Unpopular Opinion: You will waste your premium 1st round pick on Kyle Pitts.

[ArrylT]

1st 3 Years in the league by Yardage (and the 3 years) top 30

1 George Kittle 2945 2017 2019
2 Mike Ditka 2774 1961 1963
3 Rob Gronkowski 2663 2010 2012
4 Jimmy Graham 2648 2010 2012
5 Kellen Winslow 2620 1979 1981
6 Antonio Gates 2454 2003 2005
7 Mark Bavaro 2379 1985 1987
8 Charle Young 2209 1973 1975
9 Keith Jackson 2187 1988 1990
10 Dan Ross 2150 1979 1981 22-24
11 Bob Tucker 2126 1970 1972
12 Mark Andrews 2105 2018 2020
13 Jeremy Shockey 2095 2002 2004
14 Jason Witten 2084 2003 2005
15 Kyle Pitts 2049 2021 2023
16 Walter White 2041 1975 1977
17 Kellen Winslow 2031 2004 2006
18 Zach Miller 2027 2007 2009
19 Zach Ertz 2024 2013 2015
20 Owen Daniels 1982 2006 2008
21 Ozzie Newsome 1964 1978 1980
22 Aaron Hernandez 1956 2010 2012
23 Bob Trumpy 1954 1968 1970
24 John Mackey 1946 1963 1965
25 Jordan Reed 1916 2013 2015
26 Noah Fant 1905 2019 2021
27 Randy McMichael 1874 2002 2004
28 Brandon Pettigrew 1845 2009 2011
29 Tony Gonzalez 1838 1997 1999
30 Chris Cooley 1822 2004 2006

Pitts is 67th on the list in terms of games played, 44th in terms of games started.

Interestingly enough Pitts and Andrews through 3 years have very similar yards per game 46.8 (Andrews) to 46.6 (Pitts)

[ArrylT]

Every 1st Round Tight End drafted since 2002 1st 3 years Yardage

1 Jeremy Shockey 2095
2 Kyle Pitts 2049
3 Kellen Winslow 2031
4 Noah Fant 1905
5 Brandon Pettigrew 1845
6 Jermaine Gresham 1804
7 Evan Engram 1766
8 Dustin Keller 1744
9 T.J. Hockenson 1673
10 Greg Olsen 1577
11 Eric Ebron 1496
12 O.J. Howard 1456
13 Heath Miller 1418
14 Dallas Clark 1251
15 Vernon Davis 1132
16 Ben Watson 1100
17 Tyler Eifert 1097
18 Hayden Hurst 1083
19 David Njoku 1066
20 Marcedes Lewis 1006
21 Daniel Graham 923
22 Dalton Kincaid 673
23 Jerramy Stevens 673

[murphysxm]

Literally can’t be worse!

Dude, why say things like this?

[Orenthal Shames]

Every 1st Round Tight End drafted since 2002 1st 3 years Yardage

1 Jeremy Shockey 2095
2 Kyle Pitts 2049
3 Kellen Winslow 2031
4 Noah Fant 1905
5 Brandon Pettigrew 1845
6 Jermaine Gresham 1804
7 Evan Engram 1766
8 Dustin Keller 1744
9 T.J. Hockenson 1673
10 Greg Olsen 1577
11 Eric Ebron 1496
12 O.J. Howard 1456
13 Heath Miller 1418
14 Dallas Clark 1251
15 Vernon Davis 1132
16 Ben Watson 1100
17 Tyler Eifert 1097
18 Hayden Hurst 1083
19 David Njoku 1066
20 Marcedes Lewis 1006
21 Daniel Graham 923
22 Dalton Kincaid 673
23 Jerramy Stevens 673

To date, you've wasted your first round pick on Kyle Pitts and I'm a Pitts guy. Hoping a new regime and a healthy start rights the ship.

[mild]

MCL/PCL injury confirmed.

Was a theory a lot of us had throwing around, that there was additional damage in that MCL surgery that was unreported.

Kyle Pitts said he suffered a PCL injury in addition to a torn MCL during the 2022 season.

Pitts made a post about his recovery on his Instagram and included the fact that he had surgery on both his PCL and MCL. Before now, it was only known that he suffered a torn MCL. Though there are plenty of reasons for his quiet 2023 season, a previously unknown PCL injury almost certainly played a part. Pitts looked slower this year and often appeared to be lacking strong lateral burst. Given how much elite athleticism factors into his game, the combo of knee injuries was a notable blow to his production. He finished the year with 53 catches for 667 yards and three scores. Pitts will look to get his career back on track with a new head coach and likely a new quarterback in 2024.

Hopefully he gets some of that burst back this off-season, along with a nice shiny new QB, OC, and HC.

[frerichs5]

Jonnu Smith released. Free Kyle Pitts!

[Valhalla]

After their 1st 3 years

Pitts - 2049 Yards (149 receptions, 259 targets)
Ertz - 2024 Yards (169 receptions, 258 targets)
Kelce - 1737 Yards (138 receptions, 190 targets)

That's slightly misleading, Kelce missed his entire rookie year.

Of which most people (on a dynasty football forum) should be aware, or capable of doing their own research. ...

Cumulative stats going all the way back to 1-1-16:

Jameson Williams 25 receptions for 395 and 3.
Calvin Johnson 10 receptions for 137 and 1.

[JTLoh]

I recently bought a couple shares. Cheap now though, so why not.

[Menace2010]

I recently bought a couple shares. Cheap now though, so why not.

What was the cost to acquire? I've been poking around, but not sure how much to offer to get a deal done while not overpaying...

[Shcritters]

Someone offered me a mid/late 25 1st and I declined in my 2PPR TE Prem league. Maybe I’ll regret it, but with Jonnu released, him 2nd year recovered from MCL/PCL, and new OC/HC this is his best chance in a while.

[remedy29]

Every 1st Round Tight End drafted since 2002 1st 3 years Yardage

1 Jeremy Shockey 2095
2 Kyle Pitts 2049
3 Kellen Winslow 2031
4 Noah Fant 1905
5 Brandon Pettigrew 1845
6 Jermaine Gresham 1804
7 Evan Engram 1766
8 Dustin Keller 1744
9 T.J. Hockenson 1673
10 Greg Olsen 1577
11 Eric Ebron 1496
12 O.J. Howard 1456
13 Heath Miller 1418
14 Dallas Clark 1251
15 Vernon Davis 1132
16 Ben Watson 1100
17 Tyler Eifert 1097
18 Hayden Hurst 1083
19 David Njoku 1066
20 Marcedes Lewis 1006
21 Daniel Graham 923
22 Dalton Kincaid 673
23 Jerramy Stevens 673

To date, you've wasted your first round pick on Kyle Pitts and I'm a Pitts guy. Hoping a new regime and a healthy start rights the ship.

Wasted how, and for who?

2021 draft, KTC values as of 3/2024;

1. Chase
2. Amon
3. Lawerence
4. Waddle
5. DeVonta
6. Fields
7. ETN
8. Pitts
9. Javonte
10. Stevenson
11. Freiermouth
12. Najee

No one had Amon as a 1st and ETN was polarizing due to his injury. That puts Pitts as the 6th/7th best value of the 2021 draft 3 years later. And he is close in value to a few ahead of him.

His value in 2021 about 1.08 or better.

Javonte was a much bigger waste of a 1st than Pitts...and he is a precious RB whom you are suppose to draft with 1st.
And the drafters of Trevor Sermon or Trey Lance are not that thrilled ..

[Menace2010]

A lot folks ended up taking Pitts over Chase though, I landed Chase in one league at 5 and couldn't believe it...

[wickerkat1212]

A lot folks ended up taking Pitts over Chase though, I landed Chase in one league at 5 and couldn't believe it...

I was big on Pitts, took him in a few leagues, but no earlier than 1.05 and certainly way after Chase. I would have taken Chase for sure.

[Shoreline Steamers]

Catching up on the NFL news after being off The Grid for a couple weeks. Wasn't excited to read this (even though it's coach-speak).

Falcons | Kyle Pitts to be used as blocker more Wed Feb 21, 09:18 AM

"Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts is expected to be used as a blocker more by the new coaching staff. 'We're not oblivious (to what he brings) from a receiving standpoint, so there are a lot of things that you can do to be creative and use his skill set in the pass game,' tight ends coach Kevin Koger said. 'But with him and the way we're going to run the ball and the athleticism he does have, there are a lot of things he can do in the run game to help us out to win football games. You'll see him all over the field, not just out wide but also in the box.'"

Edit: Thinking about this a little more, it might not affect his routes run or targets too much. Might just increase his overall snap count. We'll see.

[CGW]

Catching up on the NFL news after being off The Grid for a couple weeks. Wasn't excited to read this (even though it's coach-speak).

Falcons | Kyle Pitts to be used as blocker more Wed Feb 21, 09:18 AM

"Atlanta Falcons TE Kyle Pitts is expected to be used as a blocker more by the new coaching staff. 'We're not oblivious (to what he brings) from a receiving standpoint, so there are a lot of things that you can do to be creative and use his skill set in the pass game,' tight ends coach Kevin Koger said. 'But with him and the way we're going to run the ball and the athleticism he does have, there are a lot of things he can do in the run game to help us out to win football games. You'll see him all over the field, not just out wide but also in the box.'"

Edit: Thinking about this a little more, it might not affect his routes run or targets too much. Might just increase his overall snap count. We'll see.

Agree, I don't really see it as a bad thing. They don't mean they are turning him into Parker Hess and pass blocking 50% of the time, just that they are going to move him around more on a wider variety of packages, especially running plays. It's likely they intend to increase his snap share overall.