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Jake Tonges San Francisco 49ers · #88

Tight End · 6' 4", 240 lbs · Los Gatos, CA · Age 27

Jake Tonges is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted3-yr veteran
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San Francisco 49ers · #88 · Tight End
Jake Tonges
Season avg34 rec · 293 yds · 5 td
Career avg34 rec · 293 yds · 5 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
34rec
293yds
5td
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Scouting report

Jake Tonges — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Jake Tonges is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Receiving
C+
Big-play
A-
Scoring
B
Receiving yards
Excellent · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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A-
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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C+
Big-play
Strong · offense
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B
Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Jake Tonges stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #219 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
67Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jake Tonges — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
293 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
Volume
34 REC
drill in ↓
C+
Big-play
8.6 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
5 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Jake Tonges

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
17
rec
3–31
147
rec yds
29–264
3
td
1–5
23
targets
5–42
15
games
9–20
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 34 → projected 17 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
-17.0
Age curve
+0.0
Net vs last season-17.0 rec
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 4 / 16 / 17
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jake Tonges career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2022400010.0
202416
202517342935468.6
Career3734293547
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the San Francisco 49ers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
98off index
99def index
+63net
95%playoff odds
63roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (98), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 97, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jake Tonges

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-07-08

The beginning

Jake Tonges is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers, in his 4th NFL season.

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Jake Tonges is a San Francisco 49ers tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Tonges goes from here.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
240 lbs
Born
Los Gatos, CA
Age
27
Jersey
#88
Background

Jake Tonges is from Los Gatos, CA and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 4", 240 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2022–2025) he has caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns. Tonges is currently on the San Francisco 49ers roster.

The person

Jake Tonges is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns across 3 seasons (2022–2025).

Receiving34 career receptions for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Best season34 catches for 293 yards in 2025.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
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FAQ

Jake Tonges — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jake Tonges, answered.

What position does Jake Tonges play?
Jake Tonges is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers.
When was Jake Tonges drafted?
Jake Tonges entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Jake Tonges played?
3 (2022–2025).
What are Jake Tonges's career stats?
He has caught 34 passes for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Jake Tonges career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter
Snap share
12%
of offensive snaps

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LA
Week 1 · Avoid
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 5
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
46
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LAW2 vs MIAW3 vs ARIW4 vs DENW5 @ SEAW6 vs WASW7 @ ATLW8 · BYEW9 vs LVW10 @ DALW11 vs MINW12 vs SEAW13 @ NYGW14 vs LAW15 @ LACW16 @ KCW17 vs PHIW18 @ ARI

Each week grades Jake Tonges's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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