Yahoo Sports NFL on Kyle Pitts
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It's no coincidence that Pitts' best seasons were 2021 and 2025. The former was a season when he didn't have to share the field with Drake London, and the latter was the season when London was most limited by a knee injury
STACKED’s take
Pitts' elite 2025 stats came only when Drake London was injured; healthy-London games show mediocre production.
Pitts' production is heavily dependent on playing alongside an injured or absent Drake London. In 2021, his best season, he didn't share the field with London. In 2025, his best production came when London was limited by a knee injury that wiped him out for the final seven games. When Pitts played in the 10 games alongside a relatively healthy London before the injury, his yards per route run were 1.36, marginally better than his 1.33 from 2024 and matching Noah Fant's 2025 production (who signed for $4.4M/year). This suggests Pitts' elite production is an illusion dependent on receiver injuries rather than sustained elite performance.
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