#18

Kenyon Sadiq

Former tight end at Oregon. 2025: 51 catches, 560 receiving yards, 8 TD.

TE · Oregon · Jr. · #18

6′3″ · 245 lb · Idaho Falls, ID

CFB Index 81 · #5 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamDrafted by New York — Rd 1, Pick 16, #16 overall

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

TD rate: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2025

2 per carry · 51 catches

Swing playSwung Oregon from 60% to 80% to win.USC at Oregon · 42-27

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Oregon. 2025: 51 catches, 560 receiving yards, 8 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oregon in 2023.
Drafted round 1 by the New York in 2026.
Named Big Ten Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year in 2025.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Three seasons at Oregon, 892 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #16 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20235 games

Signed with Oregon4-star out of Skyline

202514 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenfirst
Big Ten Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Yearwinner

2026

Drafted by New Yorkround 1, pick 16

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#116 national

CFB

College

Oregon

2023–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #16

New York · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2025)

Coaching lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach

2023–2025

Dan Lanning

Oregon

Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New York2026 NFL rookie season

#16Rd 1 · Pick 16

New York2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dan Lanning — 38-5 over that span.

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced

2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

81All-Conference level #5 of 156?

Medium-low confidenceSustained Ascent13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (92nd percentile). Strength: explosive rate (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#67 / 798 · 92nd pct

7.4%

Explosive rate#129 / 798 · 84th pct

16.2%

EPA / target#252 / 798 · 68th pct

0.53

Catch rate#312 / 798 · 61st pct

70.6%

Yards / catch#490 / 798 · 39th pct

10.6

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#1 / 175 · 100th pct

Receptions#5 / 175 · 97th pct

Rec yards#8 / 175 · 95th pct

560

Fumbles lost#1 / 33 · 74th pct

Rush yards#14 / 33 · 59th pct

Yards / catch#75 / 175 · 57th pct

11.0

Long catch#105 / 175 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#14 / 33 · 30th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

76th → 68th percentile

Explosive rate

65th → 84th percentile

Catch rate

74th → 61st percentile

TD rate

70th → 92nd percentile

Yards / catch

44th → 39th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

21%14 of his 68 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	3.2	41.8	13.1	0.6
Road6g	4.2	37.7	10.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-79g	3.1	32.8	12.4	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	53.0	10.6	1.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 156 FBS tight ends by CFB Index Score.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #5 of 156 TEs

Former four-star. Now #5 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Oregon	51	560	11.0	8	--
2024	Oregon	24	308	12.8	2	--
2023	Oregon	5	24	4.8	1	--
Career		80	892	11.2	11	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 23–0

at Texas Tech

4 rec · 22 yds

Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.

With D. Moore — 234 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 62.3 · -12 rush yds (10 car) · J. Ferguson-Reynolds — 11 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Rutgers · 3&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.63Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 24 yds to the RUTG 40 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · USC · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +3.16Kenyon Sadiq 28 Yd pass from Dante Moore (Atticus Sappington Kick)
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 3&9 · Q3 · EPA +2.86Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 14 yds to the OKST 36 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Penn State · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +2.85Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Rutgers · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 30 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 1 · Indiana · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.80(09:52) Shotgun #5 D.Moore pass complete short right to #18 K.Sadiq caught at Ore39, for 21 yards to the Ind41, out of bounds at Ind41, 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Montana State · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 20 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 3 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.68Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 24 yds for a TD (Atticus Sappington KICK)
Week 2 · Oklahoma State · 1&15 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 26 yds to the ORE 46 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Rutgers · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Dante Moore pass complete to Kenyon Sadiq for 21 yds for a TD (Gage Hurych KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 59-13vs Montana State	1	20	20.0	1	20
Wk 2	W 69-3vs Oklahoma State	2	40	20.0	0	26
Wk 3	W 34-14@ Northwestern	2	35	17.5	1	24
Wk 4	W 41-7vs Oregon State	4	60	15.0	1	24
Wk 5	W 30-24@ Penn State	6	49	8.2	0	23
Wk 7	L 20-30vs Indiana	2	21	10.5	0	13
Wk 8	W 56-10@ Rutgers	4	80	20.0	2	30	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 21-7vs Wisconsin	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 12	W 42-13vs Minnesota	8	96	12.0	1	23	Season-high 96 yds
Wk 13	W 42-27vs USC	6	72	12.0	2	28	2 TD catches
Wk 14	W 26-14@ Washington	4	11	2.8	0	5
Bowl	W 51-34vs James Madison	2	19	9.5	0	16
Bowl	W 23-0@ Texas Tech	4	22	5.5	0	11
Bowl	L 22-56@ Indiana	5	29	5.8	0	21
Total		51	560	11.8	8	30

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology