George Kittle is a one-of-one tight end that can't be replaced, but the 49ers will at some point need to address the fact that the offensive star will not be able to play forever.The 31-year-old All-Pro has been a key part of Kyle Shanahan's scheme since being selected in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. While there is no exact comp for Kittle, NFL draft expert Daniel Jeremiah believes that the top tight ends in this year's class will be instant contributors at the next level.Jeremiah spoke to national media via conference call on Wednesday and detailed the top tight end prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. "Tyler Warren is my fifth overall player because his mixture of just size, physicality," Jeremiah said. "He just walls guys off. He looks like a billboard rolling down the seam. He's enormous. He has a huge catch radius."He is so physical and tough with the ball in his hands after the catch. They use him on the wild cat stuff and use him as a runner and do those different things because he's a really hard guy to get on the ground."Warren spent five years at Penn State and after a stand out senior season, received the seventh most Heisman Trophy votes in 2024. After recording...
Jeremiah identifies two potential Kittle successors for 49ers
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