The shackles of replacement-level QB play and Arthur Smith's galaxy-brained coaching decisions have finally been broken, offering Pitts his first real shot at fantasy relevance since his historic rookie season all the way back in 2021. His utilization peripherals in 2023 were indicative of a tight end suffering from errant throw after errant throw from backup quarterbacks; despite earning a league-leading 24.9% air yards share among TEs, only 70% of passes thrown his way were deemed catchable, per Fantasy Life's utilization report. That should come as no surprise considering his quarterbacks for the season were Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke. With Kirk Cousins set to start for the Falcons, Pitts should see many more consistent, quality targets in 2024, and with Arthur Smith off to plague the Steelers with his baffling refusal to utilize the talent he's given, Pitts could finally see his utilization match the unicorn talent he is. Pitts was also dealing with a MCL and PCL injury, the latter of which tends to have a very slow recovery; he looks to be at 100% going into 2024. With Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier still headlining a dynamic ground game for Atlanta, the Falcons are likely to continue to lean on that strength - especially with Cousins making his return from his achilles injury. However, it may not be as heavy a dependence as Arthur Smith deployed last year, with the Falcons running the ball at the third-highest rate in the league in 2023. Any uptick in overall target volume will only stand to benefit Pitts, who will look to avoid making it back-to-back-to-back years since his rookie season without eclipsing 100 targets. With Drake London and Bijan Robinson as his primary target competition, the distribution in 2024 should be very top-heavy between those three playmakers. For the fourth straight season, though, the Kyle Pitts hype is real - except this time, the stars may actually be aligning for his breakout year.