Kenyon Sadiq runs fastest 40 by tight end at 2026 NFL Scouting Combine
Oregon's kenyon sadiq ran the fastest 40-yard dash of any tight end at the Scouting Combine since at least 2003, posting an official time of 4. 39 seconds on Friday in Indianapolis. The run, along with a slate of other workout marks, tightened pre-draft narratives as teams and evaluators dig through results.
Kenyon Sadiq's measurements, jumps and the 4. 39 time
Sadiq, listed at 6-foot-3 1/8 and 241 pounds, began the night with a broad jump of 11-1 and followed with a vertical leap of 43 1/2 inches before his 4. 39 40. He outpaced Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers in the 40; Stowers' official time was 4. 51 seconds.
How Eli Stowers' workout compared — broad jump and vertical details
Vanderbilt's Eli Stowers topped Sadiq's early broad jump with an 11-3 leap a few minutes later and then posted a 45 1/2-inch vertical, the best mark by a tight end since at least 2003. Those marks meant Stowers briefly held the top numbers in both jump events even as Sadiq set the speed standard.
2025 college season and awards for Sadiq
Sadiq turned in his finest college season in 2025, catching 51 passes for 560 yards (an 11. 0-yard average) and eight touchdown catches, which led all FBS tight ends. He was a second-team All-American and was named the Big Ten Conference Tight End of the Year, but he lost the John Mackey Award to Eli Stowers.
Historical context: prior tight end marks and evaluators' rankings
Sadiq's 4. 39 bettered the previous benchmark of 4. 40, a time set by Vernon Davis in 2006 and later tied by Dorin Dickerson in 2010. Evaluator Daniel Jeremiah rated Sadiq as his No. 16 overall prospect heading into the draft, and entering the combine Sadiq had been widely viewed as the top tight end in the class and a likely first-round pick. Those perceptions are unlikely to fade after his workout numbers.
Other combine takeaways, outstanding measurements and open questions from Indianapolis
The second day of workouts produced several storylines beyond the tight end group. After Ohio State's Sonny Styles dominated on Thursday, his brother and Buckeyes teammate, Lorenzo, showed historic speed on Friday. Chad Reuter provided a stock report from Indianapolis on the first day and again after the second day of workouts, assessing who boosted draft stock and who did not.
Several individual questions and measurements also surfaced: Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. had his arms measured at 30 and 7/8 inches on Thursday, and Bain said on Wednesday that NFL clubs don't appear too focused on the matter. Evaluators noted that Jermod McCoy is skipping on-field drills in Indianapolis, and observers were left asking how impressive David Bailey was and whether Toriano Pride's 40 or Ty Simpson's readiness changed their profiles.
Dan Parr distilled five takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah's Scouting Combine press conference, analysts including Eric Edholm had previews identifying 21 prospects who would showcase speed in Indianapolis — with four receivers coming from the same school — and questions remain about what position Ohio State's Arvell Reese views himself playing at the next level.
Across those threads, kenyon sadiq's 4. 39 stands out as a defining moment of the tight end workouts, but the combine continued to generate measurements, tradeoffs and open evaluations that will occupy draft boards in the weeks ahead.
