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Cardinals 2021 NFL Draft Profile: Florida TE Kyle Pitts

As the trade deadline passes, the Arizona Cardinals acquired Markus Golden to boost their edge-rushing corps from an injured Chandler Jones. Going into Week 9, the Cardinals have the top offense in the NFL, averaging 419.1 yards per game. From Kyler Murray to DeAndre Hopkins, this offense has been a lethal force throughout the majority of the season. However, there is one name in particular in the 2021 draft that would make the Cardinals offense even more lethal than it already is. That name is Kyle Pitts from Florida.

Kyle Pitts took the college football world by storm through the first few games of the season. Through four games, Pitts had 22 receptions for 355 yards and seven touchdowns, four of them coming in the first game against Ole Miss. He has a good amount of speed and is physical after the catch and he also has elite hands. He is athletic and has the talent to be lined up as a wideout, as he has done before and will still beat out cornerbacks with his separation of speed. As a tight end, Pitts is such a crisp route runner and has really expanded his route tree throughout his time at Florida. The Cardinals have tight end Maxx Williams until 2022, but they have not seen a ton of flashes out of him.  If they drafted Kyle Pitts, Kyler Murray not only has his tight end for the future, but they also have a guy that can line up as a receiver and produce like a top-notch weapon.

Kyle Pitts has certainly made a case for himself being the number one tight end in the country with his performance this season thus far. The tight end position is one of the biggest question marks on the Cardinals offense. If Kyler Murray had DeAndre Hopkins, Larry Fitzgerald, Christian Kirk and you add Kyle Pitts to that mix, the Cardinals would be an offense you would not want to mess with.