Kyle Pitts has been one of the biggest disappointments thus far in fantasy football. It’s not his fault; he is just being egregiously underutilized by the offensive schemes around him. The 22-year-old phenom missed Week 5 due to a hamstring injury, requiring fantasy managers to get creative with replacements. While holding out hope that the Falcons will eventually figure out how to maximize Pitts’s potential, the primary question right now is whether he will play in Week 6. Here’s the latest that we have.
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Kyle Pitts (hamstring) expected to return Sunday
Kyle Pitts is expected to return on Sunday against the 49ers.
Fantasy Impact
Pitts appears to be ready to return from a one-game absence. Outside of a solid Week 3 performance against the Seahawks, his involvement has been disappointing to this point in the season. He still remains worth consideration at a shallow position.
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What the Experts are Saying
Pitts logged limited practices (hamstring) all week and has been listed as questionable. The fantasy community has well-documented Arthur Smith’s negligence with Pitts. Pitts ranks third in target share, third in target per route rate, seventh in yards per route run, and eighth in PFF receiving grade, but Smith has recently put him on the shelf. Since Week 3, his route run rate has dipped to 64.4%. Despite that and Pitts’ rank as TE23 in fantasy points per game, he’s a TE1 this week. Pitts is the TE8 in expected fantasy points. This incredibly poor luck for Pitts has to turn around. The matchup is brutal for him the week, though. San Francisco is fourth in DVOA, allowing the third-fewest receptions and second-lowest yards per reception to tight ends.
– Derek Brown
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