Be Careful When Drafting Kyle Pitts For Your Fantasy Football Team

How does his off-the-charts talent translate for the purposes of the 2021 NFL season?

Before the inevitable onslaught of football fans from the southeastern portion of the United States over-react to the headline of this column and immediately descend into the comments section to inform me that “I’m nothing but a hater” and “I wouldn’t know anything since I never played professional football,” let me start off by saying that less than three months ago, I described tight end and future top-5 NFL Draft pick Kyle Pitts thusly:

“the living manifestation of what every NFL Defensive Coordinator fears regarding the evolution of the modern tight end.”

“the size and strength of a tight end, the fluidity and receiving skills of a wide receiver, and the athleticism to play “above the rim” of an NBA power forward — all into one terrifyingly gifted pass-catching prospect.”

“the runaway winner of the John Mackey award (given to the best tight end in the country) in 2020 was actually robbed of winning it in back-to-back seasons; he should’ve won the award in 2019 as well.”