Consensus board vs. draft day — the full TE class, charted.
The Steal
Dallen Bentley was ranked TE14 on the consensus board — #176 overall — but lasted until pick 256, where the Denver Broncos took him in Round 7. A 80-spot fall, the largest gap between expectation and draft day of any TE in the class. Behind him, Jack Endries (+75) and Justin Joly (+45) also outlasted their rankings.
The Conviction Pick
The Baltimore Ravens took Matthew Hibner at pick 133 — 105 spots ahead of his #238 consensus rank. The league's biggest vote of confidence against the public board at the position. Teams showed similar conviction on Will Kacmarek (101 spots) and Marlin Klein (86 spots).
The Cliff
After Kenyon Sadiq went at pick 16, the next TE didn't come off the board for 38 picks. The sharpest drop in the class — teams that waited paid for it.
The Spend
Teams spent 21 picks on TE — 5 in the first two rounds. That's above the position's average of 14.3 since 2018.
The Bet
The New York Jets spent more draft capital on TE than any other club — pick 16 — 21% of their total draft investment.
The One Who Slipped
Michael Trigg, ranked #139 on the consensus board, heard 257 names called — and not his.
| Pick | Player | Pos Rank | Consensus | Δ | School | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Kenyon Sadiq | TE1 | #15 | +1 | Oregon | New York Jets |
| 54 | Eli Stowers | TE2 | #69 | −15 | Vanderbilt | Philadelphia |
| 56 | Nate Boerkircher | TE7 | #111 | −55 | Texas A&M | Jacksonville |
| 59 | Marlin Klein | TE11 | #145 | −86 | Michigan | Houston |
| 61 | Max Klare | TE3 | #71 | −10 | Ohio State | LA Rams |
| 69 | Sam Roush | TE4 | #103 | −34 | Stanford | Chicago |
| 73 | Oscar Delp | TE6 | #108 | −35 | Georgia | New Orleans |
| 87 | Will Kacmarek | TE15 | #188 | −101 | Ohio State | Miami |
| 95 | Eli Raridon | TE8 | #120 | −25 | Notre Dame | New England |
| 133 | Matthew Hibner | TE19 | #238 | −105 | SMU | Baltimore |
| 152 | Justin Joly | TE5 | #107 | +45 | NC State | Denver |
| 164 | Tanner Koziol | TE17 | #196 | −32 | Houston | Jacksonville |
| 169 | Riley Nowakowski | TE20 | #239 | −70 | Indiana | Pittsburgh |
| 170 | Joe Royer | TE13 | #158 | +12 | Cincinnati | Cleveland |
| 173 | Josh Cuevas | TE10 | #144 | +29 | Alabama | Baltimore |
| 180 | Seydou Traore | TE31 | #489 | −309 | Mississippi State | Miami |
| 185 | Bauer Sharp | TE29 | #434 | −249 | LSU | Tampa Bay |
| 221 | Jack Endries | TE12 | #146 | +75 | Texas | Cincinnati |
| 225 | Jaren Kanak | TE24 | #334 | −109 | Oklahoma | Tennessee |
| 248 | Carsen Ryan | TE26 | #351 | −103 | BYU | Cleveland |
| 256 | Dallen Bentley | TE14 | #176 | +80 | Utah | Denver |
| Undrafted (UDFA) | ||||||
| — | Michael Trigg | TE9 | #139 | — | Baylor | — |
| — | Dae'Quan Wright | TE16 | #192 | — | Ole Miss | — |
| — | John Michael Gyllenborg | TE18 | #232 | — | Wyoming | — |
| — | Dan Villari | TE21 | #268 | — | Syracuse | — |
| — | DJ Rogers | TE22 | #275 | — | TCU | — |
| — | Lake McRee | TE23 | #328 | — | USC | — |
| — | Miles Kitselman | TE25 | #342 | — | Tennessee | — |
| — | RJ Maryland | TE27 | #392 | — | SMU | — |
| — | Khalil Dinkins | TE28 | #419 | — | Penn State | — |
| — | Lance Mason | TE30 | #440 | — | Wisconsin | — |
| — | Hayden Large | TE | — | — | Iowa | — |