2026 Draft: Tight Ends

manxman2601 said:

Therein lies the fundamental problem of the draft. Who?

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scott99 said:

I think if Sadiq tests well, will possibly be the only TE that goes in the 1st round. That leaves a ton of TEs to choose from in rounds 2-7. I think a guy like Oscar Delp will be a better NFL TE than he was in college. Very athletic TE with good hands and good speed. Would be worth a 3rd or 4th round pick and then surprise people in the NFL. Raridon, Koziol & Klein would all be excellent picks, and may go higher based on their Combine testing. Of course, there will probably be a run on TEs at some point, maybe in the 2nd round.

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manxman2601 said:

Klein, Raridon and Delp are probably my three favourite options. however, when you have so many clustered in that early day three range, it's really hard to know who will jump out from the pack. In fact, based upon last year's draft, it's more likely to be a more athletic flex TE like Joly, Gyllenborg or Stowers that has early NFL success in a scheme that allows for them.

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mayoclinic said:

Just find the next George Kittle in the 5th round.

There is a real possibility someone will be just that - maybe not quite Kittle, but a real find.

Looking at this particular TE class, I don't have the faintest idea who that is.

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Clonamery said:

With his speed, Kanak might be the one guy that finds the most roles on Offense & ST's. 3 years at LB...might have that mentality Vrabel loves.

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manxman2601 said:

Has Josh used an undersized flex TE well in the past though? He who can't be named was a Bill O'Brien weapon if I remember rightly. If he can block as a FB then I can see it but Henry is one of Maye's favourite targets and I don't know if JMac would sacrifice Henry reps to give Kanak reps.

I could be completely wrong but this is why I've been looking more towards Hooper replacements (ie TEs that can lineup inline) that may develop into future Henry pass catching TEs.

I can't deny that Kanak's speed is enticing though.

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Clonamery said:

Mini non-murdering Herandez

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manxman2601 said:

right but the murdering one was a Bill O'Brien guy wasn't he?

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Clonamery said:

Welp. Yeah. But McDaniels said he's spent a lot of time studying the league, blah blah blah. Unimpressed that he got that trophy at the end of the year.

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manxman2601 said:

He did get found out a bit (a lot) in the playoffs.

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manxman2601 said:

So it turns out two of my binkies this year come from Canada. These aren't the best set of highlights of Rohan Jones because they're from his Montana State days but boy is he quick. I wonder if he can give Kanak a run for his money as fastest TE in the draft. I've seen him reported as running mid 4.5s. Sadly we'll have to wait for his pro day as he's not at the combine. A true deep threat receiving TE.

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DoubleDeluxe said:

Representing my country!
I think Kaczur is the last Canadian we've had from memory.

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jboston19 said:

Sow and Harry both were, I believe.

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manxman2601 said:

TEs with the most drops (4 or more)

Eli Stowers - 4
Miles Kitselman - 5
Kenyon Sadiq - 6
Michael Trigg - 7
Sam Roush - 7

TEs with 1 or fewer drops

Dallan Bentley - 0
Dan Villari - 0
Jack Endries - 0
Rohan Jones - 0
Riley Nowakowski - 0
Joe Royer - 0
Justin Joly - 1
Jaren Kanak - 1
Seydou Traore - 1
Nate Boerkircher - 1
Oscar Delp - 1
Matthew Hibner - 1

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