The “NFL Top 100 Players” is an annual NFL offseason tradition. There are a few names from the Kansas City Chiefs expected to make the cut, but there are also many opponents featured in this year’s rankings. Player No. 46 is a player they are scheduled to see across from them this coming season.
No. 46 is San Francisco 49ers Tight End George Kittle.
No. 46 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026…@49ers TE George Kittle! @NFLFilmspic.twitter.com/WzzMfGAvf7
— NFL (@NFL) July 29, 2026
Kittle started all 11 games he played for the 49ers in 2025; He finished with 57 receptions for 628 yards and seven touchdowns. Kittle tore his Achilles tendon during the NFC Wild Card game and was placed on injured reserve.
Kittle and the 49ers will visit the Chiefs in Week 16 of the 2026 season on Sunday, December 27, at Arrowhead Stadium.
Produced by NFL Films and the X Original Series, the new season of NFL Top 100 features short-form episodes that reveal the league’s top players, as voted on exclusively by current NFL players. Episodes debut on X on weekdays through Friday, September 4, and will air later on NFL+, as well as on other NFL-owned and operated social media platforms.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Kansas City Chiefs to face player No. 46 of the ‘NFL Top 100’ in 2026
