Kyle Pitts
Kyle Pitts is an American football tight end for the Florida Gators.
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Position | Tight end |
Class | Sophomore |
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High school | Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pennsylvania) |
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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
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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 16 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]
References
- Once miscast at QB, 2018 signee Kyle Pitts found a home at TE and eventually at Florida
- Archbishop Wood TE Kyle Pitts starts, makes catch to set up touchdown in Under Armour All-America Game
- Archbishop Wood's Kyle Pitts commits to Florida
- Archbishop Wood tight end Kyle Pitts commits to Florida over Georgia, Virginia Tech
- How Florida is developing Kyle Pitts into a hybrid ‘mismatch nightmare’
- Pitts having breakout season for Florida
- Kyle Pitts emerges in UF’s passing game
- 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.