Kyle Pitts is AJ Green as a tight end.

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(02-23-2021, 02:18 PM)Chezaugie Wrote: Per Profootball.com:

"Pat Freiermuth is a better blocker, and it is not close. He has Pitts’s will but made guys eat turf all season with his functional strength."

Per WalterFootball.com:

"Not a forceful blocker"

Per SI.com:

"As a pass protector, he struggles to anchor, causing him to get driven into the quarterback’s lap quickly."
"Only an average blocker"
"Not quite as good at contested catches as you’d expect"
"He’s not an elite blocker by any stretch of the imagination"
"The Pennsylvania native has struggles holding on to the football when getting hit over the middle."

Per 247sports.com:

"If he can round out his game to include the ability to block consistently, he'll become a truly difficult matchup for opposing defenses"

Is Pitts one of the best TE prospects in the last few years? Yes. Is he worth a Top Five pick? No. Especially when there are higher priorities.

My personal preference in a TE is an elite pass catcher, decent blocker vs a decent pass catcher, elite blocker.
If the Bengals were willing and creative enough to go to 2-TE sets, they could use Sample as the primary blocker and Pitts primarily as a pass catcher. You'll still get better blocking out of Pitts than you will from a typical WR.

Also, Pitts is probably the best TE prospect to come out since Vernon Davis. As such, that would make him a generational prospect at his position.