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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Kyle Pitts News
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.
Atlanta Falcons new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson sees tight end Kyle Pitts as very versatile. He's mainly been used in the passing game and had 667 receiving yards on 53 catches in his third NFL season in 2023. Pitts can also be an asset when it comes to blocking in the running game, too. "We're not oblivious to the fact of his skill sets, what he does bring to the team from a receiving standpoint, so there are a lot of things that you can do to be creative and use his skill set in the pass game," new tight ends coach Kevin Koger said. "But with him and the way we're going to run the ball and the athleticism he does have, there are a lot of things he can do in the run game to help us out to win football games." It sounds like Pitts is going to be moved around a lot, and the new coaching staff should be able to use him more effectively than Arthur Smith did in his three years with Pitts on the team.
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 |