If you’ve played fantasy football over the past five years, you likely have a Kyle Pitts story. It might be good, it might be bad, but you have some sort of experience riding this rollercoaster.
The offense in Atlanta is still lacking stability at the most important position, but the usage of the athletic tight end in 2025 should lead to renewed confidence ahead of the 2026 season.
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In reality, the Pitts conversation is one centered around expectations.
Strip away all emotion, and you’ll realize that this is a 25-year-old tight end with strong physical tools who has a pair of 110+ target seasons, has missed just one game in five seasons, and has yet to get much help from the QB position.
At face value, not bad, right?
We don’t know what to expect under center for the Falcons this season. Michael Penix has a history of struggling to stay on the field, and I thought PFN’s QB Impact grading metric was generous in labeling Tua Tagovailoa as QB27 in 2025. That said, I did like that Tagovailoa move. OK, “like” probably isn’t the right word, but a left-handed QB who isn’t fleet of foot backing up a left-handed QB who isn’t fleet of foot at least makes sense.
- Average depth of target down in three straight seasons
- PPR points per target up in three straight seasons
Pitts’ Redraft Fantasy Football Value
The plan seems to be there. Leveraging Pitts’ raw tools down the field isn’t a bad idea in theory, but if those targets are off the mark, it really doesn’t matter what he is capable of doing, and it seems that this coaching staff is coming around to that general train of thought.
If I’m going to look at the glass half full, Pitts had 6+ catches in five of six games to end last regular season, highlighted by the 11-166-3 Thursday night special in Tampa Bay. We get glimpses of his potential, even with the limitations of his surroundings.
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Austin Hooper was added to this roster, and the argument could be made that there are more snap share concerns this year than in years past.
That said, this team is lacking a viable WR2 (Jahan Dotson, Olamide Zaccheaus, and rookie Zachariah Branch are competing for that role), and that very much puts Pitts on track for another triple-digit target season, with weekly involvement a safe bet.
Pitts’ Dynasty Fantasy Football Value
For me, the tight end rankings are pretty simple, both in redraft and dynasty. The top tier is no secret (Trey McBride and Brock Bowers), and I like the next duo (Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland) as a cut above the rest of the field, holding the type of high-end talent that can overcome any organizational growing pains.
After that? Pitts is in the conversation based on personal preference. Harold Fannin is three years younger, but his QB situation might be even more dire at this moment in time. Sam LaPorta and Tucker Kraft are Pitts’ age with injury concerns that ended their 2025 seasons early.
I prefer the NFC North duo to Pitts because I trust their franchises and the state of their signal-caller situations. That said, I have those four all ranked in the same tier, and if you drafted Pitts ahead of the other three, I wouldn’t bat an eye.
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If you’re signing up for the Pitts experience, remember that it’s going to come with ups and downs. The general trajectory is positive, and the pedigree speaks for itself: trust the process, and I think you’ll be happy with the long-term results.
