3 reasons Dallas Cowboys have to pull the trigger on Kyle Pitts

Reason No. 1: Just because you’re good, doesn’t mean you should avoid greatness

The final thing that gets mentioned as a reason for not drafting Kyle Pitts is that the Cowboys are already pretty deep at tight end, which is actually true. They had a breakout player in 2020 with Dalton Schultz who had 63 receptions for 615 yards and four touchdowns.

He took over for Blake Jarwin, who was just given an extension before the season but then tore his ACL in Week 1. Jarwin has a lot of hype around him, but his production thus far has been limited.

Still, he has 684 yards and six touchdowns in his career — with pretty much all that damage being done in 2018 and 2019 as a backup tight end. Third on the depth chart is Jeremy Sprinkle who is actually one of the better No. 3 tight ends in the NFL.

Sprinkle has 33 starts in 59 career games for Washington but he’s known more for his blocking. In his career, he has just 34 receptions for 301 yards. Which is an average of 8.9 yards per grab. Which isn’t much less than the 9.8 Schultz had in 2020.

As for Jarwin, he’s been the best in terms of yards per catch, averaging 11.6 for his career. Still, that’s not exactly an explosive number, which is why they should consider Pitts who would take a good unit and turn it into a great one.

Pitts, who is listed at 6-6 and 245 pounds, ran his 40-yard dash in 4.44 seconds. He also showed off a 33.5 inch vertical and had 22 reps on the bench press.

His insane athleticism is why Pitts was able to average nearly 18 yards per catch this past season. It’s also why there’s a question on whether or not he will be on the board at No. 10.

Having said that, there’s no denying that if Pitts does somehow last to the Cowboys pick, they need to make the move and bring him in.

Don’t let need dictate your draft and don’t let being good stand in the way of being great.