Jets selected Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

24 April 2026

Sadiq (6’3/241) backed up fellow NFL tight end Terrence Ferguson as an underclassman. Even then, it was clear he was going to be the Ducks’ next star. Sadiq posted 308 yards as a sophomore, but did so while averaging over 10 yards after the catch per reception. He then took over for an NFL-bound Ferguson and went for 568 yards and eight scores on 52 grabs as a true junior. Sadiq didn’t dominate his team’s targets, but he blew by unsuspecting defenders with ease almost every week. He finished second among all tight ends in gains of 20-plus yards, of which he had 13. Sadiq’s slot-only size could have been an issue for some NFL teams, but he silenced the doubters at the NFL Combine with a record-setting 40-yard dash of 4.39 seconds. Sadiq is a competent blocker but nothing more. We wouldn’t expect his NFL team to ask him to block that often anyway. Because of his game-breaking speed, Vernon Davis is the common NFL comparison for Sadiq. Though Davis entered the NFL with 13 pounds over Sadiq, it’s still one of the only applicable comps out there.