KylePitts Sr.

News: 1 day agoPitts caught three of five targets for 23 yards in Sunday's 34-17 loss to the Bengals.

Spin: It was another quiet performance from Pitts, who hasn't reached 25 receiving yards in any of the last three games, and he had to watch backup tight end Charlie Woerner catch Michael Penix's only TD pass of the afternoon in the first quarter. Pitts will take a 25-220-4 line on 37 targets through nine contests into a Week 10 clash with Kansas City.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Right when it seemed like Pitts might never live up to the hype, the 2021 No. 4 pick put together the best season of his career. Pitts finished second among tight ends in routes, targets, catches, yards and fantasy points, setting career highs in all but the yardage category. He scored five touchdowns and has increased his total in that category (by exactly one) each season in the league. Pitts did a big chunk of his damage with Kirk Cousins under center (some with WR Drake London sidelined), which is notable as Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. are set to battle for the Atlanta QB job. There's some obvious risk here considering Pitts finished 17th or lower in PPG three straight seasons before 2025, but he nonetheless enters his age-25 season as a priority target in the Atlanta offense. Consider him a midrange TE1.