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George Kittle or Travis Kelce?

George Kittle or Travis Kelce? Both are TEs. Their 2026 through Week 9 figures are below, as of Nov 12, 2026; here is what each man's 2025 season was built on.

George Kittle's edge sits in receiving yards per pass snap — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half.

Travis Kelce leads on share of his team's offensive snaps — the inputs that have historically carried from one season to the next.

Figures are verified play-by-play (nflverse); scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured from year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025, not projected. Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice.

Who led the NFL in target share in 2026?

George Kittle

TE · San Francisco 49ers

Travis Kelce

TE · Kansas City Chiefs

George Kittle vs Travis Kelce, 2026 through Week 9

Figures as of Nov 12, 2026

Verified 2026 through Week 9 figures for George Kittle and Travis Kelce, with each figure's rank in its source population
MetricGeorge KittleTravis Kelce
Finish34
Half-PPR/G11.910.4
Target share23.2%19.5%
Rec yards48324th48225th

A dash means the panel holds no qualifying figure for that player — usually too few games or attempts to clear the metric's floor, not a zero. Ranks are the source's own, against the population shown, and run through the same week as the figures. Not shown, because the panel holds no 2026 through Week 9 figure for either player: Games, Snap share, Availability, Air yards share, Yds/pass snap.

Last season (2025): what repeats

Read off the full 2025 season, not the 2026 through Week 9 table above — part of a season is too little for a persistence read.

George Kittle: VOLATILETravis Kelce: REPEATABLE

George Kittle's edge sits in receiving yards per pass snap — efficiency rather than opportunity, and the file measures that as the less repeatable half. Travis Kelce leads on share of his team's offensive snaps — the inputs that have historically carried from one season to the next. Of the two, Travis Kelce's season rests on the steadier ground. That is a statement about what each man's production was built on, not a running order — and it is a description of 2025, not a forecast of 2026.

“Repeats” is measured year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025 — opportunity carries between seasons, scoring rate largely does not. This describes what a 2025 season was built on. It is not a forecast, and Muffed publishes no projections, draft grades or start/sit advice. How we measure it.

Settle it — hear both stories

The same verified data, told as the story of each man's season.

George Kittle's episode →Travis Kelce's episode →

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Muffed, “George Kittle vs Travis Kelce, 2026 through Week 9 verified comparison,” muffed.ai/compare/george-kittle-vs-travis-kelce. Through Week 9 of the 2026 season. Data via nflverse.

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Source: Data via nflverse. Updated Nov 12, 2026. How we verify our data.

Scored Half-PPR. Repeatability is measured year-over-year persistence across 2016 to 2025 (nflverse), not a projection.

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