Pitts named First Team All-American

In what will certainly not be his first honor this offseason, Florida Gators tight end has been named a Walter Camp First Team All-American.

Pitts ended his sophomore campaign with a team-leading 54 receptions for 649 yards and five touchdowns. All three of those marks were tops among tight ends in the SEC and earned him All-SEC honors after the 2019 season.

Pitts jumped on the organization’s radar last season as he was named a Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalist. In addition, he also received John Mackey Tight End of the Week honorable mention recognition twice in 2019.

Walter Camp, considered the “Father of American Football,” first named an All-American team in 1889. The 2020 season will be the 131st edition of the team. In late November, the 2020 All-America teams will be selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision schools and will be certified by Marcum’s New Haven-based accounting firm.

Nick de la Torre
A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC