NFL Draft 2026: Rookie Tight End Rankings

The 2026 NFL Draft tight end crop is led by Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq, but the class goes much deeper than that. John McKechnie and Mario Puig break down some of the other top rookie tight end prospects like Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers and Houston's Tanner Koziol as potential risers in best ball drafts after the NFL combine. The guys end the show looking at the broader tight end landscape in best ball drafts and identify other endgame targets like Gunnar Helm and Darnell Washington.

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:10 Rookie tight end class – Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon)
08:55 Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt)
16:00 Sleepers: Justin Joly (North Carolina State), John Michael Gyllenborg (Wyoming), Tanner Koziol (Houston), Michael Trigg (Baylor), Max Klare (Ohio State), Joe Royer (Cincinnati)
34:37 2026 NFL Best Ball tight ends – Juwan Johnson vs. Sadiq and Stowers
42:13 Jake Tonges
48:50 Late-round sleepers – Darnell Washington
55:04 Gunnar Helm, Isaiah Likely, Terrance Ferguson, Ben Sinnott, Michael Mayer

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