2025 Receiving Stats
REC
3
YDS
15
TD
1
AVG
5.0
TAR
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
RANKS
Signed a one-year, $1.03 million contract with the 49ers in April of 2025.
Opportunity knocks
Tonges and Luke Farrell are in line for more snaps at tight end, beginning Sunday versus the Saints, with George Kittle (hamstring) on IR and set to miss at least four games, Dianna Russini, Vic Tafur and Matt Barrows of The Athletic report.
ANALYSIS
Tonges stepped up in Kittle's absence Week 1, hauling in all three of his targets for 15 yards and a touchdown during San Francisco's 17-13 win over Seattle. Those marked the first regular-season catches of Tonges' career, but Farrell -- who signed a three-year, $15.75 million deal with the 49ers this offseason -- established himself as a blocking specialist across four years with Jacksonville. Farrell remains the likeliest candidate to lead the tight end position in terms of snaps with Kittle out, but it could be Tonges who inherits the majority of pass-catching reps, putting him on the fantasy radar in deeper formats or those that require multiple tight ends to be started.
Tonges stepped up in Kittle's absence Week 1, hauling in all three of his targets for 15 yards and a touchdown during San Francisco's 17-13 win over Seattle. Those marked the first regular-season catches of Tonges' career, but Farrell -- who signed a three-year, $15.75 million deal with the 49ers this offseason -- established himself as a blocking specialist across four years with Jacksonville. Farrell remains the likeliest candidate to lead the tight end position in terms of snaps with Kittle out, but it could be Tonges who inherits the majority of pass-catching reps, putting him on the fantasy radar in deeper formats or those that require multiple tight ends to be started.
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Fantasy/Red Zone Stats
See red zone opportunities inside the 20, 10 and 5-yard lines along with the percentage of time they converted the opportunity into a touchdown.
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Advanced NFL Stats
How do Jake Tonges' 2025 advanced stats compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Air Yards Per Game
5.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.18% Team Air Yards
2.1%% Team Targets
8.8%Avg Depth of Target
1.7 YdsCatch Rate
100.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
3.3% Targeted On Route
20.0%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
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How often does Jake Tonges run a route when on the field for a pass play?
This data will let you see how Jake Tonges and the other tight ends for the 49ers are being used. Some tight ends may have a lot of snaps, but they're not that useful for fantasy purposes because they're not actually running routes. This data will help you see when this is the case.
Jake Tonges
15 routes 3 targets
11 routes 1 target
12 routes 4 targets
Receiving Alignment Breakdown
See where Jake Tonges lined up on the field and how he performed at each spot.
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
How does the Saints pass defense compare to other NFL teams this season?
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Overall QB Rating Against
79.3
Cornerbacks
107.4
Safeties
39.6
Linebackers
39.6
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2025 Jake Tonges Split Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
After spending the entire 2023 campaign hidden on San Francisco's practice squad, Tonges was a surprise addition to the 49ers' 2024 53-man roster. With 2023 third-round pick Cameron Latu latching on with Cleveland in the aftermath, the 2022 UDFA out of the University of California leapfrogged up the depth chart to become one of George Kittle's primary backups. With just one official target and no receptions in his first two years in the NFL, we may finally get a glimpse of how Tonges operates as backup tight end in Kyle Shanahan's complex offensive scheme.
More Fantasy News
Makes clutch TD grab Sunday
Tonges hauled in all three of his targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 17-13 win over Seattle.
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Re-signs with San Francisco
Tonges re-signed with the 49ers on a one-year, $1.03 million contract Thursday.
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No targets through 14 games
Tonges played all 14 of his snaps on special teams in Thursday's 12-6 loss to the Rams.
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Survives roster cuts
Tonges was one of three tight ends kept on the 49ers' active roster heading into Week 1 of the regular season.
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Staying with 49ers
Tonges signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on Tuesday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Steps up after Kittle injury
Tonges could be in line for a larger role in the coming weeks, as Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports that George Kittle will have an MRI within the next 24 hours to determine the severity of the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday's 17-13 win over the Seahawks.
ANALYSIS
Tonges came into Sunday's game without a catch in 20 NFL games, but he stepped up after Kittle's injury with three catches for 15 yards, including the game-winning four-yard touchdown catch with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter. Luke Farrell had one catch for four yards against Seattle and could also see additional opportunities if Kittle's hamstring injury sidelines the star tight end for additional game action.
Tonges came into Sunday's game without a catch in 20 NFL games, but he stepped up after Kittle's injury with three catches for 15 yards, including the game-winning four-yard touchdown catch with 1:34 left in the fourth quarter. Luke Farrell had one catch for four yards against Seattle and could also see additional opportunities if Kittle's hamstring injury sidelines the star tight end for additional game action.