One of the many reasons Falcons fans were excited to see the team sign quarterback Kirk Cousins ​​during the offseason was the impact it could have on talented tight end Kyle Pitts.

The former No. 4 overall pick in the 2021 draft came into the league with huge expectations and lived up to them during his freshman year. Pitts topped 1,000 receiving yards as a rookie, but his production took a big hit when the team traded away quarterback Matt Ryan.

After two forgettable seasons in 2022 and 2023, the fourth-year tight end has been solid through the first eight games of 2024. Pitts has 29 catches, 419 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

He is on pace for 62 catches, 890 receiving yards and six touchdowns. So where does Pitts rank among the top of the NFL through the first eight weeks of the season?

NFL TEs ranked by distance entering Week 9

1. Brock Bowers: 535 meters
2. George Kittel: 503 meters
3. Trey McBride: 446 meters
4. Kyle Pitts: 419 meters
5. Hunter Henry: 358 meters
6. Zach Ertz: 345 meters
7. Cade Oton: 344 meters
8. Tucker Kraft Paper: 342 meters
9. Travis Kelce: 335 meters
10. Cole Kmet: 303 meters
11. Dallas Goedert: 301 meters
12. Dalton Kincaid: 300 meters
13. Noah Fant: 285 meters
14. Sam LaPorta: 272 meters
15. Isaiah Probably: 271 meters
16. Pat Freiermuth: 264 meters
17. Mark Andrews: 263 meters
18. Jake Ferguson: 263 meters
19. Jonnu Smith: 256 meters
20. Mike Gesicki: 253 meters
21. Dalton Schultz: 244 meters
22. Tyler Conklin: 237 meters
23. Will Dissly: 233 meters
24. David Njoku: 226 meters
25. Colby Parkinson: 216 meters
26. Noah Gray: 208 meters
27. Brenton strange: 190 meters
28. Grant Calcaterra: 186 meters
29. Juwan Johnson: 184 meters
30. Evan Engram: 178 meters
31. Ja’Tavion Sanders: 158 meters
32. Foster Moreau: 150 meters

Pitts and the Falcons will host the Dallas Cowboys at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 9.