
Kyle Pitts
TE
#8
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-6
Age: 25
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Florida
2025 SEASON
- REC88
- YDS928
- AVG10.55
- TDS5
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/24/2023 | Steelers | L 0 - 24 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/18/2023 | Bengals | T 13 - 13 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | 08/11/2023 | @Dolphins | W 19 - 3 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/07/2024 | @Saints | L 17 - 48 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 19 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | 12/31/2023 | @Bears | L 17 - 37 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | 12/24/2023 | Colts | W 29 - 10 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 24 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 | 12/17/2023 | @Panthers | L 7 - 9 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | 12/10/2023 | Buccaneers | L 25 - 29 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 36 | 1 | |||||||
| 13 | 12/03/2023 | @Jets | W 13 - 8 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | 11/26/2023 | Saints | W 24 - 15 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | 11/12/2023 | @Cardinals | L 23 - 25 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | 11/05/2023 | Vikings | L 28 - 31 | 4 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | 10/29/2023 | @Titans | L 23 - 28 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | 10/22/2023 | @Buccaneers | W 16 - 13 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 39 | 0 | |||||||
| 6 | 10/15/2023 | Commanders | L 16 - 24 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | 10/08/2023 | Texans | W 21 - 19 | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 20 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | 10/01/2023 | @Jaguars | L 7 - 23 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | 09/24/2023 | @Lions | L 6 - 20 | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 09/17/2023 | Packers | W 25 - 24 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | 09/10/2023 | Panthers | W 24 - 10 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 34 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER
- Has recorded 284 receptions for 3,579 yards (12.6 avg.) and 15 touchdowns with a long of 61 yards in 78 games played (72 starts).
- Earned the first AP All-Pro selection of his career after starting all 17 games in 2025 and totaling 88 receptions for 928 yards (10.5 avg.) and a career-high five touchdowns, with a long of 36 yards.
- Became the firstĀ tight endĀ in club historyĀ to record multiple seasons of 900-or-more (928) receivingĀ yards.Ā He is one of two tight ends in franchise history to record 80-or-more receptions in a single seasonĀ (88),Ā joiningĀ Tony Gonzalez.
- Caught aĀ five-yard touchdown pass with 29Ā secondsĀ remainingĀ in the second quarter of the Week 16 game forĀ a career-best five touchdownsĀ in 2025.
- WithĀ 57Ā yardsĀ on seven catches in Week 16, Pitts hasĀ recorded the most yards by a tight end in a four-game span in franchise history (395).Ā The game also marked his fourth straight with at least six receptions, tied for the longest such streak among tight ends in 2025.
- Set career highsĀ withĀ 11Ā receptions,Ā 166Ā receivingĀ yardsĀ and three touchdowns in Week 15. HisĀ 166 yardsĀ are theĀ mostĀ byĀ aĀ tightĀ endĀ in a single gameĀ this season.Ā Additionally,Ā hisĀ threeĀ touchdownsĀ tiedĀ for the most by a tight endĀ in a single game in 2025 (Brock Bowers).
- Became the only tight end to surpass 150 receiving yards and record multiple touchdowns in a game this season in Week 15 (2025).Ā HeĀ isĀ alsoĀ theĀ only tight end to haveĀ more thanĀ 150 receiving yards in a gameĀ in franchise history,Ā aĀ feat he hasĀ accomplishedĀ twice in his career,Ā with the last occurringĀ in Week 7 of 2021 against MiamiĀ (10/24/2021Ā -Ā 163 yards).
- Pitts recorded hisĀ twoĀ receptionsĀ overĀ 20 yardsĀ to giveĀ him 12 for the season in 2025,Ā theĀ mostĀ 20-plus yardĀ receptionsĀ by aĀ tightĀ endĀ this season.
- Pitts is the second player in NFL History to haveĀ at leastĀ 10 receptions, 150 receiving yards and three-plus receiving touchdowns in a ThursdayĀ Night FootballĀ game (12/11/2025).
- RecordedĀ 110 yardsĀ and two touchdowns in the first half of Week 15, marking the first time in franchise history a tight end recordedĀ more thanĀ 100Ā yardsĀ and multiple touchdowns in a half.Ā He is also the only tight end in the NFL this season toĀ accomplishĀ the feat.
- Pitts' 11 receptions in Week 15 give him 73 for the season, a career best in a single season.
- Finished Week 13 with a team-leading seven receptions for a season-best 82 yards (2025).
- Became the third tight end in Falcons history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards (3,521).
- Led the team in receiving with 59 yards on nine catches in Week 8 of the 2025 season. His nine receptions tied for his most in a game since he reeled in nine catches against the Jets in 2021.
- Became the third Falcons tight end to notch nine-or-more receptions in multiple games in Week 8.
- Recorded seven receptions for 62 yards against the 49ers, the second-most receiving yards he's totaled in a game this season.
- Notched a 26-yard reception, in Week 4, his longest reception since recording a 49-yard touchdown catch in Week 8 in 2024.
- Caught all five of his targets in Week 4, finishing the game with 70 yards and one touchdown, the 11th of his career.
- Appeared in 17 games (15 starts) in 2024, totaling 47 receptions for 602 yards (12.8 avg.) and four touchdowns, with a long of 52 yards.
- Had his first career-multi touchdown game in the Week 8 win over Tampa Bay.
- Appeared in 17 games (15 starts) in 2023 and has caught 53 passes for 667 yards (12.6 avg.) and three touchdowns.
- Played in 10 games (10 starts), recording 356 yards on 28 receptions (12.7 avg.) and a career-high two receiving touchdowns in 2022.
- Joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka (1,076 yards in 1961) as the only rookie tight ends to record at least 1,000 receiving yards in NFL history.
- Surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (930 in 2012) for the most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season in franchise history.
- Surpassed Julio Jones (959 in 2011) for the most receiving yards by a rookie in franchise history, regardless of position.
- Finished with seven receptions for a career-high 163 receiving yards in Week 7 vs. Miami in 2021. His 163 yards were the fourth-most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a single game in NFL history.
- Eclipsed 100 receiving yards in back-to-back games (NYJ; at MIA), becoming the second rookie tight end to accomplish the feat in back-to-back games in NFL history.
HONORS
- Pro Bowl Selection (1x - 2021)
- AP Second-Team All-Pro (2025)
COLLEGE
- Played three seasons (2018-20) at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
- Tallied 100 receptions for 1,492 yards (14.9 avg.) and 18 touchdowns in 32 career games.
- Recorded 43 receptions for 770 yards (17.9 avg.) and 12 touchdowns in eight games as a junior in 2020, earning unanimous first-team All-America honors and the Mackey Award, given to college football's most outstanding tight end.
- Finished with 54 receptions for 649 yards (12.0 avg.) and five touchdowns in 13 games in 2019.
- Totaled three receptions for 73 yards and one touchdown as a freshman in 2018.
PERSONAL
- Attended Archbishop Wood High School in Philadelphia to an 11-2 record and a state championship as a senior in 2017.
- Totaled four total tackles, two interceptions and a touchdown reception in the state championship game.
- Earned Under Armour All-America honors in 2017.