Kyle Pitts

Kyle Pitts

25-Year-Old Tight EndTE
Atlanta Falcons
2025 Receiving Stats
REC
88
YDS
928
TD
5
AVG
10.5
TAR
118
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Pitts’ true believers (or opportunists who bought low) were finally rewarded in a big way last year when the talented TE scored the second-most PPR points at his position. A huge December left him with an 88-928-5 line on 118 targets, highlighted by a 166-yard, three-TD outburst against the Buccaneers in Week 15. That standout game came while catching passes from the since-departed Kirk Cousins, who took over as Atlanta’s starting QB after Michael Penix tore his ACL in Week 11. Pitts set career highs in targets, catches and TDs in 2025, yet he still fell 98 yards short of his rookie yardage total from 2021, back when the hype train first left the station. The Falcons are bringing the 25-year-old back for his sixth NFL season on the franchise tag, and despite the team’s underwhelming QB room of Tua Tagovailoa and Penix, it could be a decent setup for Pitts' fantasy production, serving as Option C in an offense with not much else behind Option A (Bijan Robinson) and Option B (Drake London). Pitts remains a rarity, with 4.44 speed in a 6-foot-6 frame, which makes it puzzling that he mustered only 1,625 receiving yards and nine TDs over 44 games from 2022 through 2024. Managers who were burned by Pitts during that fallow stretch will remain skeptical, but he has the talent to stay relevant in fantasy even if he can't match last year's white-hot December. Read Past Outlooks
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Tight End
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Height 6'6"
Weight 250
DOB 10/6/2000
College Florida
Drafted 1st Rd 2021 #4 Overall
Signed a one-year, $15 million contract with the Falcons in May of 2026.
Locked in for 2026
TEAtlanta Falcons
May 7, 2026
Pitts signed his franchise tender with the Falcons for the 2026 season Thursday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Pitts thus is locked in for the coming campaign at a salary of $15.045 million. After posting 1,026 receiving yards as a rookie first-round pick in 2021, the tight end has fallen short of 1,000 yards in each of his subsequent four seasons, but he bounced back last year with an 88-928-5 line on 118 targets in 17 regular-season games. Pitts' potential signal-callers for 2026 are Michael Penix (knee) and newcomer Tua Tagovailoa, who will be competing for the starting job during the offseason program through the preseason.
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How do Kyle Pitts' 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. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
  • Air Yards Per Game
    The number of air yards he is averaging per game. Air yards measure how far the ball was thrown downfield for both complete and incomplete passes. Air yards are recorded as a negative value when the pass is targeted behind the line of scrimmage. All air yards data is from Sports Info Solutions and does not include throwaways as targeted passes.
  • Air Yards Per Snap
    The number of air yards he is averaging per offensive snap.
  • % Team Air Yards
    The percentage of the team's total air yards he accounts for.
  • % Team Targets
    The percentage of the team's total targets he accounts for.
  • Avg Depth of Target
    Also known as aDOT, this stat measures the average distance down field he is being targeted at.
  • Catch Rate
    The number of catches made divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Drop Rate
    The number of passes he dropped divided by the number of times he was targeted by the quarterback.
  • Avg Yds After Catch
    The number of yards he gains after the catch on his receptions.
  • % Targeted On Route
    Targets divided by total routes run. Also known as TPRR.
  • Avg Yds Per Route Run
    Receiving yards divided by total routes run. Also known as YPRR.
Air Yards Per Game
49.8
 
Air Yards Per Snap
0.89
 
% Team Air Yards
20.8%
 
% Team Targets
22.9%
 
Avg Depth of Target
7.2 Yds
 
Catch Rate
74.6%
 
Drop Rate
1.7%
 
Avg Yds After Catch
4.7
 
% Targeted On Route
22.7%
 
Avg Yds Per Route Run
1.78
 
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C.Charlie Woerner
T.Teagan Quitoriano
F.Feleipe Franks
#% of Team Snaps
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56251%
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#1 TE
Atlanta FalconsFalcons
  1. Kyle Pitts
  2. Austin Hooper
  3. Charlie Woerner
  4. Joshua Simon
  5. Jack Velling
How often does Kyle Pitts run a route when on the field for a pass play?
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Kyle Pitts
520 routes   118 targets
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57%
184 routes   26 targets
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116 routes   9 targets
22%
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How do Kyle Pitts' measurables compare to other tight ends?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
* All metrics are from his Pro Day (not the combine).
Height
6' 6"
 
Weight
250 lbs
 
40-Yard Dash
4.44 sec
 
Vertical Jump
33.5 in
 
Broad Jump
129 in
 
Bench Press
22 reps
 
Hand Length
10.63 in
 
Arm Length
33.50 in
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pitts has consistently disappointed since setting expectations sky-high with 1,026 receiving yards as a rookie after the Falcons drafted him fourth overall in 2021. He had just 356 yards over 10 games in his second season, followed by 667 in 2023 and 602 in 2024 while playing all 17 games both years. If you’re looking for silver linings from his 2024 campaign, Pitts set a career high with four touchdowns (having started with one as a rookie and tacking another onto his total each year), in addition to having his best YPT mark (8.1) since that impressive rookie season. Pitts will turn just 25 years old in October, but fantasy managers understandably are wary of buying in after being burned the last three years. What's more, Pitts’ early returns with QB Michael Penix left a lot to be desired. In the three games the 2024 first-round pick started last season, Pitts caught just seven passes for 66 yards and one TD.
Pitts had 1,026 receiving yards in 2021, becoming the first tight end since Mike Ditka in 1961 to reach 1,000 yards as a rookie. In two subsequent seasons, the 2021 fourth overall pick had just 1,023 receiving yards combined, struggling with knee injuries and poor QB play (Marcus Mariota, Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke) in run-heavy offenses coached by Arthur Smith. Fortunately for Pitts, big changes are coming. The Falcons canned Smith in favor of Raheem Morris, hired former Rams assistant Zac Robinson as their offensive coordinator and then signed QB Kirk Cousins to a four-year contract. Atlanta even added QB Michael Penix with the eighth overall pick, creating a solid backup plan in case Cousins isn't the same after last year's Achilles' tear or otherwise ages faster than hoped for. Cousins mostly will be tasked with getting the ball to Pitts, WR Drake London and RB Bijan Robinson, as the Falcons have minimal receiving depth unless WR Darnell Mooney can rebound from an ugly 2023 in Chicago. It's a good situation for the 6-foot-6 tight end to pile up targets, and getting him more involved near the end zone should be a priority for Atlanta’s new coaching staff.
After coming 50 yards shy of Mike Ditka’s 60-year-old rookie tight end record of 1,076 receiving yards, Pitts had just 356 yards across 10 games in a disappointing 2022 campaign. His poor blocking didn’t mesh with coach Arthur Smith’s run-heavy offense, which led to Pitts spending more than 30 percent of Atlanta’s offensive snaps on the sidelines in five of his 10 healthy games before an MCL sprain ended his season. Pitts caught less than half of his targets in a Falcons offense that ran 55.3 percent of the time, seeing fewer passes than rookie WR Drake London while struggling to build chemistry with QB Marcus Mariota. Rookie QB Desmond Ridder replaced Mariota after Pitts was done for the year and threw only two TD passes in four starts. It looks like a tough environment for receiving production again, though the lack of pass-catching depth at least ensures a huge chunk of the throws will go to London and Pitts. The tight end scored 12 times his final year at Florida but has only three TDs since being drafted fourth overall. Pitts’ mix of size and speed is nearly unparalleled, as the 6-foot-6, 246-pound tight end ran the 40-yard dash in 4.44 seconds. The question now is if he can thrive in Smith's run-first offense while catching passes from Ridder and/or Taylor Heinicke.
Billed as a generational talent out of Florida last season, Pitts was drafted fourth overall and made an instant impact as one of only three tight ends in the league to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards, ranking second all-time among rookie tight ends with 1,026. That’s an impressive rookie season at a position that usually has a steep learning curve, but the notable shortfall in Pitts’ production was a lack of red-zone success, as he found the end zone once on 15 targets inside the 20. With Calvin Ridley suspended this season and Russell Gage (94 targets) off to Tampa Bay, Pitts likely will be the primary target for new quarterbacks Marcus Mariota and rookie Desmond Ridder, even after the team drafted wide receiver Drake London eighth overall this year. The 6-4 London, a former USC basketball player, is considered an elite red-zone target, but that could work in Pitts' favor as defenses can’t double team both players near the goal line. A second-year leap for Pitts in the touchdown department is probable given the recent history of highly drafted tight ends. Six others were selected in the first half of the first round since 2000; those players averaged 1.5 touchdowns as rookies and 4.8 touchdowns in their second seasons. Even in what should be a subpar Falcons offense, Pitts is a strong bet to improve on his rookie-year numbers.
The term "generational prospect" is thrown around too often, but Pitts is the rare case where few argue with that assessment. His 43-770-12 receiving line in an eight-game junior season at Florida was as good as it gets in terms of per-game production from a tight end, a position where even the future NFL stars don't always put up big numbers in college. Pitts also had an impressive sophomore year that included a team-high 54 receptions, and his pro day workout surpassed even the lofty expectations. At 6-6, 245, Pitts put up the fastest 40 time (4.44 seconds) and broad jump (129 inches) among tight ends in this year's draft class. The Falcons saw enough to take him fourth overall, arguably passing up their best chance to find Matt Ryan's successor. Regardless of how that works out from a franchise standpoint, it means Pitts will start his career catching passes from a veteran QB who has a 10-year streak topping 4,000 passing yards, with an average of 4,571 in that stretch. Hayden Hurst still might be the nominal Week 1 starter, but his disappointing 2020 opens the door for Pitts to be Atlanta's top pass catcher at tight end, a role that should come with steady targets after the team traded Julio Jones to Tennessee. While avoiding rookie tight ends might be a good rule in general, a prospect like Pitts is the reason we leave room for exceptions.
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Signs tag, present for workouts
TEAtlanta Falcons
April 7, 2026
Pitts is present for the start of voluntary workouts Tuesday and is signing his franchise tag with the Falcons, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Franchise tag official
TEAtlanta Falcons
February 24, 2026
The Falcons officially placed their franchise tag on Pitts on Tuesday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.
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Expected to receive franchise tag
TEAtlanta Falcons
February 23, 2026
The Falcons are expected to designate Pitts with the franchise tag, retaining the impending free agent for the 2026 season, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Productive in season finale
TEAtlanta Falcons
January 4, 2026
Pitts secured six of nine targets for 58 yards in the Falcons' 19-17 win over the Saints on Sunday.
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Receives green light for Sunday
TEAtlanta Falcons
January 4, 2026
Pitts (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
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Predicted to snag long-term deal
TEAtlanta Falcons
May 6, 2026
Kevin Patra of NFL.com predicts Pitts, who the Falcons applied the franchise tag to earlier this offseason, will eventually sign an extension to remain with the Falcons.
ANALYSIS
Patra acknowledges the rollercoaster nature of Pitts' career, which has included a spectacular rookie campaign and several subsequent lackluster seasons, makes it challenging to prognosticate what direction the Falcons might take with him long-term. However, with Pitts having recorded a career-high 88 receptions in 2025 despite uneven quarterback play, the importance of tight ends in new head coach Kevin Stefanski's offense and the overall dearth of playmaking pass catchers beyond Drake London and Bijan Robinson on Atlanta's roster, Patra envisions Pitts and the Falcons eventually coming to terms on a long-term deal.
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