Kyle Pitts in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Atlanta Falcons, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Florida, 2018–⁠20

Kyle Pitts

Number
No. 84
Height
6′6″
Weight
246 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Abington, PA
Born
Oct 6, 2000, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Kyle Pitts played tight end at Florida (2018–⁠20). He won the 2020 John Mackey Award. He finished 10th in the 2020 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2020. The Atlanta Falcons took Pitts in the first round, No. 4 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
770
Receiving yards, 2020 (Florida, 8–⁠4)
Best game
170 yards
At Ole Miss, week 4, 2020: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 5
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2020
Drafted
No. 4
Overall, 2021 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

8catches, career hightwice; last at Ole Miss, 2020170receiving yards, career highat Ole Miss, 20204receiving touchdowns, career highat Ole Miss, 2020

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Florida37324.3152
2019Florida5464912.0532
2020Florida4377017.91271
Career1001,49214.91871

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Florida84TEFr.
2019Florida84TESo.
2020Florida84TEJr.6′6″246

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018Florida60.97––5.8–
2019Florida760.6364th (n=499)0.5447.79%
2020Florida690.9391st (n=346)0.5563.812%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2020 Florida 8 games, 43 catches, 770 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26atOle MissW 51–⁠358170471
Oct 3vs.South CarolinaW 38–⁠24457220
Oct 10atTexas A&ML 38–⁠41547116
Oct 31vs.MissouriW 41–⁠17581032
Nov 7vs.GeorgiaW 44–⁠28259134
Nov 28vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠10599356
Dec 5atTennesseeW 31–⁠197128042
Dec 19vs.AlabamaL 46–⁠527129131
2019 Florida 13 games, 54 catches, 649 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 24vs.MiamiW 24–⁠20333018
Sep 7vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠02305
Sep 14atKentuckyW 29–⁠21463030
Sep 21vs.TennesseeW 34–⁠3462119
Sep 28vs.TowsonW 38–⁠0428212
Oct 5vs.AuburnW 24–⁠13865032
Oct 12atLSUL 28–⁠425108028
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠2752919
Nov 2vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠24478029
Nov 9vs.VanderbiltW 56–⁠0359124
Nov 16atMissouriW 23–⁠6438025
Nov 30vs.Florida StateW 40–⁠17544013
Dec 30 ✦vs.VirginiaW 36–⁠28339020
2018 Florida 3 games, 3 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 29atMississippi StateW 13–⁠61909
Oct 13atVanderbiltW 37–⁠27112012
Nov 17vs.IdahoW 63–⁠10152152

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2021
Height6′5⅝″
Weight245 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size10⅝″
Wingspan83⅜″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′9″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 83 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

Pro Bowl: 2021 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2025

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2025.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2021Atlanta Falcons17681,0261
2022Atlanta Falcons10283562
2023Atlanta Falcons17536673
2024Atlanta Falcons17476024
2025Atlanta Falcons17889285
2026 (so far)Atlanta Falcons5101091
NFL career832943,68816

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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