 what's up everyone welcome back to another episode of rugby player reacts i am your host jacob mcdonald and today we're focusing on a player by the name of george kittle he comes in at number 50 on the list now i'm going to say that last year he was in the top 20 and i'm going to say that i expected him to be in the top 20 this year too so there's been a fair few people up in arms about george kittle's placing on this list and i might well be one of them too so i'm going to hold my judgment until we get into the video he has come in at number 50 on the list so close so close to that super bowl but not quite guys we are officially at number 50 on the list we're halfway through stay tuned we're gonna roll the intro and crack into it right guys uh let's get into it wow hey guys we're not gonna see a canadian accent again are we he's one of my favorite players to watch play look this is a child's game and we're playing it as men uh but you should never lose that childlike joy for the game absolutely and i think he has that childlike joy and that's something that should be embraced and appreciated that's funny boys look at that now that is a surprise not only was he in the top 20 but he was in the top 10 i'm gonna say that he only improved last year so that means that either there's other players improving even more so well maybe the defense is beginning to work this guy out either way let's go my favorite game of this season i think it was going into gelat stadium and being the patriots in new england gelat stadium has a history and so being able to play there and get a win there and like do it the way that we did it it was just it was really fun our run game was dominant we ran up now that i'm led to believe is the proper way for a titan to block maybe uh maybe tim tebow should have given him a call so darb we're not gonna get much out of gilmore that's for sure who i feel like is the best corner league matched up on them and he was able to run around get separation and make a catch he would be happy with that clinical bro clinical surprising quickness i'm gonna say surprising enough to get away from stefan gilmore he's so much bigger than all these safeties and corners and a lot of times that's who you have to match up on him yep you're not a receiver and you're demanding you know the respect of a defense to have to put their best coverage guy on you now that means that guy is not available to cover maybe your best receiver oh juke them so i think in george being able to get the attention of a defense he opens up things for everybody else caught by kedrick born yes i got triple covered exactly and that opened up a pass for the free man and actually come to think of it for a player like a wide receiver or a tight end to be double teamed or even triple teamed on a regular basis that is going to decrease their production which is then going to decrease the place that they get on this list so i'm going to say that that might be what's happened with george kittle maybe he's been double teamed over and over again so his production's down but to confirm we will look up his stats he's 20 76 foot four he's 250 pounds classic tight end pick number 146 in the fifth round of the 2017 draft from iowa and i'm going to say that was a steal went to the san francisco 49 as he's been there ever since he's made two pro bowls so far excluding last year played four years at iowa but didn't seem from what i'm seeing of the numbers to get the opportunities he might well have wanted but it was enough to get him drafted in the fifth round he runs a 452 40-yard dash he runs a three cone drill in seven seconds flat he's got a 35 inch vertical jump and an 11 foot broad jump 18 reps on the bench he's strong he can block he can run he can catch and he can do a pretty decent canadian accent this is absolutely listen to this listen to this guys this is fucking insane all right there's no other way to describe it on may 4th 2017 the 49 is signed kittle to a four-year 2.69 million contract okay four years 2.69 million all these guys want to do is play well enough to secure that second bag right and that's exactly what he did he went from having a four-year 2.69 million contract to securing his second deal which is a five-year 75 million dollar contract making him the highest paid tight end in the league that is what i call securing your motherfucking bag wow you to go honestly yeah i was just but as far as production goes last year he did drop off and that's because he played half the games he only played eight games last year 634 yards from eight games which is not bad two touchdowns two rushes for 17 yards no fumbles so he signed his five-year deal he missed two games due to a knee injury returned in week four with 183 receiving yards in a touchdown in week six he had seven receptions for 109 yards and on november 5th not long after that he was placed on injured reserve with a broken bone in his foot which he recovered from and was thankfully activated on december 25th 2020 he holds the NFL regular season record for the most receiving yards in a single half by a tight end with 210 he has the most receiving yards in his first three seasons ever by a tight end with 2945 and as far as the 49ers franchise records go he holds three the most receiving yards in a game by a tight end with 210 which was all in one half he has the most receptions in a season by a 49ers tight end with 88 and he's the first tight end in 49ers franchise history to surpass a thousand receiving yards in a year which he's done twice in 2018 and 2019 so with all that in mind let's continue kind of taking back I've never really seen a talent like that a tight end position give it a kid a lot of tight end around for a first down he banks down to the arizona 10 yard line that's definitely one of my favorite tight ends that go against just because I know I'm gonna be getting 100% each and every play what do you mean you're good this is football man just goes to show when you when you're six foot four and 250 pounds taken on someone who's about five foot nine and 180 pounds she is a bit of a mismatch in fact it seems george kittle felt quite bad about that which just goes to show what kind of guy he is he really takes pride in blocking takes but he even gave him a little sympathy tap lift some up really tap tap takes pride in blocking takes pride in setting edges I wouldn't be surprised if a guy like Darren Waller looks at george kittle and models his game after him maybe the best catch he's ever made and then he just attacks running through everybody and just be the Tasmanian devil that he is out there on the field he's not there but he's fun to watch I think it's like Tasmanian devil is he you've ever been to Tasmania trevis no I don't think so he just has a different motor that a lot of people don't have you can't coach that that's just effort baby I wish I had that motor honestly he's a kid out there he's an overgrown kid and at the end of the day guys at 30 years of age as I sit here in front of you that's how I feel that is how I feel as soon as I turn 30 I coined a new phrase 30 is the new 20 and if you don't believe me try it try it guys try it stay young age is just a number and I will tell you right here right now that you're only as old as you feel and right now man I don't even feel 20 I feel 18 I really do and right now guys knowing that I'm going to have 100 videos that I'm proud of that you guys can enjoy knowing that this 2021 NFL season is upon us in just a short couple of weeks I mean I do feel like a kid can you blame me no and can you blame george kittle no but I would say that with the guys who are more serious in the game he'd probably piss them off which would make george have even more fun in the game I'm sure so guys thank you for watching we're into the top 50 officially I cannot believe it and in the next video we are looking officially at a cornerback for the patriots which look the patriots yes cornerback not so much anyways his name's jc jackson and I'll see you then thank you for watching thank you for the support and peace out