Who Should I Start? Evan Engram or Kyle Pitts

Sunday, April 13, 4:58 PM

Denver Broncos tight end Evan Engram lauded his new quarterback, Bo Nix, last week in an interview with DNVR's Bennie Fowler. "He has everything that it takes to be great in this league," said Engram. The 30-year-old went on to praise Nix's dual-threat ability and noted that the team should continue to put talent around such a weapon. The Georgia native was fantastic in 2023 with the Jacksonville Jaguars, churning out an impressive 114 receptions. However, after being limited to nine games during an injury-plagued 2024, the team released him. Engram has an excellent chance to rebound with the Broncos in 2025 -- particularly as the joker in a Sean Payton offense bereft of weapons outside wideout Courtland Sutton. With Denver set to spend an early pick on running back in the draft later this month, the veteran tight end should provide solid TE1 numbers this season, barring health.

Tuesday, May 27, 1:52 PM

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is a no-show on Tuesday for the start of the organized team activities, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Pitts is heading into the fifth-year option season of his rookie deal, so perhaps he's looking for a contract extension despite the fact that he's been a pretty big disappointment to this point after being selected with the fourth overall pick in 2021 out of Florida. There probably aren't a lot of fantasy managers that will want the 24-year-old as their TE1 in 2025 after he posted a 47-602-4 line in 17 games (15 starts) in 2024 in his fourth year in the league. Pitts just hasn't been able to replicate his rookie campaign in which he had 68 receptions for 1,026 yards and one touchdown. Perhaps Pitts comes alive while working with quarterback Michael Penix Jr., but he'll be a low-end TE1, at best, in fantasy drafts this fall.