Best Tight Ends Available For Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft: Are There Any Left?

Day 3, and the final, of the 2026 NFL Draft is here and with that, we have four rounds of players hearing their names called tonight. This means we may get more exposure to the tight end position, so let's dive into the best tight ends available for Day 3 of the NFL Draft, with their overall rank derived from Matthew Freedman's NFL Draft Big Board.

Tight Ends Available On Day 3 Of The NFL Draft

Rank	Players	School
84	Michael Trigg	Baylor
91	Justin Joly	NC State
104	Joe Royer	Cincinnati
131	Jack Endries	Texas
134	Tanner Koziol	Houston
170	Dallen Bentley	Utah
171	Dae'Quan Wright	Ole Miss
188	Matthew Hibner	SMU
189	Riley Nowakowski	Indiana
220	John Michael Gyllenborg	Wyoming
221	Josh Cuevas	Alabama

Top Three Tight Ends That Went Yesterday

For a quick breakdown of the top-five ranked tight ends that were available entering Day 2, see below. These are three that were drafted, but we are leaving the analysis for you to read stll!

Eli Stowers | Vanderbilt

Stowers may be the most unique prospect in the 2026 draft, having served as a quarterback for his first two years in college before transitioning to tight end. Referencing Dwain McFarland's Rookie Super Model, here's how Stowers projects as an NFL prospect:

"The Rookie Super Model sees Stowers as a mid- to late-Round 2 NFL Draft pick. However, the model doesn't know he played QB for two seasons before switching to TE. Stowers is the best receiving TE prospect in this class. He has demonstrated target-hog upside and is a plus athlete with the ball in his mitts. Ultimately, the landing spot could be critical early due to blocking concerns. To unlock an early full-time role, we need a creative offensive coordinator who sees his receiving skillset as a reason to figure out how to keep him on the field. If he adds weight and improves as a blocker, the sky is the limit. Stowers is a borderline TE1 with mid-range TE1 upside."

Max Klare | Ohio State

Ohio State dominated Day 1 of the draft, and they have another prospect slated to hear his name called this weekend in TE Max Klare. Per Dwain's Max Klare prospect profile ...

Klare is a borderline Round 2 NFL Draft pick. He is a great example of a prospect who wasn't great in any facet of his game but was good enough across multiple model inputs. That gives him a shot at the next level, but he will need to improve as a blocker, plus unlock deeper looks and additional YAC to become a difference maker. As for fantasy football, Klare is a mid-range TE2 with TE1 upside.

Oscar Delp | Georgia

Delp is an elite athlete, but that hasn't necessarily translated to the type of box-score production you would expect. That said, Owen Oates has Delp pegged as a Day 2 sleeper to watch:

Delp is one of the more interesting prospects in the draft when it comes to production versus talent. He had excellent athleticism and incredible straight-line speed for the position, but it never translated at Georgia, despite gaining the starting role. When he did get targeted, Delp demonstrated a great catch radius and tendency to come down with the ball. He is also far from a liability as a blocker and employs a great use of his hands. A mismatch for linebackers, he will immediately be a threat that defenses inevitably will have to pay attention to. His raw upside as a receiver might attract teams far before expected.