2026 NFL DRAFT · POSITION RANKINGS

2026 NFL Draft Tight Ends Rankings

Top 23 tight ends with projected rounds, measurables, and scouting notes.

Class take: Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon) is a top-20 overall talent. Real cliff behind him — Stowers, Klare, Roush all Day 2.

Top of the class: Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon). Athletic freak; flex alignment.

Full Rankings (23 prospects)

#NameSchoolHT/WTRoundScouting Nugget
1Kenyon SadiqOregon6-3 / 241R1 15-25Athletic freak; flex alignment
2Eli StowersVanderbilt6-4 / 240R2Former QB, receiving TE
3Max KlareOhio State6-4 / 245R2-R3Purdue transfer
4Sam RoushStanford6-5 / 250R3Y-TE; blocker + hands
5Oscar DelpGeorgia6-5 / 240R3SEC veteran
6Justin JolyNC State6-4 / 250R3-R4Two-way versatile
7Michael TriggBaylor6-3 / 245R4Transfer from Ole Miss
8Eli RaridonNotre Dame6-7 / 255R4Red-zone target
9Jack EndriesTexas6-4 / 245R4-R5Cal transfer
10Marlin KleinMichigan6-6 / 250R5German athlete
11Riley NowakowskiIndiana6-4 / 240R5Indiana Y-TE
12Dae'Quan WrightOle Miss6-4 / 245R6SEC flex TE
13Lance MasonWisconsin6-4 / 245R6-R7Badgers in-line blocker
14Seydou TraoreMississippi State6-5 / 245R7Arkansas State transfer
15Lake McReeUSC6-4 / 240R7Texas transfer; USC emergency TE
16Max BredesonMichigan6-2 / 240R7-UDFAMichigan Y-TE
17Latu FaatuiArizona State6-4 / 250R7-UDFAASU flex TE
18Jaren KanakOklahoma6-3 / 240UDFAFormer Hawaiian 5-star QB converted to TE/LB hybrid
19DJ RogersTCU6-4 / 245UDFABoise State transfer; receiving TE
20RJ MarylandSMU6-4 / 240UDFASMU receiving TE
21Carsen RyanBYU6-4 / 245UDFAUtah transfer; H-back type
22Jack VellingMichigan State6-4 / 245UDFAOregon State transfer; reliable hands
23Jeremiah FranklinBoston College6-4 / 245UDFABC blocking TE

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