2027 NFL Draft Tight End Rankings - 13-19

LAST UPDATED: 10/14/2026

Player Rankings - Tight End

# Player Pos H/W/S Team Weight Height 40YD AVG POS RANK AVG OVR RANK Rating Summary
3

TE
Terrance
Carter Jr.

6-2 245lbs 4.75
TE
Texas Tech   Mascot
Texas Tech Mascot
245lbs 6-2 4.75 4 97
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...
17

TE
Jake
Johnson

6-6 240lbs 4.62
TE
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
240lbs 6-6 4.62 19 617
73.7
Johnson is a big, polished receiving tight end with a wide catch radius and refined routes who steps in as Auburn's starter for 2026....
14

TE
DJ
Vonnahme

6-4 240lbs 4.65
TE
Iowa   Mascot
Iowa Mascot
240lbs 6-4 4.65 8 129
74.8
The bowl game introduced him to everyone at once. Vonnahme caught seven passes for 146 yards against Vanderbilt, the second-biggest...
8

TE
Lawson
Luckie

6-4 240lbs 4.65
TE
Georgia   Mascot
Georgia Mascot
240lbs 6-4 4.65 9 131.3
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...
1

TE
Trey'Dez
Green

6-7 240lbs 4.65
TE
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
240lbs 6-7 4.65 1 21.6
87.2
The body and the ball skills come along once or twice a class. Green is a basketball-bred mismatch who checked into actual SEC hoops games...
16

TE
Dorian
Thomas

6-4 239lbs 4.72
TE
California   Mascot
California Mascot
239lbs 6-4 4.72 16 318
73.7
Thomas is a receiving move tight end who broke out at New Mexico in 2025, leading Mountain West tight ends in receiving before transferring...
15

TE
Trey
Leckner

6-3 232lbs 4.72
TE
Washington State   Mascot
Washington State Mascot
232lbs 6-3 4.72 15 311
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...

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.