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Copied! It's the "Don't You Forget About Me" edition of the Bengals Booth Podcast as Dan Hoard takes an in-depth look at one of the top prospects in this year's draft – Florida tight end Kyle Pitts. Listeners will hear from his high school coach Steve Devlin, the Voice of the Florida Gators Mick Hubert, NFL Network draft expert Daniel Jeremiah, and Austin Gayle from Pro Football Focus who explains why he has the Bengals taking Pitts in his latest mock draft. Podcast highlights include: 2:11 - Podcast begins Devlin talking about Pitts' work ethic and what separates him from other t...

Photo illustration by Nick Roy / theScore / Getty Images Kyle Pitts is a matchup problem. Steve Devlin said this over the phone not once but numerous times, and who could fault him for repeating himself? Devlin coached Pitts in high school, when the athlete who's vowed to become football's best tight end habitually destroyed opposing schemes and dreams all over the field. That included on defense. Back at Archbishop Wood High School near Philadelphia, Pitts did double duty as a nimble defensive end capable of darting around the edge, blowing up the run game, or backpedaling into coverage as h...

The 6-foot-6, 246-pound Florida junior tight end—by way of Wood—was so good that he could catch passes in the dark. The NFL Draft on April 29 is approaching fast and Pitts could very well be the first non-quarterback taken. Most prognosticators see the former Catholic League standout and first-team All-SEC selection going within the first six picks.  There’s no way Pitts will be there at No. 12 where the Eagles are. Maybe due to all of those passes Pitts caught in the dark. None of this surprises Devlin. “Not at all, because Kyle would do everything you would ask him to do,” said D...