Which tight ends are left in the 2025 NFL Draft? Full list of TEs available on Day 3 ft. Gunnar Helm and more

The perception of the once-underappreciated tight end position in the NFL has changed recently because of players like Travis Kelce of the San Francisco 49ers and George Kittle of the Kansas City Chiefs. However, both players are already in their 30s, so it may soon be up to other tight end talent to take over.

After Brock Bowers' heroics last season, more tight end talents will be on show in the NFL next season. On the first day of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears took Michigan’s Colston Loveland with the No. 10 overall pick. Four picks later, the Indianapolis Colts selected Penn State's Tyler Warren with a 14th overall pick.

Loveland and Warren, who combined for 160 catches, 1,815 yards and 13 touchdowns in 2024, were projected as the top tight end prospects before the draft started, so it wasn't a surprise that they both got picked in the first round. They also became the fourth first-round TE duo in the past 20 years, and the first since T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant were selected in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

On Friday night, Day 2 of the draft saw the selection of four additional tight ends: LSU's Mason Taylor (New York Jets), Oregon's Terrence Ferguson (Los Angeles Rams), Miami's Elijah Arroyo (Seattle Seahawks), and Bowling Green's Harold Fannin Jr. (Cleveland Browns).

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Below is a compilation of tight ends that teams may still target as the draft concludes on Saturday.

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NFL Draft 2025: Full list of TEs still available

The tight end position in this draft class is considerably rich, meaning teams can still identify good backup-caliber players on Day 3.

1) Gunnar Helm, Texas

2) Jake Briningstool, Clemson

3) Thomas Fidone Jr., Nebraska

4) Benjamin Yurosek, Georgia

5) Mitchell Evans, Notre Dame

6) Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse

7) CJ Dippre, Alabama

8) Jalin Conyers, Texas Tech

9) Jackson Hawes, Georgia Tech

10) Gavin Bartholomew, Pittsburgh

11) Moloki Matavao, UCLA

12) Joshua Simon, South Carolina

13) Robbie Ouzts, Alabama

14) Luke Lachey, Iowa

15) Brant Kuithe, Utah

The top tight end on the draft board on Day 3 is Gunnar Helm of the Texas Longhorns. In his four years of college, he caught 79 passes for 1,022 yards and nine touchdowns. He was a Mackey Award semifinalist in 2024 after a solid campaign.

It is expected that many of the other players in the list above will also find new homes in Rounds 4–7 of the draft.

About the author

Habib Timileyin has been an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda for 2 years. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English, and found himself drawn to the NFL about a decade ago.

Habib's favorite team is the Cincinnati Bengals and he particularly enjoyed their run to the Super Bowl in the 2021 season. The 2016 Super Bowl between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots is his most favorite of all time, and if given a chance to go back in time, he would love to witness the Patroits’ incredible comeback from being 28-3 down to winning 34-28.

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