2027 NFL Draft Tight End Rankings - 13-18

LAST UPDATED: 09/28/2026

Player Rankings - Tight End

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
10

TE
Andrew
Rappleyea

6-4 251lbs 4.65
TE
Penn State   Mascot
Penn State Mascot
251lbs 6-4 4.65 4 104
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...
8

TE
Lawson
Luckie

6-4 240lbs 4.65
TE
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
240lbs 6-4 4.65 9 167.3
80.4
One Saturday carries the file. Luckie caught five balls against Ole Miss and three of them were touchdowns, a red-zone exhibition that...
7

TE
Walker
Lyons

6-4 245lbs 4.75
TE
USC   Mascot
USC Mascot
245lbs 6-4 4.75 12 253.5
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...
5

TE
Luke
Reynolds

6-4 250lbs 4.50
TE
Virginia Tech   Mascot
Virginia Tech Mascot
250lbs 6-4 4.50 5 104.5
82.5
Reynolds is a five-star tight end whose move to Virginia Tech unlocked a productive start, a reliable, big-framed target who piled up...
14

TE
Trey
Leckner

6-3 232lbs 4.72
TE
Washington State   Mascot
Washington State Mascot
232lbs 6-3 4.72 13 280
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...
3

TE
Terrance
Carter Jr.

6-2 245lbs 4.75
TE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
245lbs 6-2 4.75 3 83.8
84.8
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...

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.