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Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. #8 poses for a headshot at the Atlanta Falcons Training Facility in Flowery Branch, Ga. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (Photo by Jay Bendlin/Atlanta Falcons)

Kyle Pitts

TE

#8

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 25

Weight: 250 lbs

College: Florida

2025 SEASON

  • REC
    88
  • YDS
    928
  • AVG
    10.55
  • TDS
    5
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Receiving

Days

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Mondays25346.811024000
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)11116615.1363872.720
Sundays147272810.13024156.9100

Months

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
December42632912.63641765.450
January16589.7150610000
November51719711.6250952.940
October3191397.3240631.610
September42020510.2261136520

Opponents by Group

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
vs AFC Teams5252359.4250104040
vs NFC Teams1263693113654165.180
Outside Own Division115656710.13022951.890
vs Own Division63236111.33632268.830

Opponents by Team

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Buffalo Bills13186100133.300
Carolina Panthers26538.8170233.300
Indianapolis Colts123819250210010
Los Angeles Rams1216811015000
Miami Dolphins19596.6240111.110
Minnesota Vikings14379.214025000
New England Patriots14389.522012510
New Orleans Saints288310.4230787.510
New York Jets178211.7240571.410
Arizona Cardinals17578.1121571.400
San Francisco 49ers17628.9190457.100
Seattle Seahawks16901530035030
Tampa Bay Buccaneers21822512.53631372.220
Washington Commanders15701426148020

Outcomes

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Losses948481103002347.970
Wins84044711.2365287050

Stadiums

GRECYDSAVGLNGTD1st1st%20+40+
Gillette Stadium14389.522012510
U.S. Bank Stadium14379.214025000
Bank of America Stadium14399.817025000
State Farm Stadium17578.1121571.400
Mercedes-Benz Stadium8403849.63012152.560
Levi's® Stadium17628.9190457.100
Caesars Superdome122512.523015010
Raymond James Stadium11116615.1363872.720
MetLife Stadium178211.7240571.410

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 first tight end in club history to record multiple seasons of 900-or-more (928) receiving yards. He is one of two tight ends in franchise history to record 80-or-more receptions in a single season (88), joining Tony Gonzalez.
  • Caught a five-yard touchdown pass with 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter of the Week 16 game for a career-best five touchdowns in 2025.
  • With 57 yards on seven catches in Week 16, Pitts has recorded the most yards by a tight end in a four-game span in franchise history (395). 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 highs with 11 receptions, 166 receiving yards and three touchdowns in Week 15. His 166 yards are the most by a tight end in a single game this season. Additionally, his three touchdowns tied for the most by a tight end 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). He is also the only tight end to have more than 150 receiving yards in a game in franchise history, a feat he has accomplished twice in his career, with the last occurring in Week 7 of 2021 against Miami (10/24/2021 - 163 yards).
  • Pitts recorded his two receptions over 20 yards to give him 12 for the season in 2025, the most 20-plus yard receptions by a tight end this season.
  • Pitts is the second player in NFL History to have at least 10 receptions, 150 receiving yards and three-plus receiving touchdowns in a Thursday Night Football game (12/11/2025).
  • Recorded 110 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of Week 15, marking the first time in franchise history a tight end recorded more than 100 yards and multiple touchdowns in a half. He is also the only tight end in the NFL this season to accomplish 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.
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