Falcons tight end and 2021 No. 4 overall pick who has yet to fully replicate his rookie-year breakout.
Kyle Pitts Sr.'s rookie year produced a 1,026-yard receiving season, the second-most by a rookie tight end in NFL history. The four follow-up seasons have been more modest. The 2025 season delivered 88 catches for 760 yards (3rd in TE receptions). With Michael Penix Jr. now established at QB, Pitts has his cleanest situation yet.
Path to the league
Florida product and 2020 John Mackey Award winner. Falcons took him 4th overall in 2021, the highest a tight end had ever been drafted.
Career highlights
2021 Pro Bowl. 2021 second-team All-Pro. 2020 John Mackey Award. 2nd-most rookie TE receiving yards in NFL history (1,026). 3,500+ career receiving yards.
2025 season recap
88 catches for 760 yards and 4 TDs (3rd among TEs in receptions). Atlanta went 8-9. Pitts is heading into his sixth NFL season at age 26, with Penix as a stable QB and an extension conversation likely.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Kyle Pitts
- Pro Football Reference: Kyle Pitts
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
17 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | falcons | 17 | 88 | 928 | 10.5 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | falcons | 17 | 47 | 602 | 12.8 | 4 | 52 |
| 2023 | falcons | 17 | 53 | 667 | 12.6 | 3 | 39 |
| 2022 | falcons | 10 | 28 | 356 | 12.7 | 2 | 33 |
| 2021 | falcons | 17 | 68 | 1,026 | 15.1 | 1 | 61 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | falcons | 17 | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- Florida
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
