STRENGTHS
Kyle is an athletically talented receiver. His size and athletic talent are irreplaceable if he gets injured and misses games for the team that selects him. He shows excellent ability to adjust to the ball in the air and the strong hands to come down with any contested pass. He has the ability to go down and get the low ball just as well as he has the ability to catch the ball thrown high in the air. Kyle is a RedZone nightmare to match up with because of his agility to adjust to the ball and his eye hand coordination and strength to catch any contested ball. Kyle shows good balance and has the foot speed and strength, to gain yardage after the catch as well as any receiver in this draft. If I’m a GM, Head Coach or Offensive Coordinator and Kyle was sitting there for us to select him, I would not give a damn about any discussion of if he can play Tight End or receiver because there is a big difference between a position player and an offensive weapon. I call him Kyle (Scud) Pitts because like a scud missile, all you have to do is program his starting point and his Target point, get him the ball and watch the first downs and Touch Down explosions go off.
CONCERNS
I can, nit pick this kid to death, suggest he will never be a great in line blocker, So what! You’re not drafting him for his blocking. You just want him to make the effort and get in the way when it is needed. You’re drafting Kyle because he is an offensive weapon when the ball is in his hands so…cut the crap and the nit picking and just, GET HIM THE DAMN BALL!!!
BOTTOM LINE 1.43
I will say this, it’s up to Kyle to stay on the field and not get injured. With his long legs, injuries could be the biggest issue of concern. That being said, potential injuries are not a reason to not select any player high in the draft when there is no significant injury history. Kyle will have to learn when to give himself up so that he can stay on the field. He will also have to learn to be more physical and run better routes along with all the other receiving techniques most, if not every single receiver coming out, has to learn. The difference in Kyle and most other receivers is that Kyle… has the high football IQ to learn to be better than he is right now and I think the work ethic. As I stated before, Kyle is an offensive weapon. A matchup nightmare. Players with Kyle’s size, agility and eye/hand coordination do not come along often. Those god’s given talents can not be coached or taught, but everything else can be provided Kyle is willing to learn and I suspect that he is. Kyle (Scud) Pitts reminds me a lot of former Receiver/TE Shannon Sharpe. The truth is, I’d select Kyle over any receiver in this draft because he is not just a position player, he is an offensive weapon.
