- Kenyon Sadiq is predicted to become the latest tight end to go in the first round.
- Oddsmakers price Sadiq at -175 to go inside the first 15 picks on Thursday.
- At least one tight end has gone in the first round in four straight years.
For the fifth straight NFL Draft, a tight end is predicted to go in the first round.
Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq projects as a first-round pick based on NFL Draft odds. If Sadiq hears his name called on Thursday, it would mark the fifth straight year a tight end went on the first day.
Oddsmakers set Sadiq’s draft position prop at 15.5, juiced toward the under. Currently, Sadiq is to go inside the first 15 picks compared to to go 16th or higher.
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However, Sadiq projects as an unlikely candidate to go inside the first 10 picks. The former Oregon Duck is to go inside the top-10 selections in Pittsburgh.
NFL Draft First-Round TE’s by Year
| Year | Pick | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | Colston Loveland |
| 2025 | 14 | Tyler Warren |
| 2024 | 13 | Brock Bowers |
| 2023 | 25 | Dalton Kincaid |
| 2021 | 4 | Kyle Pitts |
| 2019 | 8 | T.J. Hockenson |
| 2019 | 20 | Noah Fant |
| 2018 | 25 | Hayden Hurst |
| 2017 | 19 | O.J. Howard |
| 2017 | 23 | Evan Engram |
| 2017 | 29 | David Njoku |
| 2014 | 10 | Eric Ebron |
| 2013 | 21 | Tyler Eifert |
| 2010 | 21 | Jermaine Gresham |
| 2009 | 20 | Brandon Pettigrew |
| 2008 | 30 | Dustin Keller |
| 2007 | 31 | Greg Olsen |
| 2006 | 6 | Vernon Davis |
| 2006 | 28 | Mercedes Lewis |
| 2005 | 30 | Heath Miller |
Most Tight Ends Selected in First Round
The 2017 NFL Draft set the record for the most tight ends selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.
Three tight ends heard their names called, all inside the first 30 picks. O.J. Howard joined Tampa Bay at pick 19, with Evan Engram going to the Giants four picks later.
David Njoku rounded out the trio, going at pick 29 to Cleveland.
That year’s draft marked the first time since 2006 multiple tight ends went in the first round. Last year, Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren both went in the first 14 picks.
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