{"id":859856,"date":"2026-04-07T23:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859856\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T23:50:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:50:19","slug":"ranking-the-top-10-tight-ends-in-the-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859856\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the top 10 tight ends in the 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 tight ends in this year\u2019s NFL draft, based on evaluations and conversations with people around the league:<\/p>\n<p>1. Kenyon Sadiq, Oregon, 6-3, 241\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Athletic freak who <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/26\/sports\/oregons-kenyon-sadiqs-solid-chops-primed-to-skyrocket-stock-at-nfl-combine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">isn\u2019t just a miscast receiver<\/a>. Fastest 40-yard dash (4.39) at his position in 20 years, plus 26 reps on bench press. Strength manifests as finishing blocker. Perfect fit in \u201cmove\u201d tight end role. Just 892 career receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p>2. Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt, 6-4, 239\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Converted quarterback\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/02\/sports\/how-nfl-draft-landscape-changed-at-scouting-combine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">45.5-inch vertical <\/a>was third highest at any position since 1999. Scratching the surface at tight end\/H-back. Beats coverage down the seam and keeps running. Reliable hands when asked to move the chains.<\/p>\n<p>3. Max Klare, Ohio State, 6-4, 246\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crisp route runner with a high ceiling as a pass catcher. At his best split out in the slot to use a diverse route tree and be a chess piece. Understanding of timing and creating leverage. Ascending run blocker. Should bulk up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Post\u2019s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 tight ends in this year\u2019s NFL draft, based on evaluations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,6,15,15729,9,3248],"class_list":{"0":"post-859856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-draft","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-nfl","10":"tag-nfl-draft","11":"tag-nfl-draft-2026","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-plus"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116366110326971662","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}