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Kyle Pitts Sr. Atlanta Falcons · #8

Tight End · 6' 6", 250 lbs · Philadelphia, PA · Age 26

Kyle Pitts Sr. is a Tight End for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 4th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 5 passes for 67 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 4th overall6-yr veteran
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Atlanta Falcons · #8 · Tight End
Kyle Pitts Sr.
Season avg5 rec · 67 yds · 0 td
Career avg289 rec · 3,646 yds · 15 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
5rec
67yds
0td
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Scouting report

Kyle Pitts Sr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Kyle Pitts Sr. is a Tight End for the Atlanta Falcons, drafted 4th overall, 2021. In 2026 he caught 5 passes for 67 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
Strong · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Elite · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Kyle Pitts Sr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #342 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
264Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Kyle Pitts Sr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
67 YDS
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Volume
5 REC
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Big-play
13.4 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Kyle Pitts Sr.

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
40
rec
7–73
448
rec yds
103–792
2
td
0–4
57
targets
13–100
11
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 5 → projected 40 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+34.7
Age curve
+0.4
Net vs last season+35.1 rec
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Kyle Pitts Sr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202117681,026111015.1
2022102835625912.7
2023175366739012.6
2024174760247412.8
20251788928511810.5
2026 in progress · 4 games45670913.4
Career822893,64615460
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Atlanta Falcons built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
95off index
99def index
+60net
95%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 92, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Kyle Pitts Sr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-10-06

The beginning

Kyle Pitts Sr.

Atlanta Falcons

Turning pro

Drafted 4th overall, 2021 as a Tight End.

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Kyle Pitts Sr. is an Atlanta Falcons tight end, drafted 4th overall, 2021.

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Across 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 289 passes for 3,646 yards and 15 touchdowns.

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Most recently he caught 5 passes for 67 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
250 lbs
Draft
4th overall, 2021
Born
Philadelphia, PA
Age
26
Jersey
#8
Background

Kyle Pitts Sr. is from Philadelphia, PA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 4th overall, 2021 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 250 lbs.

Over 6 seasons (2021–2026) he has caught 289 passes for 3,646 yards and 15 touchdowns. Pitts is currently on the Atlanta Falcons roster.

The person

Kyle Pitts Sr. is a starting tight end who has caught 289 passes for 3,646 yards and 15 touchdowns across 6 seasons (2021–2026).

Receiving289 career receptions for 3,646 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Best season68 catches for 1,026 yards in 2021.
First-round pedigree4th overall, 2021.
Durability82 career games played.
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FAQ

Kyle Pitts Sr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Kyle Pitts Sr., answered.

What position does Kyle Pitts Sr. play?
Kyle Pitts Sr. is a Tight End for the Atlanta Falcons.
When was Kyle Pitts Sr. drafted?
Kyle Pitts Sr. was drafted 4th overall, 2021.
How many seasons has Kyle Pitts Sr. played?
6 (2021–2026).
What are Kyle Pitts Sr.'s career stats?
He has caught 289 passes for 3,646 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Kyle Pitts Sr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
53%
of offensive snaps
Target share
10%
WOPR 0.24
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ PIT
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
82
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ PITW2 vs CARW3 @ GBW4 @ NOW5 vs BALW6 vs CHIW7 vs SFW8 @ TBW9 vs CINW10 vs KCW11 · BYEW12 @ MINW13 vs DETW14 @ CLEW15 @ WASW16 vs TBW17 vs NOW18 @ CAR

Each week grades Kyle Pitts Sr.'s opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2021
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk17 · Knee2025 Wk16 · Knee2025 Wk15 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk9 · Ankle2025 Wk4 · Toe

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Kyle Pitts Sr. head-to-head

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