Kyle Pitts can make Gators, NFL draft history this week

Kyle Pitts is a lock to be a top-10 NFL draft pick and will probably go in the top six. Here’s how that would rank among all-time Gators and tight ends:

Highest-drafted Gators

No. 2 overall: RB Paul Duhart (1945, Steelers)

No. 3 overall: RB Chuck Hunsinger (1950, Bears), QB Steve Spurrier (1967, 49ers), WR Wes Chandler (1978, Saints) DT Gerard Warren (2001, Browns), LB Dante Fowler (2015, Jaguars)

No. 6 overall: OT Lomas Brown (1985, Lions), DE Kevin Carter (1995, Rams)

Highest-drafted tight ends

No. 4 overall: Ron Kramer (1957, Packers)

No. 5 overall: Mike Ditka (1961, Bears), Riley Odoms (1972, Broncos)

No. 6 overall: Charle Young (1973, Eagles), Kellen Winslow II (2004, Browns), Vernon Davis (2006, 49ers)

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