Tight End Rankings 2027 NFL Draft
LAST UPDATED: 08/03/2026
Player Rankings - Tight End
| # | Player | Pos | H/W/S | Team | Weight | Height | 40YD | AVG POS RANK | AVG OVR RANK | Rating | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 |
|
6-5
273lbs
4.80
|
TE |
|
273lbs | 6-5 | 4.80 | 16 | 531 |
68.2
|
The 2025 season lasted two games, one catch and a torn labrum. Williams arrived at Oregon State by way of Miami, where he signed as a... |
17 |
|
6-6
250lbs
4.75
|
TE |
|
250lbs | 6-6 | 4.75 | 17 | 534.5 |
72.0
|
Three years at Ohio State produced almost no targets and remarkably clean film. Thurman ran twenty-five routes all season behind a loaded... |
7 |
|
6-4
245lbs
4.75
|
TE |
|
245lbs | 6-4 | 4.75 | 14 | 241 |
81.9
|
The efficiency hints at a bigger role that never arrived. Lyons spent 2025 as USC's second tight end and turned 26 targets into twenty... |
4 |
|
6-2
245lbs
4.75
|
TE |
|
245lbs | 6-2 | 4.75 | 3 | 76.8 |
84.1
|
Call him whatever the depth chart needs, the ball keeps finding him. Carter caught 55 passes for 624 yards in Texas Tech's Big 12... |
2 |
|
6-5
257lbs
4.74
|
TE |
|
257lbs | 6-5 | 4.74 | 1 | 21.1 |
86.8
|
Oregon spent 2025 rotating two NFL tight ends, and the backup might have the higher ceiling. Johnson opened the season behind the... |
15 |
|
6-4
239lbs
4.72
|
TE |
|
239lbs | 6-4 | 4.72 | 12 | 228.5 |
73.7
|
Seventy-seven targets, zero drops. Thomas built the most reliable receiving season in this tight end group at New Mexico, catching 56... |
14 |
|
6-3
232lbs
4.72
|
TE |
|
232lbs | 6-3 | 4.72 | 15 | 264 |
74.8
|
The hands keep him on the field; the rest keeps him off draft boards. Leckner caught 24 passes with one drop for Washington State, scored... |
12 |
|
6-6
263lbs
4.66
|
TE |
|
263lbs | 6-6 | 4.66 | 10 | 162.3 |
78.0
|
The outline is a pro tight end; the season kept smudging it. Norfleet set career highs with 31 catches and five touchdowns, saving his... |
13 |
|
6-4
240lbs
4.65
|
TE |
|
240lbs | 6-4 | 4.65 | 8 | 131.8 |
74.8
|
The bowl game introduced him to everyone at once. Vonnahme caught seven passes for 146 yards against Vanderbilt, the second-biggest... |
11 |
|
6-5
260lbs
4.65
|
TE |
|
260lbs | 6-5 | 4.65 | 13 | 234 |
79.1
|
Arkansas asked him to do the quiet work, and the file reads accordingly. Platt logged the heaviest inline workload of any tight end in this... |
10 |
|
6-4
251lbs
4.65
|
TE |
|
251lbs | 6-4 | 4.65 | 5 | 99 |
79.3
|
Reliability is the resume. Rappleyea caught twenty of his twenty-two targets without a single drop, posting the best hands tape of any... |
9 |
|
6-7
255lbs
4.65
|
TE |
|
255lbs | 6-7 | 4.65 | 6 | 118.7 |
79.5
|
The silhouette sells itself, six-foot-seven with elite timed speed, and the production finally caught up. Brahmer led Iowa State in... |