Pitts in, Parsons out

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(02-01-2021, 01:44 PM)ochocincos Wrote: I can't remember where I saw it, but I recall someone mentioning Pitts was the best TE prospect to enter the draft in two decades.
Vernon Davis has been the highest TE drafted in the past two decades at 6, and Pitts arguably had a better season than he did leading up to the draft.

Davis 2005 (11 games) - 51 rec, 871 yards, 6 TDs
Pitts 2020 (8 games) - 43 rec, 770 yards, 12 TDs

A big reason Davis went so high in the draft is because of his Combine too. 4.38 40 yard dash, 10.67 ft broad jump, 42" vert, 33 bench reps. 10 yard split of 1.53 secs, 20 yard split of 2.56 secs. 7.0 second 3-cone. He did that at 254 lbs.

If Pitts can come close to Davis's measurables on top of his ridiculous tape and production, he definitely will be discussed around 5th pick.

Worth noting that despite 2020 being a partial season for a lot of teams...

In 2005, there were only 7 QBs in college who threw for 3,500+ yards, and 2 that threw for 4,000+ yards.
In 2020 there were 5 QBs who threw for 3,500+ yards, and 2 that threw for 4,000+ yards.
(17 who threw for 3,500+, 4 who threw for 4,000+, and 2 who threw for 5,000+ in 2019 for a full season reference.)

In 2005 there were only 5 QBs who threw for 30+ TDs, 0 for 40+ TDs.
In 2020 there were 6 QBs who threw for 30+ TDs, 2 for 40+ TDs.

In 2005 there was only 1 QB who had 70%+ completion rate.
In 2020 there were 8 QBs who had 70%+ completion rate.  

Eras aren't exactly same. It's why I keep wishing for a football version of ERA+/OPS+ so we can directly compare players from different eras without having to keep in mind the statistical differences in norms.