yards in the Week 8 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, caught three passes for 116 yards, […]

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Nov 12, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; San Fransisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) celebrates a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third quarter at EverBank Stadium.
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George Kittle made it back-to-back 100 receiving games as the San Francisco 49ers swatted aside the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11, with the star tight end joining an extremely exclusive club in the process.

Kittle, having racked up 149 yards in the Week 8 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, caught three passes for 116 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown from Brock Purdy to start the second half.

That performance took him to 559 yards for the year and made him only the fourth tight end in NFL history with at least 500 receiving yards in each of his first seven seasons.

He joins Rob Gronkowski (first 11 seasons), Pro Football Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome (first eight) and Keith Jackson (first seven) as the only tight ends to achieve that feat.

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, with whom Kittle is frequently compared, is not on the list having missed most of his first season in the NFL with a knee injury.

Averaging 62.1 yards per game, Kittle is on pace to surpass 1,000 yards receiving for the first time since the 2019 season. 

That campaign ended with the 49ers in the Super Bowl. After Kittle's role in Sunday's blowout, there will be renewed hope of San Francisco reaching that stage again next February.