In a league that loves comparisons to other players to help make projections and predictions about a prospect’s future success, with Kyle Pitts there are none.
At 6-foot-6, 245 pounds and an unofficial 40-yard dash time of 4.44 seconds, there are few players like him. It’s the easy reason to explain why he’s in the conversation as one of the top prospects in the draft and potentially the No. 4 spot Atlanta possesses.
“That’s tough,” ESPN NFL analyst Matt Bowen said. “I go back to guys I played with, the best tight ends I played against, Tony Gonzalez, right?