49ers: The All-Time team in San Francisco History

San Francisco 49ers: The all-time team in franchise history

CANTON, OH - AUGUST 06: Edward DeBartolo, Jr. (3rd R), former San Francisco 49ers Owner, is seen with his bronze bust alongside former San Francisco 49ers, Charles Haley (L), Steve Young (2nd L), Ronnie Lott (3rd L), Jerry Rice (2nd R) and Joe Montana (R) during the NFL Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on August 6, 2016 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/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) /

Tight End

George Kittle

There’s a relatively new addition to this list of all-time 49ers greats, and it’s tight end George Kittle after such an impressive 2018 campaign.

Kittle, the Niners’ fifth-round pick from the 2017 NFL Draft, had a productive season his rookie year, setting a modern-era NFL record for the most receiving yards (515) by a tight end drafted in Round 5 or later.

But that was only the start.

Kittle answered back with another record-setting season in 2018, picking up 1,377 receiving yards and breaking the all-time single-season record for tight ends previously held by the New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski.

When you set records in such impressive fashion, you get on this list.

Backup:

Vernon Davis