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Kyle Pitts — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 12.4 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 69.8, usage worth 12.6.

25 years old · 5 seasons of experience · 2021 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 69.8
Consensus across 4 books, standard deviation 3.4, 7.8 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
SLEEPER68.5
ESPN65.9
YAHOO73.7
UNDERDOG104.1
CBS71.1
FFA93

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 6, pick 10 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE6
Bye week11
ADP standard deviation3.4 picks

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 154.8 points, 10.2 per game — 62.5 catches, 689 yards, 3.9 TDs. That is TE3, 92 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 7.2 points per game to a ceiling of 15.3, with the median at 10.2. Boom rate 50%, bust rate 30%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 69.8 on consensus and our board has him 92. We rank him 22.2 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

Our written view

his final top-6 adjusted-PPG finish is called explicitly misleading, heavily inflated by a single 40-point outlier game; in the twelve games his teammate (Drake London) was healthy, he was averaging only mid-tier TE2 production. His outcome is almost entirely contingent on London missing time again, which can't be planned around.

buy · medium conviction · 2026-08

The offense he plays in, 2026

Atlanta Falcons returns 4 of 6 continuity slots, replacing hc, oc. Michael Penix Jr at quarterback, Kevin Stefanski as head coach, Tommy Rees calling it. The offense projects to 32.8 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 27.2 rushes.

In: Tua Tagovailoa (qb2), Olamide Zaccheaus (wr2), Zachariah Branch (wr3), Jahan Dotson (wr4), Brian Robinson Jr (rb2), Tyler Goodson (rb3), Carter Nathan (rb4), Austin Hooper (te2). Out: Kirk Cousins (qb2), Darnell Mooney (wr2), David Sills V (wr4), Ray-Ray McCloud III (wr5), Dylan Drummond (wr6), Khadarel Hodge (wr7), Tyler Allgeier (rb2), Nathan Carter (rb3), Charlie Woerner (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 16.9%, with a bear case of 15.9% and a bull case of 17.7% and a full range of 14.5% to 18.7%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Drake London24.2%
Kyle Pitts 16.9%
Bijan Robinson14.5%
Austin Hooper10.3%
Zachariah Branch8.4%
Olamide Zaccheaus7.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: Bijan Robinson has been able to produce redardless of poor QB play in ATL. Drake London has had flashes & the talent is clearly there, but needs better QB play. Perhaps Penix Jr fully recovers from 2nd ACL tear & proves he is the franchise QB. OR there is a SMALL chance Tua turns his career around and can elevate this offense. Unlikely. Despite what most fans think, the falcons have not committed to a starting QB, there is a decent chance their franchise QB is neither Penix or Tua.

Key additions: Tua Tagovailoa signed on 1 year veteran minumum deal. WR Jahan Dotson 2 year $15M deal. TE Austin Hooper 1 year deal to back up Pitts. WR Olamide Zaccheaus returns to ATL. OL Jawaan Taylor signed 1 year deal. Zachariah Branch WR Georgia 3rd Round draft pick.

Key departures: Drew Dalman (starting Center) left to Chicago Bears & RT Kaleb McGary retired aftr missing entire 2025 season. Elijah Wilkinson Starting RT left in free agency. Kirk Cousins left to Las Vegas. Tyler Allgeier left to Arizona. WR Darnell Mooney released after regression & heads to NY Giants.

Notes: Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa after release from Dolphins. Penix may be ready week 1 but possible he is no longer the starter. This will be determined in camp. New HC: Kevin Stefanski from Browns. Tommy Rees is new OC. Followed Stefanski from Cleveland. Bijan & London are core offensive players. Pitts wants long term exension, but was franchise tagged (could be traded). Branch round 3 Georgia WR adds speed & could produce early. Brian Robinson Jr is a valuable handcuff for Bijan Robinson but shouldn't have stand alone value. London clear WR1, Zaccheaus returns in free agency. Jahan Dotson (former 1st round pick) added in free agency. Zachariah Branch could see large volume as a rookie if develops quickly. QB play may still hold team back. Olamide Zaccheaus is a player that should be rostered in all leagues as a real sleeper. Highly productive player in Chicago that COULD pop early if Branch is a slow bloomer & Dotson is a nothing burger.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Michael Penix Jr returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (32.1 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 32.8 att/g; New OC Tommy Rees — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Kevin Stefanski.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~26, prior share 19.2%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 18.4%, p25-p75 [15.7%, 20.5%], tails [12.0%, 23.2%]. Closest comps: Mike Gesicki 2021→2022 (MIA: 17.5%→9.4%); Dallas Goedert 2021→2022 (PHI: 19.5%→20.5%); Dallas Goedert 2022→2023 (PHI: 20.1%→19.4%). Adjustment: flat from opportunity_breakout (volume must hold)

self-anchored 58% to own 19.2% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 18.4%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: ATL rates 21.5 against a league average of 23, 1.5 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+1 · neutral
Weeks 1–6+2.1 · easier
Weeks 12–17-1.4 · neutral
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+5.6 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

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Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +60.3% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, TEs crash the following year 47% of the time (hold 53%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 47% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Cole Kmet202311.363%-15.2%
T.J. Hockenson202314.663%-15.2%
T.J. Hockenson202212.862%+30%
Pat Freiermuth20241057%-18.5%
David Njoku202413.554%-21.9%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 1 gained value, 4 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,0006,0008,00020222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2021-04 to 2026-07. Down 29% across the series, peaking at 7,252.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2021, round 1, pick 4 by ATL
CollegeFlorida
Age at draft20
Height6′5″
Weight245 lb
40-yard dash4.44s
Vertical33.5″
Broad jump129″
3-cone7.12s
Shuttle4.3s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game9.7
Week-to-week variation0.8
Boom rate27%
Bust rate30.2%
Games missed per season0.2
Injury historyHamstring
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.21

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · ATL · 17 games

His best game was Week 15 against TB — 45.6 PPR on 12 targets and a 29.3% target share, in a game that finished 29-28. His worst was Week 11 against CAR at 3.4, on 3 targets, final score 27-30. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 14.3; in the 7 decided by more, 9.7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 12.6 points per game. He scored 12.4, 1.6% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 5 against 2.86 expected, a gap of 2.1.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1TB20-2312.97859019%78%
2MIN22-67.74537023.8%80%
3CAR0-307.94639014.6%82%
4WAS34-27185570119.2%74%
6BUF24-144.83418012.9%93%
7SF10-2013.271062027.8%82%
8MIA10-3414.99959030%92%
9NE23-247.84738020.6%95%
10IND25-315.82538020%92%
11CAR27-303.42314010.3%83%
12NO24-104.52525025%95%
13NYJ24-2715.27882025.8%91%
14SEA9-371561090035.7%92%
15TB29-2845.61112166329.3%96%
16ARI26-1918.77957126.5%87%
17LA27-243.62316015%92%
18NO19-1711.86958030%92%

Production

Receptions88
Targets118
Receiving yards928
Touchdowns5
Points per game12.4
Yards per target7.86
Catch rate74.58%

Role

Snap share88%
Target share22.68%
Air-yards share21.61%
WOPR0.493
RACR1.344

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.4
Yards after catch per reception4.5
Yards before catch per reception6
Total YAC400
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted100.5
Receiving EPA per game1.45

Scoring position

Red-zone targets12
Red-zone target share19.7%
End-zone target share17.4%
Expected receiving TDs2.86
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck2.14

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game3 of 13
Yards per target6 of 13
Target share3 of 13
Air-yards share3 of 13

Who else ate

The offense threw it 545 times. He took 22.78% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Kyle Pitts 22.78%
Drake London21.62%
Bijan Robinson19.88%
Darnell Mooney13.9%
David Sills6.95%
Tyler Allgeier3.09%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Michael Penix9539.067.0818.69%
Kirk Cousins86516.168.5127.16%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 17.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 12.6 in those and 14.28 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · ATL · 17 games

His best game was Week 8 against TB — 25.1 PPR on 5 targets and a 17.9% target share, in a game that finished 31-26. His worst was Week 13 against LAC at 0, on 2 targets, final score 13-17. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 12 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.5; in the 5 decided by more, 5.9. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.7 points per game. He scored 7.72, 0.2% above it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT10-1811.63326113%96%
2PHI22-2153420013.8%74%
3KC17-227.92559018.5%69%
4NO26-24003008.8%68%
5TB36-3015.87888014.8%85%
6CAR38-20103570017.2%64%
7SEA14-3413.57965025%75%
8TB31-2625.14591217.9%48%
9DAL27-212.1111104.2%54%
10NO17-209.54655016.2%51%
11DEN6-381.9139010.3%75%
13LAC13-17002005.3%41%
14MIN21-422.41614016.2%78%
15LV15-96.84428025%40%
16NYG34-71.712707.7%45%
17WAS24-3014.44544114.3%47%
18CAR38-443.5231508.1%44%

Production

Receptions47
Targets74
Receiving yards602
Touchdowns4
Points per game7.72
Yards per target8.14
Catch rate63.51%

Role

Snap share62%
Target share13.9%
Air-yards share15.21%
WOPR0.315
RACR1.45

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.6
Yards after catch per reception5.8
Yards before catch per reception7
Total YAC272
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted84.4
Receiving EPA per game0.41

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share21.3%
End-zone target share28.6%
Expected receiving TDs2.7
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck-0.7

Who else ate

The offense threw it 559 times. He took 13.73% of the targets. 3 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Drake London29.31%
Darnell Mooney19.67%
Ray-Ray McCloud16.14%
Kyle Pitts 13.73%
Bijan Robinson13.36%
Tyler Allgeier2.41%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Kirk Cousins14647.978.3814.73%
Michael Penix3106.536.610.03%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 22.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.9 in those and 8.47 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · ATL · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against HOU — 15.7 PPR on 11 targets and a 28.9% target share, in a game that finished 21-19. His worst was Week 17 against CHI at 1.5, on 5 targets, final score 17-37. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.4; in the 7 decided by more, 6.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.2 points per game. He scored 8.08, 11.8% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1CAR24-106.42344016.7%62%
2GB25-243.52515016.7%70%
3DET6-208.75941023.7%78%
4JAX7-234.12421013.3%64%
5HOU21-1915.771187028.9%53%
6WAS16-2414.34643113.6%55%
7TB16-137.73547021.7%52%
8TEN23-286.53535015.2%60%
9MIN28-319.64556014.7%57%
10ARI23-2563530026.3%70%
12NO24-154.22222010%50%
13NYJ13-89.14851032%66%
14TB25-2914.73657115.4%85%
15CAR7-96.73437021.1%65%
16IND29-1013.93449112.5%72%
17CHI17-371.5155015.6%73%
18NO17-484.7232708.8%64%

Production

Receptions53
Targets90
Receiving yards667
Carries1
Rushing yards-4
Touchdowns3
Points per game8.08
Yards per target7.41
Catch rate58.89%
Yards per carry-4

Role

Snap share64.47%
Target share18.01%
Air-yards share26.44%
WOPR0.455
RACR0.715

Efficiency

Average depth of target11.4
Yards after catch per reception2.5
Yards before catch per reception10.1
Total YAC134
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted83.9
Receiving EPA per game1.02
Rushing EPA per game-0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share8.8%
End-zone target share10.5%
Expected receiving TDs1.29
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.29

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game13 of 14
Yards per target7 of 14
Target share10 of 14
Air-yards share1 of 14

Who else ate

The offense threw it 530 times. He took 17.86% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Drake London21.83%
Kyle Pitts 17.86%
Bijan Robinson17.06%
Jonnu Smith13.89%
Mack Hollins5.95%
Van Jefferson5.56%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Desmond Ridder12668.327.4518.49%
Taylor Heinicke5247.57.2916.86%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 17 games were blowouts, 14.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.7 in those and 9.38 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · ATL · 10 games

His best game was Week 8 against CAR — 19 PPR on 9 targets and a 32.1% target share, in a game that finished 37-34. His worst was Week 4 against CLE at 3.5, on 4 targets, final score 23-20. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 7 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8; in the 3 decided by more, 6.5. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.3 points per game. He scored 7.56, 26.8% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NO26-273.92719021.9%84%
2LA27-313.92319012%93%
3SEA27-2313.75887042.1%67%
4CLE23-203.51425022.2%62%
6SF28-1410.93319121.4%57%
7CIN17-353.9359041.7%79%
8CAR37-34195980132.1%75%
9LAC17-204.72727030.4%69%
10CAR15-254.82828027.6%89%
11CHI27-247.33543027.8%44%

Production

Receptions28
Targets59
Receiving yards356
Touchdowns2
Points per game7.56
Yards per target6.03
Catch rate47.46%

Role

Snap share71.9%
Target share27.92%
Air-yards share31.05%
WOPR0.636
RACR0.649

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.8
Yards after catch per reception4.5
Yards before catch per reception8.2
Total YAC126
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted71
Receiving EPA per game0.34

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share10.2%
End-zone target share18.2%
Expected receiving TDs1.63
Actual receiving TDs2
Receiving TD luck0.37

Who else ate

The offense threw it 415 times. He took 14.82% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Drake London29.4%
Olamide Zaccheaus15.33%
Kyle Pitts 14.82%
Cordarrelle Patterson7.79%
Damiere Byrd5.78%
MyCole Pruitt5.28%

Blowouts against close games

1 of his 10 games were blowouts, 5.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.9 in those and 8 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · ATL · 17 games

His best game was Week 5 against NYJ — 26.9 PPR on 10 targets and a 22.2% target share, in a game that finished 27-20. His worst was Week 18 against NO at 2.8, on 5 targets, final score 20-30. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 12.1; in the 8 decided by more, 8.4. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 11.3 points per game. He scored 10.39, 8% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 3.7 expected, a gap of -2.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PHI6-327.14831024.2%68%
2TB25-4812.35673012.5%79%
3NYG17-145.5233508.3%84%
4WAS30-3494950022.5%72%
5NYJ27-2026.9910119122.2%69%
7MIA30-2823.378163020.5%67%
8CAR13-193.32613022.2%83%
9NO27-259.23762023.3%75%
10DAL3-43104760025.9%61%
11NE0-255.93529016.1%81%
12JAX21-144.62626021.4%78%
13TB17-308.84748017.5%94%
14CAR29-2111.15661022.2%54%
15SF13-3111.74777023.3%82%
16DET20-1616.266102027.3%78%
17BUF15-298.92469020%51%
18NO20-302.8258016.1%74%

Production

Receptions68
Targets110
Receiving yards1,026
Touchdowns1
Points per game10.39
Yards per target9.33
Catch rate61.82%

Role

Snap share73.53%
Target share20.32%
Air-yards share29.64%
WOPR0.512
RACR0.869

Efficiency

Average depth of target10.8
Yards after catch per reception4.6
Yards before catch per reception10.5
Total YAC313
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted76.6
Receiving EPA per game1.55

Scoring position

Red-zone targets15
Red-zone target share18.1%
End-zone target share18.8%
Expected receiving TDs3.7
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-2.7

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game9 of 15
Yards per target2 of 15
Target share6 of 15
Air-yards share2 of 15

Who else ate

The offense threw it 573 times. He took 20.22% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Kyle Pitts 20.22%
Russell Gage17.28%
Cordarrelle Patterson12.68%
Mike Davis10.66%
Olamide Zaccheaus9.74%
Calvin Ridley9.56%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 17 games were blowouts, 26.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 9.4 in those and 12.12 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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