The 2021 NFL draft is mere days away and as the clock ticks down to April 29 the final projections for this year’s draft crop are coming in at full speed. For Florida Gators fans, there is one particular player that the fanbase is hinging its hopes on to become the highest-drafted player at his position in the modern era.
By all accounts, former Florida tight end Kyle Pitts is expected to go among the first 10 players selected, with a high likelihood of cracking the top five. CBS Sports’ writer Cody Benjamin published his take on the generational talent Saturday, with high expectations for him.
PROJECTED TEAM: Cincinnati
PROSPECT RNK: 4th
POSITION RNK: 1st
Why are we so sure that Cincy is between Penei Sewell and Ja’Marr Chase? Pitts doesn’t help the O-line, but he’s arguably the top weapon of the class. The Bengals opt to wait until Round 2 to address the trenches, instead giving Joe Burrow an instant safety valve at a position of need.
If Pitts is taken at No. 4, he would become the highest-drafted tight end in the modern era of the NFL and the highest in general since Billy Cannon in 1960. Truly an accomplishment the Gator Nation can be proud of.
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