Kyle Pitts Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Kyle Pitts
TE
, Atlanta Falcons

Age: 23
Weight: 246 lbs
Height: 6' 6"

ADP: 61
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RecYds	RecTD	Rec	RuYds
5.9	59	0	4	0

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Draft note

by John Paulsen

I understand why early drafters want to take a shot on the talent of Kyle Pitts, who is the TE5 off the board. I’m not convinced that Arthur Smith is ever going to feature him properly or throw the ball enough (with Desmond Ridder at quarterback and Bijan Robinson at running back) to support two fantasy starters in the passing game (i.e. Drake London and Pitts). The good news is that the Falcons did throw more with Ridder at quarterback (28.8 pass attempts per game) than they did with Marcus Mariota under center (23.1 per game), so there is some optimism that the Falcons’ passing “attack” can approach normalcy in 2023. Pitts did have one of the most productive rookie seasons by a tight end ever–68 catches for 1,026 yards–but his receiving yardage somehow dropped from 60.4 to 35.6 per game in his second season. Much of that had to do with Atlanta’s quarterback situation, but we don’t know if that’s really been addressed yet.

Latest news

Falcons Beat: May not see TE Kyle Pitts as dominating force

The Athletic

Sep 05 · 8:42 AM EDT

You’re not going to like my answer, but I’m not sure we do [see Kyle Pitts become a dominating force]. This doesn’t mean I don’t think he’ll be very valuable this year and into the future. It’s just that in this system, I’m not sure he’s going to be “dominating” in any traditional sense.

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The story went on to say the thing about Pitts is his best fantasy football value would be to essentially use him like the Falcons used him in 2021, which is to say as a wide receiver. Miami’s Mike Gesicki was the only tight end to play more snaps split wide than Pitts in 2021 (240 to 227), according to TruMedia. However, Atlanta drafted Pitts with the idea that he was a player with No. 1 wide receiver ability who could also play tight end well enough to give the team true positional flexibility. If Pitts can’t — or just isn’t asked to — block then it handcuffs the Falcons’ ability to manipulate the types of defensive personnel they face, the story went on to say. The piece did add Pitts' blocking ability has been praised this offseason.

Scouting report

by Bill Riccette

· Sep 22 · 11:34 AM EDT

ATL TE Kyle Pitts - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 at Detroit Lions

Another week of frustration for Kyle Pitts fantasy owners after just 15 yards on two catches. He did see five targets, but it's a vicious cycle of wondering when he'll break out. Maybe this will be such a week. Detroit has been a good matchup for opposing tight ends thus far. Seattle's tight ends combined for 132 yards on 9 catches in Week 2. So...maybe.

2023 Strength of Schedule - ATL

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
7 CAR	15 GB	31 @DET	23 @JAX	17 HOU	6 WAS	20 @TB	28 @TEN	22 MIN	29 @ARI	BYE	2 NO	21 @NYJ	20 TB	7 @CAR	12 IND	11 @CHI	2 @NO

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats


Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	YPC	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
1	CAR	2	44	0	3	22.00	0	0.00	4.4	5.40	6.4	32/52	61.5%
2	GB	2	15	0	5	7.50	0	0.00	1.5	2.50	3.5	57/82	69.5%
Per game			2.00	29.50	0	4.00	14.75	0	0.00	2.95	3.95	4.95	44.50/67.00	65.53%
Totals			4	59	0	8	14.75	0	0.00	5.9	7.9	9.9	89/134	65.53%

Previous Games vs. DET


Season	Week	Opp	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
2021	16	DET	6	102	0	6	17.00	0	0	0	0	0.00	10.2	13.20	16.2	36/46	78.26%
Average					6.00	102.00	0.00	6.00	17.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10.20	13.20	16.20	36.00/46.00	78.26%

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