Kyle Pitts Sr. holds the TE · Starter spot in Atlanta Falcons’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Kyle Pitts Sr. played 17 games in 2025 with a 88% snap share.

Kyle Pitts Sr., a 6'6" tight end from Philadelphia, was selected fourth overall by Atlanta in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Florida. In his first season, he recorded 1,076 receiving yards, joining Mike Ditka as the only rookie tight ends to eclipse 1,000 yards. Through five seasons, Pitts has appeared in 78 games with 284 receptions for 3,579 yards and 15 touchdowns. In 2025, he started all 17 games and earned AP Second-Team All-Pro honors after recording 88 receptions for 928 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the first Falcons tight end with multiple 900-yard seasons. He is one of two tight ends in franchise history with 80-or-more receptions in a single season, alongside Tony Gonzalez.

Florida2018 – 2020

Falcons2021 — present

CollegeFloridaDraftRound 1 · No. 4 overall · 2021 · ATLHometownPhiladelphia, PA