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
14

TE
Trey
Leckner

6-3 232lbs 4.72
TE
Washington State   Mascot
Washington State Mascot
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...
2

TE
Jamari
Johnson

6-5 257lbs 4.74
TE
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
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...
17

TE
Jelani
Thurman

6-6 250lbs 4.75
TE
North Carolina   Mascot
North Carolina Mascot
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

TE
Walker
Lyons

6-4 245lbs 4.75
TE
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
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

TE
Terrance
Carter Jr.

6-2 245lbs 4.75
TE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
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...
18

TE
Riley
Williams

6-5 273lbs 4.80
TE
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
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...

2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Tight End

We've compared players post combine 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.

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2027 NFL Draft Athleticism Chart - Tight End

We've compared players 40 times and weight and charted them on the scatter chart below. You'll find the 40 time on the Y-axis and on the X-axis the weight in pounds.
The exceptional athletic freaks (determined by the combination of speed vs weight) will be found at the top right of the chart while the less impressive athletes will be sitting towards the bottom left.