Pitts entered the 2020 season in a dead heat with Penn State’s Pat Freiermuth as the elite tight end prospect in the land, but raced by him as quickly as he did SEC defenders in a magical junior campaign which could make him a Top 10 selection – a feat accomplished by a TE just four times since the turn of the century.
After hinting at his playmaking ability as a freshman – when he had just three catches but they went for 73 yards and a touchdown – Pitts earned First Team All-SEC honors as a true sophomore in 2019, hauling in 64 passes for 649 yards and five scores. Pitts nearly matched his gaudy touchdown total from his sophomore season in the first game of the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, lighting up Mississippi for what wound up being a career-high eight catches for 170 yards and four touchdowns. He hauled in two more scores a week later against South Carolina and had a three-touchdown performance in late November against Kentucky.
Pitts finished his career in fine form in the SEC Championship game against Alabama, hauling in seven catches for 129 yards and a score, albeit in a losing effort. Despite sitting out the Cotton Bowl and missing three other contests due to a concussion, was a runaway winner for the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end.
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers: At 6-4, 250 pounds Kittle is slightly stockier but his ability to wreak havoc down the seam and sidelines makes him one of the NFL’s most uncoverable targets.
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