Kyle Pitts
Pitts is a low-end but stable fantasy TE1 for Atlanta right now — heavily involved in the game plan but boxed in behind two more central pieces of the offense.
Role
He's running a full route tree again (well over 80% route participation in recent weeks) and sits around a 20% target share, averaging mid-to-high single-digit targets and roughly 45-50 receiving yards per game. He leads Falcons tight ends and often the whole team in red-zone looks, but touches/targets flow through Bijan Robinson first and Drake London second, with Pitts as the clear third option in the pecking order rather than a true first read.
He's fully healthy, running real routes instead of being schemed as a blocker, and his red-zone target share (20%+) and target volume since Week 2 (6+ per game) suggest a real chance to finish as a top-eight fantasy TE with multiple spike weeks if Atlanta's passing game opens up further.
The offense is run-first through Bijan Robinson and pass-first through Drake London when it does throw, which caps Pitts' weekly ceiling; an inconsistent offensive line and his long history as a tantalizing-but-underdelivering fantasy asset make some skeptical he sustains this pace rather than reverting to feast-or-famine games.
Where analysts split
Analysts agree he's a legitimate weekly TE1 floor play right now; they disagree on whether Atlanta's passing volume grows enough down the stretch to make him a top-eight/spike-week weapon, versus staying a capped, third-target complementary piece behind Robinson and London.
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