Kenyon Sadiq
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Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq.
It shouldn’t come as any surprise the Philadelphia Eagles are already thinking about their future at tight end beyond Dallas Goedert.
While Goedert has been one of the NFL’s upper level tight ends for most of the last decade, the Super Bowl champion will turn 31 years old in February and is likely in the twilight of his career.
The Eagles also spent the majority of the offseason — seemingly from the moment they stepped off the field after beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans — trying to find trade partners for Goedert.
While no offer the Eagles ever thought was appealing enough to Goedert ever materialized, they did get the veteran to take a pay cut and sign a 1-year, $10 million contract for 2025. That guarantees Philadelphia gets one more year with Goedert as they try to defend their title and also seems to guarantee the Eagles will take a tight end in the 2026 NFL draft.
‘Freak’ Projected To Be First Round Pick in Draft
There are few players in college football right now who can hold a candle to the freakish athleticism of University of Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq, a 6-foot-3, 245-pound Idaho native who has become known for eye-popping highlight reel plays.
Not only is Sadiq a touchdown waiting to happen when he get the ball in his hands, he’s also a ferocious blocker.
Sadiq also spent the last 2 seasons as a complementary piece behind a fellow future NFL tight end in Terrance Ferguson, a second round pick pick (No. 46 overall) by the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 NFL draft.
In 2024, he had 24 receptions for 308 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a show stopping score against Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game.
“Sadiq is a versatile athlete who was used at QB on four extra points in ’24; twice threw (2-point conversions) on rollout plays (and he’s also run fake punts from the upback position),” CBS Sports NFL reporter Ryan Wilson wrote on June 3. “As a TE, he runs extremely well, will run through arm tackles and is used all over the formation. He can be a quick-game target as an outside WR and was also used effectively on jet sweeps. He reminds me of Kadarius Toney in the quick game and Anquan Boldin in space with the ball in his hands.”
NFL Draft Projections Bring Sadiq To Philly
Bleacher Report listed tight end as the No. 1 priority for the Eagles in the 2026 NFL draft following Philadelphia’s 24-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys in the regular season opener on September 4, with Sadiq targeted as the best option.
From Bleacher Report on September 6: “It seems like Dallas Goedert’s time in Philadelphia will be coming to an end soon. Goedert turned 30 in January and will be a free agent in the offseason, putting this year’s crop of tight ends on Howie Roseman’s radar … Meanwhile, Sadiq is in line for a big season now that he’s not competing for snaps with Rams’ second-round pick Terrance Ferguson.”