Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq Scouting Report
Sadiq and Destroy
Image 1: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) celebrating in the end zone
Height: 6’3
Weight: 245
Position: TE
Year: Junior
Background
Image 2: TE Kenyon Sadiq (6) during his final season at Skyline High School
Kenyon Sadiq was a Four-Star ATH prospect in the class of 2023 coming out of Skyline High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho. For majority of high school, Sadiq would have minimal exposure as a recruit before breaking out as a junior. Sadiq’s boost in counting stats paired with his combination of size, athleticism, and positional versatility made his stock explode. Sadiq eventually would be ranked as the top player coming out of Idaho and had offers to play positions ranging from WR to EDGE. Eventually, Sadiq would commit to Oregon where he was recruited to play TE.
As a Duck, Sadiq saw meager production in his first two years of his college career due to established talent, like Terrance Ferguson, being ahead of him on the depth chart. While Ferguson took many of the tight end snaps in Oregon’s offense, Sadiq flashed impressive ability as a gadget player when given designed touches. With Ferguson’s departure to the NFL, Sadiq has stepped into a bigger role for Oregon and has proven on the field that he is one of the premier tight ends in college football.
Athletic Tools
Even for an undersized player, Sadiq’s combination of fluidity, speed, and acceleration is rare for the position. Not only does he stress coverages vertically, Sadiq is also an extremely dangerous playmaker in space. With quickness and speed, Sadiq can make tacklers miss while having physicality to run through defenders and balance to remain upright. Beyond making him a dynamic playmaker, Sadiq’s unique athletic profile makes him a versatile player as he has been aligned as an X/Z/Slot receiver, H-back, and in-line/wing TE for Oregon’s offense. With offenses putting their playmakers in motion to get free releases into open space (look at players like Puka Nacua, Parker Washington, or Chris Godwin), Sadiq’s athletic tools could make him a truly special RAC/YAC motion weapon if used in this role.
Video 1: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) runs a hitch and breaks the tackle for the touchdown
Video 2: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) uses his speed and deceleration on a double move to get open vertically for a touchdown
Video 3: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) uses his speed, agility, and acceleration to generate an explosive play on the screen pass
Video 4: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) gets flexed wide and wins vertically on a corner route
Despite being smaller than most traditional TEs, Sadiq is incredibly rocked up and has great play strength. Due to this, Sadiq can handle in-line blocking duties in the run game while assisting in pass protection by being a solid chipper. Though he is playable, Sadiq is far from a truly great blocker due to the limitations of his frame and will have loses if aligned against much larger, longer defenders. Sadiq’s ability to play across the formation makes this limitation less severe, as he can effectively align outside of an in-line alignment if he struggles to block in-line in the NFL.
Video 5: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) gives up a pressure when attempting to pass block one-on-one
Video 6: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) disrupts the EDGE with a good chip then works upfield
Video 7: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) generating an explosive play on a block and release concept
Technicals
Sadiq is a high-end athlete, but questions remain about his technical refinement as a receiver. Due to much of his career production coming from designed touches, Sadiq is an underdeveloped route runner who cannot sell his routes or cleanly get out of his breaks. That being said, Sadiq has an incredibly high ceiling as a separator once he begins to learn more about the technical intricacies of the position. Beyond route running, there are concerns about Sadiq’s ability as a contested catch target due to his lack of length and tape displaying his ability (this is largely because of Oregon’s scheme always putting him in situations where he gets targeted in the open field). Though he lacks tape of him hauling in circus catches, Sadiq does have great ball skills due to his ball tracking and emphasis on securing passes outside his frame.
Video 8: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) runs a dig route as the Z-Receiver on a stack concept and rounds his break at the stem
Video 9: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) settles in a zone and does a good job adjusting his body to the ball and catching the ball outside his frame
Video 10: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) tracks down the deep ball to get a TD on a busted coverage
Though we touched on his build as a blocker, Sadiq helps mitigate some of his size concerns with his effort and nastiness as a blocker. With consistent effort and leverage, Sadiq is capable of generating movement in the run game even when aligned in-line. Though he will struggle in some match-ups, Sadiq’s ability to align across the formation will allow him to get easier assignments on DBs and LBs that he can dominate with his effort and strength. Sadiq’s nastiness and effort as a blocker go beyond the run game, as he is great at blocking down field to open up opportunities for explosive plays for his teammates.
Video 11: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) down blocks the EDGE to help create the running lane
Video 12: TE Kenyon Sadiq (18) blocks the DB to side line to open space for the screen
Draft Projection
Kenyon Sadiq currently has a day one grade due to his rare combination of athleticism, versatility, and grit. Even though he needs continued growth as he takes on a more legitimate receiving role in the NFL, Sadiq is going to be a high-level contributor early on in his career. While you could use him purely as an in-line TE, Sadiq is used best in a versatile role that places him across a formation to allow him to create in space as a receiver and maul DBs/LBs as a blocker (look at the Harold Fannin Jr’s and rookie year Brock Bowers’ usage as examples). Though TEs rarely go high in the draft due to positional value, Sadiq is a player I believe is worth high-end draft capital as a player who could lead a team as their number one target on offense.
Athletic Testing
Will be updated after the NFL Combine/Oregon Pro Day
Pro Comparison
Image 3: TE Delani Walker (82) during his breakout 2015 season with the Tennessee Titans
With both being versatile, high-end athletes at TE, Delani Walker and Kenyon Sadiq share many similarities. During his prime with the Titans, Walker was one of NFL’s best after-the-catch weapons due to his rare athleticism for a 248 lb player. Though unexpected for a TE his size, Walker was a capable run blocker that allowed him to see playtime on neutral/run-downs and be a factor when blocking DBs and EDGEs. Similarly, Sadiq’s versatility, athleticism, and blocking ability will allow him to be an immediate weapon that has the upside to develop into one of the premier pass catchers in the NFL (and potentially the best offensive player in the 2026 draft class).
Date Published: 10/01/2025
Date Last Updated: 12/30/2025