- - Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq declares for 2026 NFL Draft

Nick Bromberg January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM

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Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq is declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.

Sadiq made the expected decision to go to the NFL official on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The junior is widely expected to be the first tight end taken in the draft and could even go in the top 15.

Sadiq was Oregon’s leading receiver in 2025 as 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 end to the season, however. Sadiq had 15 catches over Oregon’s last four games but those catches went for just 81 yards.

He had a dominant stretch before those final four games, however. In wins over Minnesota and USC, Sadiq combined 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 played behind current Los Angeles Rams tight end Terrance Ferguson.

Could Sadiq end up 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 close out their second first-round pick. The Rams already have a couple talented tight ends in Colby Parkinson and Terrance Ferguson, but Sadiq can be the true gamebreaking receiving threat that opens up another 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 is taken in the first round, he'd be the fifth tight end picked on the first night of the draft over the last four years after no tight ends were taken in the first round in 2022. In 2023, the Bills took Dalton Kincaid and Brock Bowers was a first-round pick in 2024 by the Las Vegas Raiders. This past draft, the Chicago Bears took Colston Loveland and the Indianapolis Colts took Tyler Warren in the first round.

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