Kyle Pitts

Kyle Anthony Pitts is an American football tight end. He played college football at the University of Florida.

Kyle Pitts
Florida Gators – No. 84
PositionTight end
ClassJunior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolArchbishop Wood (Warminster, Pennsylvania)
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-06) October 6, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight239 lb (108 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Pitts originally attended Abington Senior High School in Abington, Pennsylvania before transferring to Archbishop Wood Catholic High School in Warminster, Pennsylvania in 2016.[1] He played tight end and defensive end on the football team. Pitts played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game.[2] He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[3][4]

College career

Pitts played in 11 games as a backup his true freshman season at Florida in 2018. He finished the year with three receptions for 73 yards and a touchdown.[5] In 2019, he took over as the starting tight end. Pitts played in all 13 games his sophomore season at Florida in 2019. He finished the year with 54 receptions for 649 yards and 5 touchdowns. Pitts earned First Team All-SEC for the season.[6][7][8] During the 2020 season, curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pitts scored 12 touchdowns in eight games while gaining 770 yards on 43 receptions.[9]

In December 2020, Pitts announced that he would forgo his senior year, as well as any bowl game, and enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[9]

References
  1. Young, Ryan. "Once miscast at QB, 2018 signee Kyle Pitts found a home at TE and eventually at Florida". The Palm Beach Post.
  2. "Archbishop Wood TE Kyle Pitts starts, makes catch to set up touchdown in Under Armour All-America Game". pennlive. January 4, 2018.
  3. Lourim, Jake. "Archbishop Wood's Kyle Pitts commits to Florida". inquirer.com.
  4. "Archbishop Wood tight end Kyle Pitts commits to Florida over Georgia, Virginia Tech". pennlive. July 20, 2017.
  5. Sammon, Will. "How Florida is developing Kyle Pitts into a hybrid 'mismatch nightmare'". The Athletic.
  6. Andreu, Robbie. "Pitts having breakout season for Florida". Gainesville Sun.
  7. HallCorrespondent, Graham. "Kyle Pitts emerges in UF's passing game". Ocala.com.
  8. Thompson, Edgar (October 17, 2019). "UF tight end Kyle Pitts rapidly making his name as a key weapon for Gators". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. Schlabach, Mark (December 20, 2020). "Florida Gators TE Kyle Pitts says he will enter NFL draft, won't play in bowl game". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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