 Are you humbled to be the highest drafted Titan ever in the league on the 86th draft or the NFL? I'm definitely humbled and it's a dream come true to even get Jeff to be top five. That's something special and the first Titan ever. I mean, I'm not putting in a word. I'm just maybe with joy and I can't even put in the words. I excited I am. And what do you know about the Falcons? We had talked to you after your pro day and how do you think you could fit in and, you know, and you're in line blocking. We those are some of the issues you talked about at your pro day. I know it's a lot of it's a lot of facts and great minds on the team. So I'm in that building. So to just learn from Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Calvin really the list goes on. But to be able to come in and make an impact is something I want to do. Blocking wise, I feel like I'll be ready. I'll be ready for when the day comes and first day. First day of camp. I'll be ready. I know Coach Smith does a great job getting his Titan fair. So, you know, I'm eager to see how you use Tori McElhaney. Hi, Kyle. It's very nice to meet you. Congratulations. I wanted to ask you, you know, what is your conversations with Coach Smith and like, you know, you talk about looking at his body of work and he's a tight ends guy. He loves his tight ends. So what does it mean to you to work with a coach that has this history with tight ends? It means everything. I got to learn from someone who's played the position, coach the position and he's biased for tight ends. So now I can't wait to learn from him and take my game to another level. It's kind of, I mean, we can all like cut on your tape and know what you bring. But I was just curious, how did Tim Brewster and your Florida coaches best create space for you? How did they create mismatches for you? Because, you know, you stand next to somebody and you're already a mismatch, but what did they do to elevate that for you? I think Coach Ramon did a great job in moving me around, making it easy for me to, you know, get mismatches against the guys who can't guard me. So it just came with repetition, you know, practice a great game plan. And then, you know, I appreciate, like I said, Coach Muller and Coach Janssen for dialing it up and making sure that, you know, when I do go online, I'm winning my matchups. And I'm doing my point. Michael Rothstein. Hey, Kyle, congratulations. Kirsten, when did you think you might be a first round pick? Like, at what point in your head does that actually click to you? Like, wow, this could really happen. Oh, I would say at the end of the year, when I started to put some thought into it. Once I declared, I was going, well, now I feel I feel pretty happy in myself and I put the money in the pot of myself. So I feel like, you know, God was going to put me in the position in the best position. So once I got, you know, I always, I don't like to read the media, but seeing myself being protected first round, OK, let's just start now. It's time to put your head back down and keep working until the draft is coming to date. And that they come and start back over to get to a start and be an impact on the team. And I want to go back a little bit to your decision to go down to Florida from Philly. You know, Northeast, not exactly known for its college football. Southeast is what went into your decision to go to Florida? And did you kind of go there with the thought that one day this could happen? Oh, I would just say during during high school, I always knew about the SCC, watch Florida, watch demo, watch Kentucky, watch Vanderbilt, all those, you know, top SCC teams, LSU. But when I started getting the offers and getting national exposure, you know, I was doing my research on the title in depth at the university. So I felt like, you know, I could play in the SCC in Florida. I could get a great education and I could maybe sit a year or come in and make an impact early. So I just laid my options, prayed to God about it and I committed. You know, someone there, you know, I stuck with it. And I don't regret anything about it. Paul Newberry. Kyle, congratulations. Thank you. I just curious, sorry, I jumped on here a little bit late, but I wanted to ask you just your thoughts when you about joining Matt Ryan and an offense that at the moment includes, you know, some other pretty pretty nice weapons with guys like Julio and Calvin Ridley. What do you think you can bring to that offense? All right, I'm just going to be a sponge, you know, just learning, learning from those guys who are going to eventually be Hall of Famers, to be drafted to their team and to be able to learn from them and see how they go about the game and see how they win and how they, you know, go about their business or something that I can't wait to see. And from day one, I'll be, like I said, like a sponge, soaking everything up, all the knowledge I can, all the relationships I can build. And I'm excited for the journey. You, how does, how do you feel about to go into a team, obviously, that's in a bit of a rebuilding mode and has some, obviously, some nice, some nice weapons, but, you know, it's not had a lot of success the last three years. I think this team is on the rise and Chris Smith is going to turn the, turn the organization around. And I feel like, you know, people may think it's, it's a work in progress, but I feel like we have a start and I think we're better, be very victorious throughout the year. Jeff Schultz. Hey, Kyle. Yeah. Obviously, you've been in a lot of mock drafts where you were projected to go forward to the Falcons, but I'm curious when you first had the feeling that they were really interested in you and when you really first believed that that's where you were going to be selected. I would say they kind of, they didn't, they wouldn't kind of say this. They didn't like overly show it. I guess you say they kind of running like they're all the other teams where they didn't show, they didn't like, I can't describe it. They didn't give it away. I guess you say they weren't like, get thrown any hints, but I was just talking to them a lot and having meetings and them kind of picking my brain. I was picking their brown. So, I mean, I kind of, I didn't have a feeling, but I feel like, you know, all the conversations went well and all my energy process went well. So, you didn't really know until they called you, basically? Yes, sir. And then a second question. How do you think, let's say the offense that you were in kind of following up on maybe Tori's question, the offense you were in Florida to some degree translates to the other field and maybe what are their Smiths going to be running with the Falcons? Just like Coach Smirling. Coach Smirling, they love their tight end. So, you know, I'm eager to see how they make motions and mismatches in the offense and I'm eager to see how they also, he was his outside all stars and kind of made it throw me in the fire. Kelsey Conway. Hey, Kyle, you were just talking about how the Falcons didn't really show you that thing. We're going to thank you, but what are some of those meetings that you had with them? Like, can you let us in on just kind of the types of questions and things you guys talked about? The first couple were just relationships. Seeing how I am as a person, me mentally, physically, just trying to get to know me. Once we started getting in the ball, watching film, getting into ball, chalk talk, getting on the board, trying to, I guess, give me a couple plays and see if I can retain them. That's how it started off. In the end, it was kind of, I feel like it was going in the right direction because I was maybe hitting all the things that I wanted to hit and showing them off. And when you got the call that you were going to be taken, obviously with the number four overall pick, what word would you use to describe the feeling that you had? Surreal, to get that call and finally just walk across that stage and haven't seen my jersey and pick up that hat. It's something that I've been dreaming across since I was a kid and every year when I watched the draft to be able to, now I'm in the draft and I'm walking across those stages. It's mind-boggling, but I'm ready for that in the experience. Jason Butt. Hey Kyle, congratulations. You mentioned, obviously, before you lined up outside in addition to the traditional fighting role. How much extra time, a practice in Florida, did you kind of work as a receiver and just how is it that you are able to be somebody who can line up as an X receiver, but also on the line of scrimmage next to the tackle and be able to succeed in both areas? I don't really do a lot of practice or individual on the outside, but it really came after practice. That's when me and Kyle got our chance to get the reps in that we need from the outside maybe because I just stayed tight in all during practice. I mean, him kind of had a relationship and we kind of knew coming from what we already had and what we already knew. We had a good timing. I mean, it's pretty good being versatile and having that treat, but I think it's more of a tank than I can add. Okay. And Nina, the tight end position, just from your observance in the NFL over the last, you watching it over the last five, 10 years, how important, more valuable is this position now with the things that these teams are doing with the tight ends in your estimation then, then, you know, back then when you were just a kid growing up watching the game? I think it's real special because, like I said, now that the entire position is starting to evolve, we're being used much more in the offensive and sometimes even that first read on some plays. So to see how it's changing and seeing how tight end is kind of a mismatch and how people it's kind of hard for defense to kind of scheme up on the offense and certain tight ends is pretty special to see how the position is coming and how it's changing and how we're making interest. Justin Felder. So Kyle, congratulations. A guy on the Falcons, we've heard for years people talk about how much of a mismatch he is, is Julio Jones. Is he a guy that you watched growing up or even watched recently? And what's it going to be like, you know, playing with him? A guy, you know, similar to yourself as in terms of being a mismatch? Definitely watch Julio since he was in Alabama. He's a great right runner, a big, big, big strong receiver. I can't wait to, you know, pick his brain and see how he goes about, you know, winning his matchups in the NFL because it's a new level at this level. It's not college anymore. So you've got to use different tools in order to beat these, you know, first 100 EPs. And I'm sure it's a whirlwind. You probably talked to Arthur Blank and then Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot. Did anything, any of those guys said to you stick in your mind? What was the one thing that they said on the phone that really stuck to you? I was reading online about a GM that said, I'm usually against drafting tight ends that high, but he's a bad dude. If someone's never seen you before, what makes you so bad on the field? I just feel like, like a versatile being able to do different things, line up in different places, motion, play in the backfield, you know, someone that you just can't, can't say he's just going to play in the left side. He's going to just play receiver, just moving around, being mobile, getting mismatches in one of my matches, scoring the ball. And most guys in high school, Kyle, that are what 6-6-2-40 are getting that bigger. You should play defense before they as a tie down. Were you ever on a defensive side? Do you ever want to be a defensive end? I guess one was a switch that you realized you had a special skill set on offense. I'll play both sides, both sides of the ball through high school, but I never kind of like defense. I was always offense. I always loved scoring. I always loved knowing that you don't know what I'm doing and you're going to guess, but in the end I'm going to win. Steve Weish? Kyle, you know, I spoke to your assistant coaches down there. They told me about your approach to practice every day. He said he's brought it every day. You never take a playoff. How do you kind of just maintain that focus? Practice is important, reps. I'm a rep guy, so I love practice because I know that that's where I practice hard in the game. So when practice starts, I know I'll be prepared for the game and I won't be winded. I know my assignment. I know my opponent's doing it. I'll be ready for the offense. When you're watching, you know, Tate and Coach Smith and some of the assistant coaches, you know, they really like to kind of maybe even pick on a guy to find matchups. I mean, what did you learn in watching some of those scheme breakdowns, you know, on how they're going to use you? Oh, we didn't go that far in the depth, but they were just telling me how, you know, he's saying just look at what he's done. And if you're seeing John and Smith, you get fed him. So I'm eager to see how this goes and I think it'll be a great experience. Jared Bell? Hey, Kyle, congratulations on the pick, man. Thank you. I appreciate it. So when you think about making the transition to the NFL level and you probably touched on some of these things, what do you think your biggest challenges are going to be? And are there NFL tight end in the game of Travis, that you've studied and picked up nuances from? I'm excited for the speeding. You know, it's another level of speed. I'm excited to see how these professionals, how they play. And I'll get a match myself against it. I look up the Travis area, George Kittle, other three step guys right now that represent the position very well. And I like to take some of their things that they're using in the game and, you know, add it to mind. So now that I'm in the same league, it's gonna be even better to just watch them every week and, you know, try to be the best.