Davis Mattek admitted he may be lighting "his own brand on fire," but he refuses to abandon Kyle Pitts and ranks him aggressively inside his top-75 overall. Mattek argued that even another "just OK" season earns Pitts at least a Mike Gesicki–style two-year, $12 million deal, while any step forward could land him the George Kittle extension tight ends dream about. He noted Atlanta finally imported a real quarterback in Michael Penix Jr., whose collegiate tape showed a willingness to pepper seam routes—exactly where Pitts wins. The Falcons’ depth chart behind Drake London is so thin that Pitts merely needs to outperform Ray-Ray McCloud to command 20-plus percent of targets. Because 24-year-old athletic unicorns with first-round draft capital rarely come this cheap, Mattek is willing to "keep losing money" on Pitts until the thesis is dead, sending late firsts or veteran WR3s to pry him loose in TE-premium formats.

Eric Luttrell said he is still drafting Kyle Pitts every time the former fourth-overall pick lasts to Round 14. He pointed out that best-ball drafters regularly give young tight ends long leashes—referencing the three-year breakout arc for Mark Andrews and David Njoku—and believes Pitts can follow the same path now that Atlanta is pivoting from Arthur Smith’s run-heavy attack. Eric also likes the cheap double-stack potential with Michael Penix Jr. and Drake London later in drafts, which lets you build a low-owned Falcon stack at minimal cost. Pitts’ 27% career target-per-route rate and 1,000-yard rookie season remain "bankable ceiling signals" at a mid-teen ADP.