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San Francisco 49ers: Power ranking the top 30 players of 2018

By Aaron Tan

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: George Kittle #85, Matt Breida #22 and Kendrick Bourne #84 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: George Kittle #85, Matt Breida #22 and Kendrick Bourne #84 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrate after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after defeating the Oakland Raiders 34-3 in their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – NOVEMBER 01: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after defeating the Oakland Raiders 34-3 in their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on November 1, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

. . . Tight End George Kittle. 1. team. 42

First of all, I told all of you to draft tight end George Kittle in fantasy football.

Second of all, Kittle, unlike many players, actually cares about his fantasy owners. Therefore, Kittle is a man of the people.

Third of all, Kittle is the best tight end in the league. He just broke the record for the most receiving yards for a tight end in a single season, and did it with a quarterback carousel and on one of the most injured teams in all of football.

His YAC (yards after catch) ability is special, ranking first in the league over elite running backs and receivers such as the Carolina Panthers’ Christian McCaffrey and the Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster. Once the ball hits his fingertips, Kittle will bulldoze over defenders and never stop running. Watching Kittle play football is like watching Forrest Gump on steroids.

Kittle is also undoubtedly the best blocking skill player in the league. Just take a look at this video.

Every week Kittle makes someone his very own ragdoll, delivering incredible blocks just like this on a weekly basis.

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I know John Lynch has only had two years under his belt as a general manager and will probably be drafting a lot of special talent throughout the years, but it will be difficult to top this pick.