Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq declares for 2026 NFL Draft

[ad_1] Oregon tight finish Kenyon Sadiq is declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Sadiq made the anticipated choice to go to the NFL official on Tuesday, in response to a number of stories. The junior is extensively anticipated to be the primary tight finish taken within the draft and will even go within the high 15.

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Sadiq was Oregon’s main receiver in 2025 because the Geese made the semifinals of the School Soccer Playoff. He had 51 catches for 560 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns. He had a quiet finish to the season, nevertheless. Sadiq had 15 catches over Oregon’s final 4 video games however these catches went for simply 81 yards.

He had a dominant stretch earlier than these ultimate 4 video games, nevertheless. In wins over Minnesota and USC, Sadiq mixed for 14 catches for 168 yards and three scores.

A former four-star recruit, Sadiq had 24 catches for 308 yards and two scores in 2024 as he performed behind present Los Angeles Rams tight finish Terrence Ferguson.

Might Sadiq find yourself on the Rams? In Yahoo Sports activities’ newest mock draft, Nate Tice and Charles McDonald had Sadiq going to Los Angeles at No. 29.

A shiny toy for Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay to shut out their second first-round decide. The Rams have already got a pair gifted tight ends in Colby Parkinson and Terrance Ferguson, however Sadiq could be the true gamebreaking receiving risk that opens up one other door for what’s already an elite offense.

Total, Sadiq had 82 catches for 892 yards and 11 touchdowns in three years with the Geese. If he's taken within the first spherical, he'd be the fifth tight finish picked on the primary night time of the draft during the last 4 years after no tight ends have been taken within the first spherical in 2022. In 2023, the Payments took Dalton Kincaid and Brock Bowers was a first-round decide in 2024 by the Las Vegas Raiders. This previous draft, the Chicago Bears took Colston Loveland and the Indianapolis Colts took Tyler Warren within the first spherical.