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2026 season · TE · #8 · 6th season

8Kyle Pitts

Age 26 · 6'6" · 250 lb · Florida · Pick 4 overall (2021). Listed TE1 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 58% across 8 games.

No injury listingTE1Falcons players
ATLFalcons offense58% of snaps
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Targets
32
4.0 per game
22nd of 45
Receptions
22
69% catch rate
T-22nd of 45
Yards
197
25 per game
26th of 45
Touchdowns
4
10 first downs
T-6th of 45
Target share
14%
12% of air yards
23rd of 45
aDOT
5.0
air yards per target
36th of 45
EPA / target
+0.06
+2.0 total
32nd of 45
YAC / catch
6.0
132 after the catch
T-11th of 45
The short version
  • How goodPitts's +2.0 EPA is 32nd of 45 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+20.0, 83rd percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.5 standard points a game, TE19 of 109.6.8 half-PPR points a game, TE21 of 109.8.2 PPR points a game, TE21 of 109.
  • How he's usedMuch of his damage comes after the catch: 67% of his yards (league 49%).
  • LatelyTargets are steady: 5.7 a game over his last three against 4 for the season.
  • This weekA soft matchup: the Bengals rank 26th vs TE, allowing +0.36 EPA per target to tight ends.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 45 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets14%23rd of 45
50th
Depth of targetair yards per target5.036th of 45
21st
After the catchyards per reception6.011th of 45
76th
Catch ratereceptions per target69%28th of 45
38th
EPA per target+0.0632nd of 45
30th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target31%33rd of 45
28th
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better0%1st of 45
80th
Yards per game24.630th of 45
34th
Success rate53%23rd of 45
50th
Total EPA+2.032nd of 45
30th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Pitts scores 5.5 standard points a game, TE19 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.5 and 9.4; 2 boom weeks (9+) and 4 busts (under 3). Next up, in Week 9, the Bengals allow the 10th-most standard points to TEs, 9.5 a game.

Points a game5.5TE19 of 109
Season43.7TE14 · 8 games
Most weeks0.5–9.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 49+ · under 3

Pitts scores 6.8 half-PPR points a game, TE21 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.2 and 11.9; 2 boom weeks (12+) and 4 busts (under 4). Next up, in Week 9, the Bengals allow the 8th-most half-PPR points to TEs, 13.0 a game.

Points a game6.8TE21 of 109
Season54.7TE16 · 8 games
Most weeks1.2–11.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 412+ · under 4

Pitts scores 8.2 PPR points a game, TE21 of 109 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 1.9 and 14.4; 2 boom weeks (15+) and 4 busts (under 5). Next up, in Week 9, the Bengals allow the 8th-most PPR points to TEs, 16.5 a game.

Points a game8.2TE21 of 109
Season65.7TE18 · 8 games
Most weeks1.9–14.4his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts2 · 415+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 45 tight ends

Much of his damage comes after the catch: 67% of his yards (league 49%). He lives outside the numbers: only 16% of his targets come over the middle (league 26%). His share of the team's targets is 15%: on third down it holds at 15%; inside the 20 it climbs to 23%.

Yards after the catchAfter the catch 67% · 88th pctlStays outsideMiddle of the field 16% · 17th pctlRed-zone guy23% inside the 20 · 15% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
6%
57th
Screensshare of his targets
9%
74th
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
16%
17th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
67%
88th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
15%
66th
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
23%
74th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
59%
70th
Play actiontargets off play action
22%
50th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Next upWeek 9 · vs BengalsSun Nov 8 · 9:30 AM EST
The game
CINvs Bengals
Sun Nov 8 · 9:30 AM EST
Bernabeu
CIN −3 · O/U 52.5
The defense vs TE
26th vs TE
allow +0.36 EPA per target to tight ends, league +0.21
a soft matchup
His history
vs bottom-10 defenses: 4 games, 3.5 targets a game, 31 yards a game
First meeting this season
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 63%

A soft matchup: the Bengals rank 26th vs TE, allowing +0.36 EPA per target to tight ends. He has averaged 31 yards a game against bottom-10 defenses this season.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season6 seasons
86Games
483Targets
306Receptions
3,776Yards
19TD
2021 to 2026 · 6 seasons · 1 team

His best year was 2021, 1,026 receiving yards in 17 games. This season's 24.6 a game puts him on pace for 419 over 17, short of it.

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SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2021ATL17110681,026115.160.4+0.24
2022ATL105928356212.735.6+0.06
2023ATL179053667312.639.2+0.19
2024ATL177447602412.835.4+0.09
2025ATL1711888928510.554.6+0.21
2026ATL8322219749.024.6+0.06
Career1 tm864833063,7761912.343.9+0.17
Career highsYards 1,026 · 2021TD 5 · 2025Receptions 88 · 2025
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
TE1 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
0 on 32 targets
Broken tackles
2
Passer rating when targeted
88.9
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    7Bijan RobinsonRB183983 · 5 TD-13.4
    5Drake LondonWR64628 · 1 TD+21.3
    15Brian RobinsonRB59241 · 4 TD+2.9
    4Jahan DotsonWR30337 · 2 TD-5.4
    9Michael Penix Jr.QB1715+1.2
    14Olamide ZaccheausWR1321-12.5
    17Zachariah BranchWR1372-0.6
    81Austin HooperTE1176 · 1 TD+8.3