Best available TE in 2026 NFL Draft: Updated results, top prospects still on board

Best available TE in 2026 NFL Draft: Updated results, top prospects still on board originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NFL Draft has arrived.

No more conjecture or hypothetical. Five months of preparations and the biggest job interview in the world will now become real. Viewers have become accustomed to certain similarities.

The best quarterbacks, edge rushers, offensive linemen and cornerbacks are towards the top, while running backs, safeties and linebackers are less prioritized at the top. In 2026, they throw out almost all the positional tendencies and trends. Tight ends, like running backs and quarterbacks, have one guy at the top.

Then a drop-off for the rest of the pack. Oregon's Kenyon Sadiq is this year's athletic freak. He will garner most of the Tight End attention until he comes off the board.