Pitts Is the People's Choice for Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins might consider taking Florida tight end Kyle Pitts with their first 2021 pick and the move would be popular with their fans

Alain Poupart | Apr 11, 2021

It seems there's a clear choice for Miami Dolphins fans when it comes to the sixth overall selection, and that choice is Kyle Pitts.

The Florida tight end is largely considered among the options for the Dolphins after their trades from 3 to 12 and back up to 6 a few weeks ago along with LSU wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, Oregon tackle Penei Swell, and a pair of Alabama wide receivers, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle.

It's not even close when it comes what Dolphins fans want, at least based on a couple of Twitter polls.

While those obviously aren't necessarily scientific and have a rather large margin of error, the overwhelming support for Pitts was truly eye-opening.

The polls were done with the assumption that quarterbacks would be the first four picks, and the first assumed the Cincinnati Bengals would take Chase at number 5.

Among the other four aforementioned options, Pitts got 83 percent of the vote, followed by Sewell with 8 percent, Smith with 7 percent and Waddle with 2 percent.

The next poll had the Bengals taking Sewell at 5 and left the four options for the Dolphins as Chase, Pitts, Smith and Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons (to throw a defensive player into the mix).

It again was a landslide, with Pitts getting 71 percent of the votees, followed by Chase with 25 percent, Smith with 4 percent and Parsons with 0 percent.

As we've discussed earlier, Pitts is a unique prospect in that he's more than just a tight end and he would provide a new dimension to the Dolphins offense.

He's also been described as a generational type of talent, evidenced by the fact the possibility he could be selected fourth overall has been discussed and that would make him the highest-drafted tight end ever.

He also would become the first tight end taken in the first round by the Dolphins.

And Pitts clearly has become the people's choice for the Dolphins fans.

Published Apr 11, 2021

ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.