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News: 3 days agoKittle had two receptions on four targets for 54 yards in Sunday's 45-29 win over the Cardinals.

Spin: Kittle's two receptions were his fewest since the 49ers were smacked in the mouth by the Browns back in Week 6. The star tight end made the most of his limited opportunities by ripping off a pair of huge gains to finish with a respectable yardage total. Kittle now sits at 865 receiving yards through 14 games, putting him on a realistic pace to reach 1,000 receiving yards for the third time in his career. His next opportunity to inch closer to that milestone will come next Monday against Baltimore.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Kittle is entering his seventh NFL season in search of his sixth consecutive finish of fourth or better in fantasy PPG. He finished second in 2022, but got quite lucky in the TD department (his TE-high 12.8% TD rate was three times his prior career rate), which overshadowed a concerning 16% target share (4.2 per game) and 10.2 fantasy PPG (would've ranked eighth over the full season) during nine full games with Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. Kittle has some durability concerns, having completed one full regular season (2018) in six tries. He remains a fine TE1 option, but with more target competition than ever before, it's possible the 29-year-old settles in as more of a midrange starter than the top-end play he's been in recent years.