Kyle Pitts plays lands with his hometown team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
With Ja’Marr Chase off the board, Philly still selects a dynamic playmaker in Florida Gators tight end, Kyle Pitts. The former Archbishop Wood standout will come home after putting up 43 catches, 770 yards, and 12 touchdowns in just eight games in 2020.
Pitts doesn’t have to just stick at the tight end position or convert to a wide receiver’s role. He can be used similarly to how both Travis Kelce and Darren Waller are used with their respective teams, being split out wide, in the slot, or on the line.
Pitts’ tape isn’t perfect. There were times when he got bodied by defensive backs that he should’ve bullied. That wasn’t the case too often in 2020 however. He went toe-to-toe with some of the top corners in this year’s draft and won rather consistently.
At six-foot-six and 239-pounds, Pitts shouldn’t be able to move as quickly as he does. The footwork is insanely impressive for his size.
In multiple interviews and during quite a few press conferences throughout his coaching career, new Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni has stressed the importance of attacking matchups, especially with tight ends. Pitts gives him a weapon to plug into his offense in his first season as a head coach. Goedert and Pitts will make quite the duo. Don’t expect both of them to line up at the tight end position though.