2026 NFL Draft · Tight End

2026 NFL Draft Tight End Rankings

All 36 ranked tight ends in the 2026 class, with where each was drafted and how the position moved.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk

How the tight end group broke

We ranked 36 tight ends in the 2026 class. 21 were drafted: 1 in the first round, 8 across Day 2, and 12 on Day 3. 15 went undrafted entirely.

The first tight end off the board was Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16 to Jets, out of Oregon, our 1st-ranked tight end.

Where the tiers broke

Tiers are easier to see after the fact than before it. The clearest way to find them is the longest stretches where nobody took one, which mark where the league collectively decided the quality had stepped down.

• 38 picks passed between Kenyon Sadiq at No. 16 and Eli Stowers at No. 54.
• 38 picks passed between Eli Raridon at No. 95 and Matthew Hibner at No. 133.
• 36 picks passed between Bauer Sharp at No. 185 and Jack Endries at No. 221.

2026 Tight End rankings

Ranked within the position. Overall rank is the player's slot on the 2026 consensus big board.

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