Fri, June 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM UTC
NFL analyst grades Atlanta Falcons tight end room
Few teams around the NFL have as much talent as the Atlanta Falcons do at the offensive skill positions.
Their top wide receiver Drake London just earned a huge new contract that puts him in the top three highest-paid players at his position. When Bijan Robinson signs his next deal he will most likely become the highest-paid running back in the NFL, and they also have Kyle Pitts waiting to sign a potential massive extension that might also reset the market at tight end.
Atlanta also has a pretty strong No. 2 option at tight end in returning veteran Austin Hooper, who has re-signed with the Falcons after a six-year absence.
That gives Atlanta one of the better tight end rooms in the NFL, and Rotoballer has given them a “B” grade at this position.
“Pitts’ career has been up and down as he has a couple of high-end seasons sandwiched by injury-riddled years. Still, he is one of the better tight ends in the league and seemed to come into his own in Year 5 last season. Hooper has been a solid player in the league for many years. However, the rest of the depth chart is pretty bare.”
The rest of the depth chart is relatively weak, but nobody has three high-quality tight ends on their roster.
The big question hanging over this group is whether or not Pitts’ production in 2025 was a fluke or a legitimate break-through after disappointing results over the previous four years since he was drafted. This may be why the Falcons have yet to sign him to a long-term deal and have hit him with the franchise tag, which will pay Pitts around $15 million if no new deal is reached by July 15.
While the Falcons can save some cap room with an extension, it may be wiser to wait and see what Pitts does in 2026 before committing to a huge new contract.
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons TE room earns B grade from NFL analyst