Lance's 2024, 2025 and 2026 Tight End Draft Boards
The start to this is the same as the the other boards that were posted before, so if you read that, feel free to jump down to the actual boards. A lot has happened in the last month. It started when our site got hacked, and all of our articles, pages, etc.., were deleted. I took that as an opportunity. There were so many articles and tweets (if that's what they're still calling them) this draft season that mentioned specifically what a player did in their final season. And that got me thinking, does the final year of production really mean that much toward determining if a player will be successful as a pro? So, I dug in. The answer is yes and sort of. For some positions it makes a pretty big impact, and for others, a much smaller one. I decided it was enough to add it into my draft boards. In doing so, it forced me to make an even bigger shift, the score is now weighted. I couldn't just leave it at a player's final year + their career production + their athleticism because that would give their production two thirds of their score. So, I figured out which sections mean more to each position and how much of a weight they should get towards the score. Needless to say, the overhaul was the biggest I've done since I started these boards, so I decided to apply the changes to the 2024 and 2025 draft boards as well. That's why the title is what it is, and that's why you'll see all three boards below (6 for Receivers, D-Line and Corners). I will only list a Top 5 for the 2026 board though. One other new addition you will see is the A, B+ and C+ categories, which were sort of included in the 2026 articles. That is their probability they earn a successful grade as a pro, with A being the superstar category, B+ being their A and B probabilities combined making it the high-end starter category, and C+ being their A, B and C probabilities combined, making it the solid starter category.
| Player | College | Grade | Score | A | B+ | C+ |
| Brock Bowers | Georgia | Day 1 | 77.66 | 3.33 | 13.33 | 61.67 |
| Cade Stover | Ohio State | Day 1 | 70.28 | 3.33 | 30.00 | 86.67 |
| Theo Johnson | Penn State | Day 2 | 54.40 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| Ben Sinnott | Kansas State | Day 2 | 52.95 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| Tip Reiman | Illinois | Day 2 | 50.28 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| Jaheim Bell | Florida State | Day 3 | 44.57 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | Texas | Day 3 | 41.75 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Jared Wiley | TCU | Day 3 | 40.06 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Tanner McLachlan | Arizona | Day 3 | 38.04 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Jack Westover | Washington | Day 3 | 37.65 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Dallin Holker | Colorado State | Day 3 | 34.55 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Erick All | Iowa | Day 3 | 29.12 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| Trey Knox | South Carolina | Day 3 | 24.93 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.44 |
| Devin Culp | Washington | Undrafted | 23.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| AJ Barner | Michigan | Undrafted | 20.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Brevyn Spann-Ford | Minnesota | Undrafted | 9.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Player | College | Grade | Score | A | B+ | C+ |
| Harold Fannin Jr. | Bowling Green | Day 1 | 59.31 | 8.33 | 23.33 | 61.67 |
| Tyler Warren | Penn State | Day 2 | 54.74 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| Oronde Gadsden II | Syracuse | Day 2 | 50.58 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| Gavin Bartholomew | Pittsburgh | Day 3 | 45.34 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 11.73 |
| Terrance Ferguson | Oregon | Day 3 | 44.86 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Elijah Arroyo | Miami | Day 3 | 42.56 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Gunnar Helm | Texas | Day 3 | 38.42 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Jalin Conyers | Texas Tech | Day 3 | 38.38 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Joshua Simon | South Carolina | Day 3 | 35.18 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Thomas Fidone II | Nebraska | Day 3 | 33.83 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Colston Loveland | Michigan | Day 3 | 32.32 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Mitchell Evans | Notre Dame | Day 3 | 32.14 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Mason Taylor | LSU | Day 3 | 32.03 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Jake Briningstool | Clemson | Day 3 | 29.89 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| Moliki Matavao | UCLA | Day 3 | 27.19 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| CJ Dippre | Alabama | Day 3 | 26.62 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| Brant Kuithe | Utah | Day 3 | 25.13 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| Robbie Ouzts | Alabama | Undrafted | 22.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Jackson Hawes | Georgia Tech | Undrafted | 22.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Bryson Nesbit | North Carolina | Undrafted | 18.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Luke Lachey | Iowa | Undrafted | 14.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Player | College | Grade | Score | A | B+ | C+ |
| Kenyon Sadiq | Oregon | Day 1 | 59.27 | 8.33 | 23.33 | 61.67 |
| Tanner Koziol | Houston | Day 2 | 55.78 | 9.17 | 22.50 | 50.00 |
| Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt | Day 2 | 50.91 | 14.17 | 32.50 | 55.00 |
| DJ Rogers | TCU | Day 3 | 44.76 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Max Klare | Ohio State | Day 3 | 43.26 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Joe Royer | Cincinnati | Day 3 | 41.98 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Dallen Bentley | Utah | Day 3 | 40.60 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Eli Raridon | Notre Dame | Day 3 | 40.17 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 9.59 |
| Nate Boerkircher | Texas A&M | Day 3 | 39.35 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Jack Endries | Texas | Day 3 | 38.42 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Justin Joly | NC State | Day 3 | 37.44 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Will Kacmarek | Ohio State | Day 3 | 36.12 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Riley Nowakowski | Indiana | Day 3 | 35.05 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 6.59 |
| Josh Cuevas | Alabama | Day 3 | 32.96 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Matthew Hibner | SMU | Day 3 | 32.91 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Oscar Delp | Georgia | Day 3 | 32.80 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Dae'Quan Wright | Ole Miss | Day 3 | 32.15 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Jaren Kanak | Oklahoma | Day 3 | 31.53 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Michael Trigg | Baylor | Day 3 | 31.08 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 10.47 |
| Sam Roush | Stanford | Day 3 | 29.83 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| John Michael Gyllenborg | Wyoming | Day 3 | 27.94 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| Lake McRee | USC | Day 3 | 27.20 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 7.53 |
| RJ Maryland | SMU | Undrafted | 22.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Bauer Sharp | LSU | Undrafted | 22.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Marlin Klein | Michigan | Undrafted | 17.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Khalil Dinkins | Penn State | Undrafted | 16.47 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Miles Kitselman | Tennessee | Undrafted | 12.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Top 5:
1) Eli Stowers (Vanderbilt)
2) Kenyon Sadiq (Oregon)
3) Tanner Koziol (Houston)
4) DJ Rogers (TCU)
5) Max Klare (Ohio State)
Note: Stowers had a comfortable lead in the A and B+ categories, so he took my #1 spot. While Koziol holds the edge in A over Sadiq, the fact that Sadiq takes it slightly in B+ and significantly in C+ is why I put him at 2 over Koziol. Rogers and Klare are just next in line.