Kyle Pitts is the No. 11 tight end and No. 252 overall player in college football’s 2018 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He committed on Thursday to Florida over Georgia and Virginia Tech.
4-star Florida commit Kyle Pitts is a huge tight end in traffic
The new Gator commit is one of 2018’s sturdiest tight ends.
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Pitts, who stands about 6’6, has at least 20 reported scholarship offers. He’d previously been considering Penn State, Maryland, Oklahoma, and a handful of others. (Pitts also got a scholarship offer from Pitt, in case you were wondering. I was.)
He’s a Pennsylvanian who plays for Archbishop Wood near Philadelphia. Among uncommitted tight ends in 2018, Pitts has the fourth-highest Composite ranking.
What sticks out the most about Pitts’ game is the way he makes himself huge over the middle. Pitts has good hands, and he uses his considerable frame to create separation. He’s capable of boxing out defenders like he’s a power forward hunting for a defensive rebound. For that reason, he should be a significant red-zone threat in college.
Pitts is a big, athletic, reliable tight end who could do a lot of his damage in the run-blocking game. It’s not a coincidence that the three schools that remained in the hunt for his commitment run offenses that are pro-style or relatively close to it. At Florida, Pitts figures to start plenty of plays in line. He can then go deep or block downhill, tapping the full range of his skill set.
