2025 NFL Draft Tight End Rankings
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2025 NFL DRAFT BIBLE – TIGHT ENDS
It’s a wonderful crop of tight ends this year with the anticipation that they could be chosen earlier and more frequently than we are accustomed to seeing. Each draft season, we have witnessed players develop into bigger, stronger and faster versions of themselves. This has transformed the tight end position into an offensive weapon role, which many NFL teams crave.
We may have never seen a more pro-ready tight end enter the league than Tyler Warren out of Penn State. The astonishing combination of size, catch radius, athleticism, ability to create before and after the play, all lends itself to what equates as a top five overall prospect. The Nittany Lions versatile chess piece lined up in multiple spots on offense and enjoyed the most historic season by any tight end in school history. Despite totaling over 1450 scrimmage yards, while scoring touchdowns passing, catching and running the ball, there’s a very good case to be made that Warren was underutilized during his time in State College. His overall game is designed to impact the NFL immediately and in an extremely big way.
One of the toughest players in this year’s draft would be Colston Loveland (photo: Michigan Athletics) of Michigan, who played the entire season through an AC joint and labrum injury. That should speak volumes to the type of competitor that Loveland is. The fact that he was also one of the most productive players in the nation and did so in the Big Ten is highly impressive. The ability to be an effective inline blocker, in addition to providing a threat in the passing attack is what makes Loveland so dangerous. He gives off serious Heath Miller (Virginia/Steelers) vibes.
The next tier of tight end prospects come with a little more risk but offer plenty of upside. Those scouts in attendance for the Senior Bowl, received an extended up close look at many of them. In fact, it was in Mobile, where Miami speed-demon Elijah Arroyo established himself as one of the fastest players in the draft, clocking at nearly 22 mph during practice. Somewhat of a one-year wonder, Arroyo had struggled with injuries prior to this season, so he could get knocked down a few pegs on draft boards.
There is only one direction that LSU tight end Mason Taylor is headed and that’s up! He looks as if he were molded out of clay by a Greek God and the Tigers multidimensional target turned heads at every step of the way along the draft process. His frame, athleticism, quickness, soft hands and NFL bloodlines, makes him one of the more attractive tight end candidates available.
Additionally, two other players garnered serious attention during Senior Bowl week, including Terrence Ferguson of Oregon and Harold Fannin of Bowling Green. Ferguson presents a well-rounded blend of catching and blocking ability, while displaying fluid movement skills. Meanwhile, Fannin is coming off an NCAA all-time season for the ages, having recorded 117 catches, for 1,555 receiving yards (119.6 yards per game) and 10 touchdowns! However, his smaller stature and subpar forty-yard dash time have suddenly generated some unwanted ingredients into what seemed to be a perfect recipe for success.
Expect to see multiple tight ends drafted early, often and in each of the seven rounds in Green Bay.
2025 TIGHT END BIG BOARD
RANK | PLAYER | SCHOOL | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | HAND | ARM | WING | 40 (10-YD), MPH | VERT | BROAD | SHUTTLE | 3-CONE | PROJ
Tyler Warren, Penn State, 6054, 256, 0948, 3168, 7648, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, 4.64, n/a, Rd1* (photo: Penn State Athletics)
Colston Loveland, Michigan, 6056, 248, 1000, 3268, 4.65, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, Rd1*
Mason Taylor, LSU, 6052, 251, 1000, 3228, 7900, 4.65, n/a, n/a, n/a, 4.52, 7.06, Rd2*
Elijah Arroyo, Miami, 6051, 250, 1000, 3300, 8178, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, Rd2*
Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame, 6053, 258, 0948, 3178, 7700, 4.69 (1.59), 21.39, 17, 33.5”, 09-7, 4.38, 7.13, Rd3
Terrance Ferguson, Oregon, 6053, 249, 0948, 3328, 8100, 4.63 (1.55), 21.83, 15, 39”, 10-2, n/a, n/a, Rd3
Harold Fannin, Bowling Green, 6032, 241, 0928, 3228, 7928, 4.71 (1.56), 21.36, n/a, 34”, 9-10, 4.39, 6.97, Rd4*
Luke Lachey, Iowa, 6056, 251, 1000, 3218, 7838, 4.77, n/a, 35”, 10-0, 4.16, 7.18, Rd4
Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse, 6045, 241, 1000, 3358, 8318, 4.65 (1.72), 19, 34.5”, 9-6, n/a, n/a, Rd4*
Jackson Hawes, Georgia Tech, 6044, 248, 0918, 3258, 7900, 4.82 (1.56), 20.64, n/a, 34.5”, 10-1, 4.40, n/a, n/a, Rd5
Joshua Simon, South Carolina, 6041, 239, 1028, 3378, 8328, 4.65 (1.58), 21.67, n/a, 38”, 10-4, 4.40, 7.22, Rd5
Gunnar Helm, Texas, 6050, 241, 0978, 3268, 7948, 4.84 (1.69), 20.93, n/a, 30”, n/a, 4.40, 7.15, Rd6
Thomas Fidone, Nebraska, 6050, 243, 1058, 3400, 8258, 4.70 (1.57), 21.38, n/a, 35.5”, 10-6, 4.29, 7.01, Rd6*
Jalin Conyers, Texas Tech, 6034, 260, 0978, 3328, 8078, 4.74 (1.62), 21.18, n/a, 35.5”, 10-1, 4.27, 6.94, Rd7
Bryson Nesbit, North Carolina, 6050, 238, 0968, 3168, 7738, 4.88 (1.61), 20.40, n/a, 32.5”, 9-4, n/a, n/a, Rd7
Robbie Ouzts, Alabama, 6030, 274, 0968, 3128, 7828, 4.91 (1.64), 20.75, n/a, 34”, 9-11, 4.45, 7.34, HPFA
Brant Kuithe, Utah, 6020, 236, 1048, 3158, 7668, 4.60, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, HPFA
CJ Dippre, Alabama, 6047, 255, 0958, 3200, 8068, 4.69 (1.56), 21.82, n/a, 34.5”, 10-0, 4.58, 7.27, HPFA
Jake Briningstool, Clemson, 6055, 240, 0878, 3168, 7858, 4.75 (1.60), 21.01, n/a, 31”, 9-7, n/a, n/a, HPFA
Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh, 6045, 249, 0978, 3200, 7928, 4.70 (1.59), 21.42, n/a, 36.5”, 10-2, 4.20, 6.91, HPFA
Caden Prieskorn, Mississippi, 6057, 246, 1018, 3300, 7928, 4.78 (1.65), 18, 31”, 8-11, 4.54, 7.19, PFA
Thomas Burke, The College of New Jersey, 6041, 247, 0868, 3248, 7828, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, PFA
Benjamin Yurosek, Georgia, 6042, 245, 0958, 3318, 8078, 4.65 (1.58), n/a, 31.5”, 9-7, 4.39, 7.16, PFA
Rivaldo Fairweather, Auburn, 6033, 242, 0958, 3428, 8358, 4.72 (1.63), 17, 30”, 9-2, 4.40, 7.10, PFA
Anthony Torres, Toledo, 6067, 251, 1048, 3348, 8048, 4.76 (1.72), n/a, 34”, 9-10, 4.44, 7.18, PFA
Moliki Matavao, UCLA, 6055, 260, 0958, 3248, 7878, 4.81 (1.60), 20.99, n/a, 32.5”, 9-6, n/a, n/a, PFA
Carter Runyon, Towson, 6042, 235, 0938, 3318, 8138, 4.62, 22, 36.5”, 10-3, 4.21, 7.01, PFA
Kole Taylor, West Virginia, 6067, 247, 0938, 3368, 8100, 4.93, n/a, 31.5”, 9-7, 4.53, 7.52, PFA
Drake Dabney, TCU, 6046, 253, 0948, 3348, 8058, 4.77, n/a, 34”, 9-5, 4.54, 7.44, PFA
Maliq Carr, Houston, 6035, 270, 1028, 3448, 8278, 4.63, 17, 31.5”, 9-5, 4.68, 7.62, PFA
Holden Willis, Middle Tennessee, 6032, 220, 0958, 3378, 7958, 4.56, 12, 36”, 10-0, 4.33, 7.00, FA
Tyler Neville, Virginia, 6030, 239, 0948, 3228, 7638, 4.80, n/a, 33”, 9-10, 4.32, 7.12, FA
Mason Tharp, Texas Tech, 6087, 256, 0958, 3448, 8338, 4.88, 19, 33.5”, 9-6, 4.66, 7.38, FA
Stevo Klotz, Iowa State, 6037, 247, 0958, 3278, 7800, 4.80, n/a, 34”, 9-3, 4.44, 7.52, FA
Casey Kelly, East Carolina, 6024, 233, 0948, 3138, 7738, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, FA
Kamari Morales, Boston College, 6020, 241, 0948, 3168, 7768, 4.80 (1.65), 26, 34.5”, 9-6, 4.30, 7.13, FA
Keleki Latu, Washington, 6066, 249, 1048, 3448, 8178, 4.89, n/a, 30”, 9-1, 4.37, 7.07, FA
Jermaine Terry, Oregon State, 6043, 241, 0938, 3348, 8038, 4.90, n/a, 30”, 9-5, 4.45, 7.02, FA
Jacob Orlando, Buffalo, 6055, 241, 1028, 3348, 8048, 5.20, 12, 30”, 9-5, 4.63, 7.57, FA
Josiah Miamen, FIU, 6035, 246, 1018, 3300, 7938, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, FA
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