Kyle Pitts
TE
#8
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-6
Age: 24
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Florida
2024 SEASON
-
REC35
-
YDS494
-
AVG14.11
-
TDS3
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 35 | 494 | 14.1 | 52 | 3 | 16 | 45.7 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 53 | 667 | 12.6 | 39 | 3 | 35 | 66 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 28 | 356 | 12.7 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 71.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 68 | 1026 | 15.1 | 61 | 1 | 43 | 63.2 | 16 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 184 | 2543 | 13.8 | 61 | 9 | 114 | 62 | 34 | 5 |
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 55 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Has seen action in 44 games with 40 starts totaling 149 receptions for 2,049 yards (13.8 avg.) and six touchdowns.
- In 2023, appeared in 17 games (15 starts) and has caught 53 passes for 667 yards (12.6 avg.) and a single-season high three touchdowns.
- Played in 10 games (10 starts), recording 356 yards on 28 receptions (12.7 avg.) and a career-high two receiving touchdowns in 2022.
- Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,076 yards in 1961) as the only rookie tight ends to record at least 1,000 receiving yards in NFL history.
- Surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (930 in 2012) for the most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season in franchise history.
- Surpassed Julio Jones (959 in 2011) for the most receiving yards by a rookie in franchise history, regardless of position.
- Finished with seven receptions for a career-high 163 receiving yards in Week 7 vs. Miami in 2021. His 163 yards were the fourth-most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a single game in NFL history.
- Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in back-to-back games (NYJ; at MIA), becoming the second rookie tight end to accomplish the feat in back-to-back games in NFL history.
HONORS
- Pro Bowl Selection (1x - 2021)
COLLEGE
- Played three seasons (2018-20) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
- Tallied 100 receptions for 1,492 yards (14.9 avg.) and 18 touchdowns in 32 career games.
- Recorded 43 receptions for 770 yards (17.9 avg.) and 12 touchdowns in eight games as a junior in 2020, earning unanimous first-team All-America honors and the Mackey Award, given to college football's most outstanding tight end.
- Finished with 54 receptions for 649 yards (12.0 avg.) and five touchdowns in 13 games in 2019.
- Totaled three receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown as a freshman in 2018.
PERSONAL
- Attended Archbishop Wood High School in Philadelphia to an 11-2 record and a state championship as a senior in 2017.
- Totaled four total tackles, two interceptions and a touchdown reception in the state championship game.
- Earned Under Armour All-America honors in 2017.