Since the year 2000, Oregon has seen many great tight ends come through the program—and the hype this offseason suggests that Kenyon Sadiq could be the next in line in 2025. Nine different Oregon tight ends have recorded at least 400 receiving yards in a single season during that span, so I decided to take a look at the collegiate careers of each of those nine to identify common trends and see what insights they might offer about Sadiq’s trajectory.
Here are the careers of those nine tight ends showing total receiving yards and percentage of team yardage for each year of their respective careers:
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Early Career Trends
Focusing on each player’s first three seasons—since Sadiq is about to enter his third year—several patterns emerged:
True Freshmen
Unsurprisingly, very few made an impact in their first year.