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San Francisco 49ers: Predicting 5 players who make 2020 Pro Bowl

By Peter Panacy

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 31: George Kittle attends SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 31: George Kittle attends SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) /
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LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 20: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with fans after the game against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 20, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – OCTOBER 20: George Kittle #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with fans after the game against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on October 20, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

No. 3: Tight End George Kittle

Like Kyle Juszczyk, George Kittle has the injury factor working a bit against him. Suffering both knee and ankle injuries during the 49ers’ Week 9 win over the Arizona Cardinals, Kittle has since missed two games in a row and could be out against the Niners’ Week 12 contest against the Green Bay Packers, too.

Despite missing two-plus games, Kittle still leads all San Francisco pass catchers with 46 receptions and 541 yards.

There are a number of tight ends with more receiving yards than Kittle at this point of the season, including the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce (741), the Oakland Raiders’ Darren Waller (666) and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Zach Ertz (621). But Kittle is still much more complete a player at this position than any of the aforementioned names.

Voters pay attention to those kinds of things, too.

Plus, it’s hard to ignore Kittle’s personality and star power, which helps him earn the name recognition so necessary in voters’ decisions.