One of the many reasons that Falcons fans were excited to see the team sign quarterback Kirk Cousins over the offseason was the impact it could have on talented tight end Kyle Pitts.
The former No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 draft entered the league with massive expectations and lived up to them during his first year. Pitts topped 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie but his production took a big hit when the team traded away quarterback Matt Ryan.
After two forgettable seasons in 2022 and 2023, the fourth-year tight end has been solid through the first eight games of 2024. Pitts has 29 catches, 419 receiving yards, and three touchdowns.
He’s on track for 62 catches, 890 receiving yards and six touchdowns. So where does Pitts rank among the NFL’s top tight ends through the first eight weeks of the season?
NFL TEs ranked by yardage entering Week 9
- Brock Bowers: 535 yards
- George Kittle: 503 yards
- Trey McBride: 446 yards
- Kyle Pitts: 419 yards
- Hunter Henry: 358 yards
- Zach Ertz: 345 yards
- Cade Otton: 344 yards
- Tucker Kraft: 342 yards
- Travis Kelce: 335 yards
- Cole Kmet: 303 yards
- Dallas Goedert: 301 yards
- Dalton Kincaid: 300 yards
- Noah Fant: 285 yards
- Sam LaPorta: 272 yards
- Isaiah Likely: 271 yards
- Pat Freiermuth: 264 yards
- Mark Andrews: 263 yards
- Jake Ferguson: 263 yards
- Jonnu Smith: 256 yards
- Mike Gesicki: 253 yards
- Dalton Schultz: 244 yards
- Tyler Conklin: 237 yards
- Will Dissly: 233 yards
- David Njoku: 226 yards
- Colby Parkinson: 216 yards
- Noah Gray: 208 yards
- Brenton Strange: 190 yards
- Grant Calcaterra: 186 yards
- Juwan Johnson: 184 yards
- Evan Engram: 178 yards
- Ja’Tavion Sanders: 158 yards
- Foster Moreau: 150 yards
Pitts and the Falcons will host the Dallas Cowboys at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 9.
