Establish The Run on George Kittle

PodcastDraft Strategy: How To Attack Your League This Season (Episode 1012 with Adam L...August 21, 2026

From the episode

George Kittle is our tight end nine. I don't know how long you can wait for him... he's 33 years old. He's coming off an Achilles. I don't know what he's gonna look like. I'm not confident that he's gonna play week one.

Mentioned at 29:49 – 31:36

STACKED’s take

Negative signalInjury

Kittle's age and Achilles injury recovery make his Week 1 status and reliability uncertain.

JJ Zachariason notes George Kittle is ranked as the TE9 but expresses concern regarding his age (33), recovery from an Achilles injury, and uncertainty about his Week 1 availability, suggesting he may not be a reliable standalone tight end.