dynasty drafts<\/a> and as low as 1.10. He truly is an athletic freak. Looks like a Create-A-Player, dominated the combine and shows it on tape. The ceiling is tremendous, but the concerns are hard to look past as well.\u200b<\/p>\nHe just <\/em>turned 21, so keep that in mind, although he did not become a full-time starter until this season. After a couple of mediocre years statistically, he broke out with eight touchdowns and a solid 540 receiving yards \u2014 which isn\u2019t bad, but as a high first-round selection, it\u2019s \u2026 okay. Of recent players, Brock Bowers averaged 71.4 receiving yards and Tyler Warren 77.1 yards (+218 rush yards). Even Colston Loveland, on a poor passing offense, averaged 58.2 and a ridiculous 38.6% of team receiving yards.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
(Also, hilarious stat: in the three games without Loveland, Michigan averaged 56 yards passing, how is that even possible?!)<\/p>\n
So, although Sadiq put up solid numbers, in comparison they\u2019re a slight concern with having an NFL prospect at QB. Sadiq averaged exactly 40 yards per game and a low 15.2% of Oregon\u2019s receiving yards.<\/p>\n
Similar to the next TE up, Sadiq\u2019s athleticism is off the charts, yet that comes with a smaller frame. Sadiq\u2019s weight is in the 15th percentile and will be more of a receiving talent than a beast in the run game. His versatility as a pass catcher is incredible for fantasy purposes, but we still need him to be counted on in the run schemes to live up to his true potential.<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/dialog><\/div>\nKenyon Sadiq percentiles vs. other tight ends. (Photo by Joel Smyth\/NFL Draft Buzz)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I\u2019d be timid to select him in fantasy if he lands at a spot with multiple other established receiving threats. If he is selected early to a team with plenty of targets to go around, I\u2019ll take a shot, but if he\u2019s in a spot that screams a continuation of a lower target share, I\u2019d rather select a rookie WR.\u200b<\/p>\n
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Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt<\/h2>\n Measurables:<\/strong> 6’3″ 3\/4, 239 lbs<\/p>\nProjected Draft Pick:<\/strong> Round 2<\/p>\nEli Stowers is an intriguing prospect as he isn\u2019t necessarily a traditional TE. His athletic scores are the best you could imagine, but the size and usage are not those of an NFL TE. Think Dalton Kincaid. On the Bills, Kincaid played 35% of snaps as an inline TE while playing the rest out wide or in the slot. He is also only in on a quarter of run plays as a blocker. Stowers could be similar, as a receiving weapon that is personnel-dependent.<\/p>\n
At Vanderbilt, Stowers led the team in receptions each season since arriving in 2024. His production as a whole was one of the best in the class to pair with his top athleticism scores. Similar to Sadiq, not only is TE one of the most important positions for the combine, but he is better than great. His broad jump was a TE record, and his 45.5\u201d vertical jump was (somehow only) second-best in history.\u200b<\/p>\n
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In a less-talented rookie class, he can slip into the end of Round 1 dynasty drafts. If he can get on the field more consistently than 2-TE sets alone, he can have the volume potential to be a long-term top-12 asset at the position.<\/p>\n
Max Klare, Ohio State<\/h2>\n Measurables:<\/strong> 6\u20194\u201d, 3\/8, 246 lbs<\/p>\nProjected Draft Pick:<\/strong> Round 3<\/p>\nA year ago, Klare was the No. 1 TE prospect in the transfer portal out of Purdue. There, he controlled over 31% of the receiving yards for a struggling one-win team. That dropped to under 12% on a 12-win Ohio State team in his senior year. Is it a red flag? I wouldn\u2019t say so. OSU had Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith, multiple other 5-star WRs and NFL TE prospect Will Kacmarek, who is one of the best run-blocking tight ends in the class, for Klare to battle alongside. He played a different role, but still showed up in big moments throughout the season, bringing in 43 receptions to finish third on the team.<\/p>\n
Klare is a true all-around player in comparison to the top TE prospects of the class. His receiving is well-rounded with a blend of playmaking downfield and being a chain-mover underneath. His blocking also improved after moving to Ohio State. He may not be the most exciting pick in the draft, yet I could see him becoming a big-time contributor as a player who never has to be taken off the field, can be a QB\u2019s best friend, and is relied on confidently.<\/p>\n
He should be the third TE taken in dynasty drafts as a more traditional wait-and-see TE rather than banking on another top rookie TE season we\u2019ve seen so much lately.<\/p>\n
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Likely Day 3 Tight Ends<\/h2>\n Oscar Delp, Georgia<\/strong> \u2013 Projected to be drafted first of this group regardless of his lack of production in college. His best season saw only 20 yards per game, which surprisingly came when Brock Bowers was still in school.<\/p>\nEli Raridon, Notre Dame<\/strong> \u2013 Began his college career with multiple ACL tears. In his final season, he showed out with nearly 500 receiving yards, oddly coming in either big chunks versus top competition or next to nothing at all.<\/p>\nSam Roush, Stanford<\/strong> \u2013 You select Roush to bank on his 99.4 percentile athleticism score, which isn\u2019t a bad choice for a late-round TE. His four career touchdowns don\u2019t provide much excitement, but he does have all the tools to grow into a big-time player.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Michael Trigg, Baylor<\/strong> \u2013 The main red flag is next to no production at his first two<\/em> stops and first three years in college. His 99th-percentile wingspan is limited in contested catch situations with a 5th-percentile vertical. Will most likely be a situational receiving TE.<\/p>\nJustin Joly, NC State<\/strong> \u2013 Athletic testing was not the best for Joly. He produced for three consecutive years in college and provides another red zone and downfield threat for a team in need, similar to how Oronde Gadsden II was used in Los Angeles last season.<\/p>\nJack Endries, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 After being Fernando Mendoza\u2019s leading receiver at Cal, Endries transferred to Texas for his final season. He was very impressively a freshman starter after walking on. <\/em>He\u2019s a versatile TE who is limited, but doesn\u2019t make mistakes in the receiving game.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
Joe Royer, Cincinnati<\/strong> \u2013 An Ohio State transfer who broke out in a big way in 2024 with 50 receptions. This past year, as a fifth-year senior that dipped significantly, with under 15% of the team receiving yards and only 29 receptions despite great QB play.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRead More<\/a> Joel Smyth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a week until the NFL Draft, analyst Joel Smyth breaks down the 2026 TE class for fantasy football. With several teams looking for hope this offseason, who are the college tight ends that can provide fantasy value while boosting the stock of others? More Positional Draft Previews Running Back Wide Receiver Kenyon Sadiq, University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":899937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3774,3790,1002],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-899936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-draft","8":"category-football","9":"category-preview"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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