After a slow start to the season, Pitts has come alive in the past two games against Baltimore and Chicago with 10 catches for 102 yards and three touchdowns on 13 targets, and he scored at least 15.2 PPR points in each outing. This isn't an easy matchup against the 49ers in Week 7, but two tight ends have scored at least 13.9 PPR points against San Francisco this season, with Trey McBride in Week 3 and Chigoziem Okonkwo in Week 6. I'm trusting Pitts as a top-10 Fantasy tight end in Week 7.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Two more scoring grabs in loss
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Pitts brought in five of seven targets for 60 yards and two touchdowns in the Falcons' 31-23 loss to the Bears on Sunday.
Pitts led the Falcons in receptions and was second and third in targets and receiving yards, respectively. The veteran tight end helped fuel an Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter with touchdown grabs of 10 and five yards, his second and third scoring catches in the last two games. Pitts has also now posted back-to-back five-catch tallies as a Week 7 home matchup against the 49ers approaches on Sunday.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Pitts had his best game of the season in Week 5 against Baltimore with five catches for 42 yards and a touchdown on six targets, and hopefully it's a sign of things to come. But I'm only going to start him in deeper leagues in Week 6 against Chicago. The Bears are No. 3 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, and Chicago has yet to allow a tight end to score a touchdown, including matchups with Darren Waller, T.J. Hockenson, Kenyon Sadiq and Tucker Kraft.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Scores first TD of season
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Pitts caught five of six targets for 42 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-23 overtime loss to the Ravens.
Pitts scored his first touchdown of the season on a five-yard reception in the second quarter. He has stirred to life after a painfully slow start, recording eight catches for 89 yards and a TD over the last two games after having just two catches for 20 yards through Week 3. Michael Penix sustained a rib injury late in the game, and while Tua Tagovailoa proceeded to throw the game-losing interception in overtime, it's worth noting that Pitts was Tagovailoa's primary target in the preseason. Atlanta's QB situation will bear monitoring ahead of a Week 6 home game against the Bears.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: TEs to Sit
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Pitts had three catches for 37 yards on three targets in Week 4 at New Orleans, which was more production than he had in his three previous games combined (two catches for 20 yards on six targets). I'm not ready to trust Pitts again as a starter in the majority of leagues, and Baltimore has only allowed one tight end to gain more than 23 yards all season. Pitts still has a lot to prove to Fantasy managers this year.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Uptick in production during big win
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Pitts secured all three targets for 47 yards in the Falcons' 45-24 win over the Saints on Monday night.
Pitts finished second in receptions and tied for runner-up status in targets on a night when Michael Penix didn't have to do an inordinate amount through the air thanks to the ground attack's exploits. Despite the relatively modest numbers, Pitts' final line was a vast improvement over his first three games of the season, when he'd mustered just a 2-20-0 line on six targets. Pitts' uptick in involvement could have some sticking power given his rapport with Penix, and the duo will look to continue clicking into a Week 5 home matchup against the Ravens on Sunday night.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: TEs to Sit
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I'm trying to view Pitts through a one-game sample size of Week 3 at Green Bay because that's his only game with Michael Penix Jr. this season. Pitts struggled against the Packers with one catch for 5 yards on two targets, and he has now combined for two catches for 20 yards on six targets for the season. New Orleans was just abused by Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer for 13 catches, 148 yards and two touchdowns on 16 targets in Week 3, but we can't even compare Pitts to Mayer right now. Until Pitts shows us something positive he should remain on your bench in most leagues.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Limited to one catch in win
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Pitts secured one of two targets for five yards in the Falcons' 35-14 win over the Packers on Thursday.
Pitts' slow start persisted Thursday despite Michael Penix making his season debut and taking the reins of the offense from the ineffective duo of Cooper Rush and Jack Strand. Pitts has managed just two receptions for 20 yards on six targets through three games, but given how sharp Penix looked right out of the gate Thursday, the duo is bound to start clicking in coming games as they've done previously.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Records first catch of season
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Pitts brought in one of three targets for 15 yards in the Falcons' 34-3 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.
Pitts was able to make his mark in the catch column for the first time in the new season, but that one reception turned out to be his only contribution on the afternoon. However, given Cooper Rush and Jack Strand combined to throw for only 145 yards and three interceptions, Pitts' sparse production is largely explained away. The talented tight end figures to see his outlook brighten whenever Michael Penix (knee) or Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) are able to suit up, with a Week 3 Thursday night road matchup against the Packers their next opportunity to do so.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Bust Alert (Start/Sit)
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Like Drake London, it will be tough to trust Pitts if Cooper Rush is starting for the Falcons in Week 2 against Carolina. We saw the downside for Pitts in Week 1 at Pittsburgh when he had no catches on one target with Rush under center. We're hopeful either Michael Penix Jr. (knee) or Tua Tagovailoa (oblique) will start against the Panthers, and then Pitts will be removed from this post. With Rush, Pitts is a low-end starter at best in the majority of leagues.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: TEs to start
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I'm still going to start Pitts even with Cooper Rush starting for the injured Tua Tagovailoa (oblique). Expect a lot of short passes, and Pitts could lead Atlanta in targets in Week 1 against the Steelers. Pittsburgh was also No. 4 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends last year, and Pitts could be a top-five Fantasy tight end in Week 1.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Productive preseason finale
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Pitts caught all three of his targets for 59 yards in Friday's 17-12 preseason win over the Dolphins.
Pitts has shown excellent chemistry with QB Tua Tagovailoa during the preseason, accounting for 81 of Tagovailoa's 117 passing yards across parts of two preseason games. It remains to be seen whether Tagovailoa or Michael Penix (knee) will get the starting nod under center for Week 1 against the Steelers. Either way, Pitts is poised to maintain a prominent role on the heels of his 928-yard 2025 regular season.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Accounts for all three of Tua's completions
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Pitts caught three of four targets for 22 yards in Friday's 27-7 preseason loss to the Broncos.
Pitts accounted for all three of Tua Tagovailoa's completions across their two drives in the game. Tagovailoa has the inside track on Atlanta's Week 1 starting job under center, so it's encouraging that Pitts is showing some early chemistry with the offseason QB addition. The Falcons' second preseason game will be Aug. 22 at Indianapolis.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Agrees to three-year extension
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Pitts and the Falcons agreed to terms Tuesday on a three-year, $54 million contract extension, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Atlanta extended Pitts a franchise tender earlier this offseason, but both sides have agreed to terms on a multi-year deal that includes $36 million fully guaranteed. Per Schefter, Pitts' annual average salary makes him the third-highest paid tight end in the league behind George Kittle (Achilles) and Trey McBride. The Falcons also signed Drake London (undisclosed) to a massive four-year contract in early June, while Bijan Robinson remains a candidate for a new deal after the team exercised the fifth-year option on his rookie deal. Pitts produced an 88-928-5 line (118 targets) in 17 regular-season games last year and will look to build chemistry with quarterbacks Michael Penix (ACL) and Tua Tagovailoa this offseason.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Franchise tag official
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The Falcons officially placed their franchise tag on Pitts on Tuesday, Tori McElhaney of the team's official site reports.
The expected move prevents Pitts from reaching the open market in free agency, while he and the Falcons have until July 15 to negotiate a potential multi-year extension. Per McElhaney, the projected franchise tag value for tight ends in 2026 will be approximately $16 million. The 2021 first-rounder is coming off a 2025 regular season in which he recorded 88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns (on 118 targets) in 17 games.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Questionable but expected to play
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Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said Friday that he's optimistic that Pitts (knee) will be able to suit up for Sunday's season finale against New Orleans, but that the tight end is officially listed as questionable, Marc Raimondi of ESPN.com reports.
Morris offered identical evaluations for top wideouts Drake London (knee) and Darnell Mooney (knee). Pitts fell down to earth during Atlanta's win over the Rams in Week 17, a contest in which he secured just two of three targets for 16 yards while Kirk Cousins completed just 13 passes. Across his prior four appearances, though, Pitts had averaged 98.8 receiving yards per game and totaled four receiving scores. If he's indeed cleared to suit up versus the Saints, the pending unrestricted free agent will have no shortage of motivation to log another performance reminiscent of those four outings.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Another limited listing
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Pitts (knee) was a limited practice participant Thursday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
This marks Pitts' fourth week in a row being listed on Atlanta injury reports with a knee issue, but he's been able to suit up for each of the last three games, compiling a 20-239-4 line on 24 targets during that stretch. Friday's practice report will reveal whether or not Pitts enters the weekend with a designation for Sunday's contest against the Saints.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Estimated as limited
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Pitts (knee) is listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.
Pitts has had his practice reps capped leading up to each of Atlanta's last three games due to a lingering knee injury, but he's managed to gain clearance for each of those contests without being assigned an official injury designation. The starting tight end fell back down to earth with just two catches for 16 yards (on three targets) during Monday's win over the Rams, in which Kirk Cousins completed just 13 passes for 126 yards. Pitts will work to gain clearance and bounce back during Sunday's regular-season finale against the Saints.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Underwhelms in Week 17 win
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Pitts secured two of three targets for 16 yards in the Falcons' 27-24 win over the Rams on Monday night.
Pitts came into the night in the midst of a productive stretch where he'd recorded at least six receptions and 57 yards in four straight contests, but he endured a notable downturn on what was a quiet night for the air attack overall. Taken in the context of Kirk Cousins throwing for only 126 yards on 13 completions, Pitts' modest numbers are a bit more understandable, and he'll look to improve on what is already a career-best 82-870-5 line in the Week 18 home matchup against the Saints on Sunday.
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Falcons' Kyle Pitts: Ready to face Rams
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Pitts (knee) does not carry an injury designation for Monday's game against Los Angeles.
Pitts was limited in practice both Friday and Saturday, but he'll continue playing through the knee injury that also bothered him during Atlanta's previous two practice weeks. The starting tight end will look to stay hot despite a difficult matchup against the Rams' stingy defense. Through five appearances since Kirk Cousins took over as Atlanta's starting quarterback, Pitts has racked up an outstanding 33-420-4 receiving line on 44 targets.
