 Hey everybody, Dave Archer here at Lana Falcon radio network and the Lana Falcons.com and what a cool moment we get to catch up with the newest Atlanta Falcon, the highest ever drafted tight end in NFL history. And I think tight end is probably the wrong name for this guy. I think freak beast, whatever you want to call him, there's not a category for it. Kyle Pitts joins Kyle, appreciate your time. Walk me through the feel, walk me through the feelings big man when you got the call and you knew you were going to the national football team. When I got that call, my heart dropped. You know, I've been dreaming for this since I was a kid and to be able to see my phone ring and just experience the whole thing of walking across the stage and shaking the commission's hand. That's something that every kid dreams for and for me to live without. I was really excited and I don't know how much I shed a couple tears. You know, it's something that I've been working for and I feel like all my hard work is starting to show off a little bit. Did you have an idea that the Falcons where the team had you talked to Atlanta prior to being selected fourth overall in the draft? I did talk to a lot of the coaches, but you know, I had a feeling that maybe that was going to pick a quarterback. I don't know why, but because I feel like, you know, because of the great class we have at quarterback, so I thought they were going to take the next quarterback. But, you know, once I got that call, I was like, okay, now, you know, they picked me. They took, they gave me the opportunity to, you know, be the, be the number four pick. They kind of, they couldn't trade it back or pick someone else, but they picked me at pick four and to be the highest ever tight end, that's something special and something that I feel like no one can take from it. And I mean, the moment just surreal and just to embrace it all and live it is something special. The Mackie Award winner for tight end, best tight end in the country. And again, I don't think that does this guy's service. Tight end is just part of the equation when you talk about Kyle Pitts. So Kyle, how much do you know about this team, the guys that are on this team? How much do you know about it? I have a pretty good just about it and I know what Coach Smith does. I know kind of his philosophy and I know he's pretty tight and tight end bias. So I'm pretty excited. I'm pretty excited to see how things go and I know he's a great coach. He's a great, you know, he's a great offensive mind and I'm pretty, like I said, excited to see how he uses the team and turns it around. And I feel like, you know, makes us play off the tenders. Well, just in the last 21 games, 97 receptions, 18 touchdowns and 21 games, including 12 last year and just eight games for Kyle Pitts, the Mackie Award winner and unanimous all-american, the highest drafted tight end of all time. Have your new teammates reached out to any of your new teammates? I know you have some relationships with some guys that tell me about some of the guys reaching out to you and welcome you to the lab. My phone has been crazy. So I'm just trying to go through my messages. But I've seen Matt Ryan, me and him talking. We're going to go get lunch sometime later this week. Me and Kyle really kind of, we trained at the same facility. So me and him, me and him were pretty close. But those are the two guys that I've talked to so far. But I feel like once I look through my phone a little bit, I'll find some more people. But, you know, I'm pretty excited to meet the team and get in the building. There's always, in this game, as you know, there's always comparisons that come down and you're going to draw comparisons because of your superior athleticism and what you, you're just a different guy that plays this position. You're already drawing comparisons. Some of the best that ever played, Calvin Johnson, one of the great out wide receivers of all time. And we've got one on this team and Calvin really rising certainly. But Julio Jones, you're drawing comparisons, those kind of guys, what's that mean to you to already haven't caught a pass in this league yet and they're already talking about you as someone of the greats of all time? I mean, it means a lot to be coming to the league and kind of having that hype behind me and knowing that I'm ready to live up to it. I'm ready to show people that this isn't a fluke. This isn't a waste of a pick. So I'm just excited to work and show people that, you know, everything that I've done at Florida, I can translate to the next level. So it'll be an exciting journey, I feel like. I called the SEC title game in your game against Alabama and it was an unbelievable offensive show. You guys came up just a hair short, but it wasn't because of what you guys did on offense. You guys lit it up on the offensive side of the football. So you've been to Atlanta, but what do you know about the city of Atlanta, the fan base here? I know it's crazy. I know it's loyal, you know. So I, you know, I can't wait to get there and, you know, get all sort of them. I know the fan base is like, like it's different when I feel like, you know, they're a little more lower than the others. So, you know, I can't wait. I want to be on the good side at the end of the day. Well, I think they're excited about having you, man. I don't think there's any question about that based on what I've been hearing. My Twitter account's been blowing up talking about you coming in and there are people excited about, okay, I mentioned categories and you categorize as a tight end. And I sit on our draft show. That's not what this guy is. This guy is a weapon. Tell me what you think you are and give the fan an idea of what they're getting Kyle Fitz. I would just say, you know, a great word to my dad is hybrid. Being able to move all over the field, being able to play the X, the Z, the F, you know, just being a backfield hipped off from the tackle. Being a hybrid just makes you someone that is, it's not like you said, it's not a specific Y and to be able to just play everything and be versatile. That's something that I feel like I bring to the table and me being, I feel like a mismatch problem against smaller DBs. That's something that I like to see or coach for me in great position to win my matchup. Well, I know all the Georgia fans remember number 84 lining up on some of their really good corners. You got a guy that went in the first round, he's in the first round at Stokes. Campbell's going to come off the board at some point here in probably the next couple of picks. So you've gone up against the best that the college football has to offer. How much does that get you ready? Planning the SEC get you ready for the NFL? I think it gets me ready a lot because SC is the highest level ball and the best conference. So it's great. It's high-paced, high-speed, great athletes every game. It's kind of like the NFL. I feel like it's the JV of the NFL. So it's always going to be a step up of speed and the mental side of it. But I'm pretty happy. I feel like the SEC kind of gave me a good just of what's going to happen at the next level, but I know it's going to ramp up a little bit more. When you talk about what this offense looks like, you mentioned a little bit about this offense. You know, it's a little bit tight in bias. I mentioned some of the numbers. Jono Smith in this last two seasons caught 109 passes, 11 touchdowns, and eight touchdowns a year ago. I talked about your prowess in the red zone. You scored 12 touchdowns a year ago. Why are you such a nightmare down in the red zone? I know you get that big catch radius, but you run great routes as well. I feel like it's just my mental. During the week, I like to study my opponent and know what defense they're going to play in the red zone. I know certain moves and certain releases I have to use. So just going into it, I kind of, you know, I know a certain package will come in. I know who will be guarding me. And I know what their weaknesses are. So they, like I say, just comes from repetition during the weekend, during film study, and you know, studying the defense and knowing what they're going to do. So I can win my match up. Kyle Pitts, the highest drafted tight end. And again, I think we're using that term too much. He's not a tight end. He is a weapon in the NFL history. You got to go all the way back to 1961. Mike Ditka selected fifth overall. Kyle Pitts goes fourth overall, highest tight end drafted in NFL history. Kyle, we can't wait to get you in a Falcon uniform. We can't wait to get you in Mercedes Benz stadium and let you go completely off. Because I think that's what you're going to do. Yes, sir. I appreciate that. I'm sorry.