Kyle Pitts Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'6" / 246 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- October 6, 2000 (23)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Drafted
- 2021 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 4 (ATL)
- College
- Florida
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Game Logs
Kyle Pitts News
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts shined as a rookie in 2021, catching 68 passes for 1,026 yards and one touchdown after being selected No. 4 overall. His last two campaigns have left a lot to be desired, as he failed to surpass 700 yards or become a major factor in the end zone in 2022 or 2023. However, he is still just 23 years old and is embracing a fresh start with a new quarterback and coaching staff in 2024. "I would say I'm a super rookie," Pitts said Tuesday, via the team's official site. "I'm not a rookie. But we're all in this new offense, new regime, new schedule. We're all in this fresh." Pitts' 2021 success came with Matt Ryan under center, and poor quarterback play from Marcus Mariota, Desmond Ridder, and Taylor Heinicke can help explain his lack of production. The Falcons signed former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal and drafted Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick this offseason. Despite his lackluster showings of late, he is being selected as the TE7 off the board in early FFPC fantasy drafts. He remains a clear TE1 candidate and has top-five overall upside in his new offense.
The Atlanta Falcons picked up the 2025 fifth-year option on tight end Kyle Pitts on Monday, according to a source. Although the former fourth overall pick in 2021 out of Florida hasn't exactly lived up to his draft status, there's no way the Falcons weren't going to pick up his option. Pitts was a Pro Bowler in his rookie year, when he went for over 1,000 yards receiving, but he played in only 10 games due to injury in 2022 and has underwhelmed with six total touchdowns in his three NFL seasons. Atlanta's QB situation hasn't helped his cause, though. With a new coaching staff in town and with quarterback Kirk Cousins running the offense in 2024, Pitts' fantasy stock is trending up despite back-to-back disappointing campaigns.
Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said that the team has a lot of faith in tight end Kyle Pitts now that he's fully healthy. Pitts played in all 17 games last year, but he wasn't fully healthy for much of the season after recovering from an MCL sprain in his right knee that he suffered in Week 11 of 2022. The 23-year-old former first-rounder had a frustrating 53-667-3 line in 2023, but he's already looking like a tight end to target in 2024 fantasy drafts. Not only will Pitts be another year beyond his knee injury, but Jonnu Smith is now gone, and new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson is expected to use Pitts all over the field this year. Pitts will be relatively cheap in drafts, too, so he's shaping up as an excellent value play. However, at the end of the day, how productive Pitts will be could depend on what quarterback Atlanta brings in.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Jessie Bates III |
Micah Abernathy | |
NT | David Onyemata |
Ruke Orhorhoro | |
LDE | Zach Harrison |
Brandon Dorlus | |
RDE | Grady Jarrett |
Ta'Quon Graham | |
LOLB | Arnold Ebiketie |
James Smith-Williams | |
LILB | Kaden Elliss |
JD Bertrand | |
RILB | Troy Andersen |
Nate Landman | |
ROLB | Lorenzo Carter |
Bralen Trice | |
LCB | Clark Phillips III |
Antonio Hamilton | |
SS | Richie Grant |
DeMarcco Hellams | |
RCB | A.J. Terrell |
NB | Mike Hughes |
Dee Alford |
KR | Ray-Ray McCloud |
QB | Kirk Cousins |
Michael Penix Jr. | |
RB | Bijan Robinson |
Tyler Allgeier | |
FB | Robert Burns |
LWR | Drake London |
Casey Washington | |
RWR | Darnell Mooney |
KhaDarel Hodge | |
SWR | Rondale Moore |
TE | Kyle Pitts |
Charlie Woerner | |
LT | Jake Matthews |
Tyler Vrabel | |
LG | Matthew Bergeron |
Jovaughn Gwyn | |
C | Drew Dalman |
Ryan Neuzil | |
RG | Chris Lindstrom |
Kyle Hinton | |
RT | Kaleb McGary |
Storm Norton |
LS | Liam McCullough |
K | Younghoe Koo |
P | Bradley Pinion |