Philadelphia Eagles: The only five prospects that make sense in Round 1
. . Kyle Pitts, Florida. . player. 840.
Pitts is one weapon the Philadelphia Eagles need to consider.
It would be a tough sale for the Philadelphia Eagles front office to make if they selected a tight end at number six. Unless that tight end is a dominant offensive weapon that stands at six-foot-six and tips the scales at 245 pounds and has the ball skills and route-running ability of a top-tier wideout.
Ladies and gentlemen, if you don’t think that player exists, think again. Look no further than Florida Gators tight end, Kyle Pitts, arguably the most dominant offensive playmaker in this draft.
A complete mismatch for most defenders, Pitts can be moved around an offense forcing defenses to be uncomfortable and play out of position. He’s been blessed with natural pass-catching abilities, raw speed to separate from defenders, and an aggressive playing style coaches covet.
He’s able to plays in the middle of the field and make the tough catches in traffic while also avoiding tackles and turning short completions into long gains. He’s capable of scoring from anywhere on the field and is at his most deadly when his team is in the red zone, where he was all but unstoppable in 2020.
Adding a talent like Pitts to the Philadelphia Eagles would create matchup problems for most NFC defenses. While, again, it isn’t the popular move to take a tight end that early in the draft, Pitts is no normal prospect. If he is available, Howie Roseman has to at least consider him as a possibility. Expect to hear some boos if he’s the choice, but he would be an investment that could change the mind of many naysayers.