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Pitts ran a route on just 43 percent of Michael Penix's dropbacks. He earned an acceptable 17 percent target share, but did so with an average target depth of 2.7. His aDOT has fallen in every game this year and he has run fewer than half of the routes twice. Before 2026, Pitts had only logged a route rate below 50 percent once in his career. It has already happened twice this year. He can't be viewed as a TE1 until the role improves drastically.
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Pitts' route rate collapse and declining target depth signal role concerns despite $54M contract.

Pitts ran a route on just 43 percent of Michael Penix's dropbacks in Week 4, down from his historical baseline; he has run fewer than half of routes twice this year after logging a sub-50% route rate only once before 2026. Despite earning a 17 percent target share, his average target depth has fallen every game this year (2.7 aDOT in Week 4). The role deterioration is more concerning than the modest catch totals, and he cannot be viewed as a TE1 until the role improves drastically.

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