1. Kyle Pitts played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was named a unanimous All-American and won the John Mackey Award in 2020.
25 Facts About Kyle Pitts
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Kyle Pitts was later named to the Pro Bowl as a rookie, the first at his position to do so in two decades.
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Kyle Pitts originally attended Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania before transferring to Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania in 2016.
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Kyle Pitts played tight end and defensive end on the football team.
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Kyle Pitts committed to the University of Florida to play college football.
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Kyle Pitts played in 11 games as a backup his true freshman season at Florida in 2018.
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Kyle Pitts finished the year with three receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown.
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Kyle Pitts played in all 13 games his sophomore season at Florida in 2019.
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Kyle Pitts finished the year with 54 receptions for 649 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Kyle Pitts was named a unanimous All-American and won the John Mackey Award as the most outstanding tight end in college football for the season.
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Kyle Pitts was selected in the first round with the fourth overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2021 NFL draft, making him the highest drafted tight end in NFL history.
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Kyle Pitts signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $32.9 million, on June 29,2021.
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Kyle Pitts's 163 receiving yards set the Falcons franchise record for receiving yards in a single game by a tight end.
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In that game, Kyle Pitts surpassed Tony Gonzalez for the Falcon franchise record for the most receiving yards in a single season by a tight end.
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In Week 17 against the Buffalo Bills, Kyle Pitts joined Hall of Famer Mike Ditka as the only rookie tight ends in NFL history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards.
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Kyle Pitts finished the season with 68 receptions for 1,026 yards and a touchdown.
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Kyle Pitts was named to the 2022 Pro Bowl, making him the first rookie at his position to make the Pro Bowl since Jeremy Shockey in 2002.
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Kyle Pitts was named to the 2021 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
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Kyle Pitts was ranked 91st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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Kyle Pitts was ruled out with a hamstring injury for Week 5 against the Buccaneers.
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Kyle Pitts returned from injury in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers and had his first touchdown of the season.
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In Week 11 against the Chicago Bears, Kyle Pitts suffered a knee injury in the second half.
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Kyle Pitts was placed on injured reserve the following day for a torn MCL.
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On November 30,2022, Kyle Pitts was ruled out for the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair the MCL in his right knee.
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Kyle Pitts finished the season with 28 receptions for 356 yards and two touchdowns.