Kyle Pitts is going to be good as a rookie. He’s not only a supernatural sort of tight end with his athleticism and catch radius and speed, but he’s also landing with a team that picked him higher than any tight end has ever been picked before. The question with Pitts is whether he’ll be a useful, occasionally brilliant piece of the offense, a great player from the jump, or someone so good that he elevates this team with his mere presence and makes a bit of rookie history.
Consider this: Since 1961 when Mike Ditka did it in the pre-merger era, no rookie tight end has cleared the 1,000 yard mark.