Complete 2025 NFL Draft TE Rankings:
You are currently viewing our tight end rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft. The 2025 TE class has good talent spread throughout, but how many players will rise to the first round?
Our top tight end prospects are ranked after thousands of hours carefully scouting the best receivers and blockers in college football. Even though only about 15 will get selected in the draft, dozens are signed as free agents, and many more receive a training camp invite.
We’ll provide you with inside information to help you know which tight ends will be stars, who will be a bust, and which sleepers will shock the world.
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(Last Updated: March 9, 2025)
1. Tyler Warren, Penn State
TE | 6’6″ | 255 lbs | 5th Year
Tyler Warren is one of the most unique tight ends I’ve ever seen. A big tight end at 6’6″ 255 pounds, Warren passes the eye test of a Y Tight End while also having great fluidity in the open field, super soft hands, and as high of a football IQ as you’ll find.
Warren dominated everyone he faced this season. Opposing coaches would rave about how he still produced despite game planning exclusively to take him away. His ability to find the open space, win off the line of scrimmage, and finish contested catches caught eyes all season, and he broke as many tackles as any tight end in the country.
He also showcased his versatility by consistently lining up as a wildcat QB. While it’s unlikely that he’ll do this at the next level, it showed just how capable he is as an all-around athlete and his ability to pick up on nuanced aspects of an offensive scheme.
Blocking isn’t quite there yet, but he has the size and work ethic to figure it out.
Tyler Warren 2024 Stats
16 games: 1233 receiving yards, 8 receiving touchdowns, 11.9 yards per catch, 33.8% receiving yardage accounted for, 2.77 yards per route run, 26 carries, 218 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 8.4 yards per carry
2. Colston Loveland, Michigan
TE | 6’5″ | 245 lbs | 3rd Year
Colston Loveland entered the year as the clear #1 tight end prospect, and if it wasn’t for an iconic season from Tyler Warren there’s no doubt he’d still hold that position.
Loveland is incredibly athletic, with elite route running for a tight end and a strong burst off the line of scrimmage. He cut out the occasional drop issues he had from 2023, and looked especially confident at the catch point this past season.
The stats may look abysmal compared to Warren, but that’s entirely due to Michigan’s QB situation. Despite missing three games, Loveland actually accounted for more of his team’s total receiving yardage than Tyler Warren did.
Despite having prototypical size and being a Michigan tight end, Loveland has a long way to go as a blocker. He’s not incapable as a run blocker, but won’t be able to do anything more than chip as a pass blocker due to a poor anchor and over-tendency to duck his head.
Colston Loveland 2024 Stats
10 games: 582 receiving yards, 5 receiving touchdowns, 10.4 yards per catch, 34.7% receiving yardage accounted for, 2.67 yards per route run
3. Mason Taylor, LSU
TE | 6’5″ | 255 lbs | 3rd Year
Despite strong NFL bloodlines and attending an elite high school program, Mason Taylor was a rare 3 star commit for LSU. That didn’t stop him from starting games right away as a true freshman in 2022.
Taylor is the definition of smooth as a route runner, with enough athleticism to stretch the field and extremely reliable hands. He has prototypical size for the position, and took a nice step forward as a blocker this season. He still isn’t great in that regard, but was actually near the top of the nation in percentage of pass blocking plays for a tight end.
Taylor’s NFL bloodlines and impressive consistency despite his youth will make him very intriguing to teams looking to develop a tight end.
Mason Taylor 2024 Stats
12 games: 546 receiving yards, 2 receiving touchdown, 9.9 yards per catch, 13.3% receiving yardage accounted for, 1.24 yards per route run
4. Elijah Arroyo, Miami (FL)
TE | 6’4″ | 250 lbs | 4th Year
Following multiple injury-riddled seasons, Elijah Arroyo exploded in 2024. He led all tight ends in the nation in yards per catch, and consistently made big plays working down the seams of the defense.
Arroyo has prototypical size for an NFL receiving tight end and a ton of athletic ability to match. He’s a mismatch against tight ends over the middle of the field, and does a good job fighting through contact in his routes. Arroyo has soft hands and appears natural tracking the ball, while also doing a great job of staying with his QB and working himself open on broken plays.
Blocking isn’t great, but he enough size and coachability to improve. He’ll likely stick to the slot for most of his rookie snaps.
Elijah Arroyo 2024 Stats
13 games: 590 receiving yards, 7 receiving touchdowns, 16.9 yards per catch, 13.0% receiving yardage accounted for, 1.71 yards per route run
5. Terrance Ferguson, Oregon
TE | 6’5″ | 250 lbs | 4th Year
Terrance Ferguson is a big, strong tight end with good hands who also has some chops as a run blocker.
Ferguson looks the part of an NFL redzone target, with the versatility to align across the formation to seek out mismatches. He catches the ball far from his body and has the body control to high point the ball and maintain control through contact.
He stands out from the rest of the class thanks to his run blocking, showing good strength and footwork. What’s going to prevent Ferguson from climbing any higher in the rankings is a lack of top end athletic ability, as he’s fairly slow and rounded in his routes.
Terrance Ferguson 2024 Stats
12 games: 591 receiving yards, 3 receiving touchdown, 13.7 yards per catch, 15.1% receiving yardage accounted for, 2.05 yards per route run
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Traits That Make a TE Prospect Great
The tight end position is historically undervalued given how much they’re asked to do. Ideally, you’re looking for a prospect who helps as a blocker and receiver. Fluidity, hands, and blocking technique are among some of the most important factors to consider when scouting the top tight end prospects.
Some of the factors we consider when scouting are included below.
Fluidity
Fluidity is currently the most popular thing to look for in an elite tight end prospect. When you look at guys like Travis Kelce and George Kittle, they don’t have blazing speed or great underneath quickness. They’re just smooth movers with good core flexibility. You know it when you see it, and it isn’t coachable.
Hands/Catch Radius
Receiving is generally a more popular trait than blocking for tight ends in the draft, and you need to be able to catch the ball with a wide radius. They’re often the biggest target on the field, and require soft hands and the ability to be a red zone threat.
Blocking Aggression
Ideally a tight end enters the league with the blocking ability of an offensive tackle, but that doesn’t happen. Instead what scouts usually look for is an aggression with their blocking. Willingness to block is stage 1, the strength to maintain blocks is stage 2, and if they have those traits, they can usually be taught better form to hold up.
Route Running / Separation
Fluidity may aid in separation against linebackers, but route running is a fine tuned skill. You need to be able to get yourself open if you’re going to be valued as a receiver. If you don’t have enough quickness to consistently get open, learn to get separation with your strength. It doesn’t matter how you get open so long as you’re getting open.
Overall Opinion of the 2025 TE Class
The 2025 tight end draft class is looking strong at every point in the draft.
Warren, Loveland, Taylor, and Ferguson are a great group at the top of the class, but tight end needy teams don’t necessarily need to get one of the top guys in order to get a do-it-all option.
There’s a good combination of receiving-first options and block-first options, and tons of players with the athleticism to maintain a lengthy NFL career.
It’s the first tight end group I can remember covering with 3 FBS prospects that were undeniably the top receiving threat on their team (Warren, Loveland, Fannin). While it’s unlikely that anyone will put up rookie stats in the realm that Brock Bowers did this past season, the depth and top end talent combine for an exceptionally strong tight end group.
