49ers’ George Kittle Tops Chiefs’ Travis Kelce on ESPN Rankings of Best TEs for 2022

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The San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle
was voted the NFL’s best tight end for the third straight year in an
ESPN poll of the league’s executives, coaches and players.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler provided the
voting results Thursday, with an unnamed NFC offensive coach praising
the Niners playmaker’s game-changing ability.

“He’s such an explosive player
with or without the ball, run game, run after catch—that to me is
the biggest thing,” the coach said. “He’s never going to be
a great route runner. But he plays so physical through contact, and
his savvy, and his play speed is so fast that he can overcome all of
that.”

The top four players in the ESPN TE
rankings remained the same from 2021 followed by a new arrival to the
top 10 in the fifth slot:

1. George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers)
2. Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs)
3. Darren Waller (Las Vegas Raiders)
4. Mark Andrews (Baltimore Ravens)
5. Kyle Pitts (Atlanta Falcons)

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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