Falcons: See where Kyle Pitts ranks in PFF’s TE rankings

Kyle Pitts came to the Falcons as the highest-drafted tight end in NFL history in 2021 and with that accomplishment, he also had the highest expectations of any rookie tight end in history. It does not take a genius to say that he delivered on those hopes as he had the second-most yards by a rookie tight end in NFL history.

The Falcons tight end is young, athletic, smart, and well on his way to becoming the best that the NFL has to offer.

PFF ranks the Falcons superstar as a top-five tight end in the league

Pro Football Focus has been putting together rankings of the top players at each position and it was easy to predict that the Falcons would have one of the top players in the tight end ranking.

Kyle Pitts was ranked in their “Tier 1: Elite” section and came in as the fifth player overall on their list.

This is what Anthony Treash had to say about him:

"What Pitts accomplished as a rookie receiver in 2021 was nothing short of remarkable. He turned in an 82.3 receiving grade for the season that ranked sixth among qualifying tight ends for 2021 and third among all rookies at the position in the PFF era. The 6-foot-6, 240–pound specimen also racked up 29 explosive receptions of 15-plus yards, the most by a rookie in the PFF era by 11. He didn’t get to that mark just from shredding linebackers and safeties, either. Going up against cornerbacks on the outside as a rookie, the former Florida Gator tallied a position-leading 14 receptions, 290 yards and six explosive receptions of 15-plus yards.Pitts’ provides rare movement skills at his size to the Falcons’ offense. His blocking falls short of expectations, but his pass-catching chops more than make up for it. Pitts finishing as the sixth-most valuable tight end last season backs that up."

One could argue that Pitts was the best deep-threat tight end in the entire league during his rookie year. The scary thing is that he will only get better as he gets older and learns the game even more.

The only players to rank ahead of him were Travis Kelce, George Kittle, Darren Waller, and Mark Andrews in that order. That is some elite company to be in.

Dallas Goedert was the sixth and final tight end in the “elite” rankings.

Kyle Pitts is well on his way to becoming the best player at his position, no one has ever seen a tight end with his ridiculous talent. The Atlanta Falcons are lucky to have him as he will be their main building block on offense for years to come.