TE · 2025 season
George Kittle vs Juwan Johnson
Juwan Johnson led George Kittle in 2025 targets, 102 to 69, and receptions, 77 to 57. Overall, Juwan Johnson led 5 of 6 measured categories.
George Kittle (San Francisco, 11 games) against Juwan Johnson (New Orleans, 17 games). Every number below is measured, not projected.
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Category by category
What actually
happened.
George Kittle vs Juwan Johnson, 2025 regular season. A check marks the category leader.| Metric | George Kittle | Juwan Johnson |
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| Targets | 69 | 102 ✓ |
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| Receptions | 57 | 77 ✓ |
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| Receiving yards | 628 | 889 ✓ |
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| Receiving touchdowns | 7 ✓ | 3 |
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| Yards per reception | 11.02 | 11.55 ✓ |
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| Fantasy points | 161.5 | 179.9 ✓ |
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Categories won: George Kittle 1, Juwan Johnson 5.
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Who had the better 2025 season, George Kittle or Juwan Johnson?
Juwan Johnson led George Kittle in 2025 targets, 102 to 69, and receptions, 77 to 57. Overall, Juwan Johnson led 5 of 6 measured categories.
What separates George Kittle and Juwan Johnson statistically?
Juwan Johnson led on targets (102 to 69). Juwan Johnson led on receptions (77 to 57). Juwan Johnson led on receiving yards (889 to 628).
Where do these numbers come from?
Every figure is 2025 regular-season data from nflverse, published under CC BY 4.0. Nothing on the free half of this page is projected or estimated, and nothing on it came from a paywalled source.
Should I start George Kittle or Juwan Johnson?
Juwan Johnson led George Kittle in 2025 targets, 102 to 69, and receptions, 77 to 57. Overall, Juwan Johnson led 5 of 6 measured categories. Juwan Johnson led on targets, 102 to 69. Juwan Johnson led on receptions, 77 to 57. George Kittle plays at LA in week 1, Thu, Sep 10, 8:35 PM EDT. Juwan Johnson plays at DET in week 1, Sun, Sep 13, 1:00 PM EDT. gamedai does not publish a weekly opponent-adjusted projection, an expert grade, or a crowd pick, so nothing here grades either fixture. Weigh a different pairing with the free start/sit tool at gamedai.app/tools/start-sit.
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