BIOGRAPHY
Kyle Pitts was born October 6, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a tight end in the NFL.
Pitts originally attended Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania before transferring to Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania in 2016. He played tight end and defensive end on the football team. Pitts played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. Pitts played in 11 games as a backup his true freshman season at Florida in 2018. He finished the year with three receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown. In 2019, he took over as the starting tight end. He played in all 13 games his sophomore season at Florida in 2019. He finished the year with 54 receptions for 649 yards and 5 touchdowns. He earned First Team All-SEC for the season. During the 2020 season, curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitts scored 12 touchdowns in eight games while gaining 770 yards on 43 receptions. In December 2020, Pitts announced that he would forgo his senior year to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.
He was selected fourth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2021 NFL Draft, making him the highest-drafted tight end in NFL history.
In Week 3 against the Seattle Seahawks, Pitts had five receptions for 87 yards in the 27–23 win. Pitts was ruled out with a hamstring injury for Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pitts returned from injury in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers and had his first touchdown of the season. In Week 10 against the Carolina Panthers, Pitts had 5 receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown in the 37–34 overtime win. In Week 11 against the Chicago Bears, Pitts suffered a knee injury in the second half. He was placed on injured reserve the following day for a torn MCL. On November 30, 2022, Pitts was ruled out for the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair the MCL in his right knee.
Pitts finished the season with 28 receptions for 356 yards and two touchdowns.
