Oregon tight finish Kenyon Sadiq is declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.
Sadiq made the anticipated determination to go to the NFL official on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. 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 Ducks made the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. He had 51 catches for 560 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns. He had a quiet finish to the season, nonetheless. 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 closing 4 video games, nonetheless. 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.
Could Sadiq find yourself on the Rams? In Yahoo Sports’ latest 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 choose. The Rams have already got a pair gifted tight ends in Colby Parkinson and Terrance Ferguson, however Sadiq might be the true gamebreaking receiving risk that opens up one other door for what’s already an elite offense.
Overall, Sadiq had 82 catches for 892 yards and 11 touchdowns in three years with the Ducks. If he’s taken within the first spherical, he’d be the fifth tight finish picked on the primary evening of the draft over the past 4 years after no tight ends had been taken within the first spherical in 2022. In 2023, the Bills took Dalton Kincaid and Brock Bowers was a first-round choose 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.