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Kenyon Sadiq

Tight End, New York Jets · #16.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Tight End
Number: 16
Born: Mar 4, 2005 (age 21)
Birthplace: Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 241 lbs
College: Oregon
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	14	21	146	10.4	1	43	4	1	3	3.0	1	3	1	1
Last 5 Games	14	21	146	6.4	1	43	4	1	3	3.0	1	3	1	1
Career	14	21	146	10.4	1	43	4	1	3	3.0	1	3	1	1

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	24 targets	-0.25	38%		87th of 94

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs CLE	W 17-12	2	3	3	1.5	0	4	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	1
Sun, Oct 4	@ CHI	L 23-12	0	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ DET	L 31-24	7	8	105	15.0	1	43	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	2	3	17	8.5	0	12	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	3	3	21	7.0	0	8	0	1	3	3.0	1	3	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Kenyon Sadiq ( SAH-deek; born March 4, 2005) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Jets in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kenyon Sadiq, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Sadiq was born on March 4, 2005 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Raised by a single mother along with two other siblings, Sadiq and his family resided in McCammon, Idaho for most of his early life, often spending time living with his grandparents. His grandfather, Terry Pleadger, was a Bannock County Sheriff and father figure for Sadiq, and his grandmother, Alaine Pleadger, was another significant figure in his upbringing. Sadiq began playing football when he was in the fourth grade, where he was a Running back in a primarily Wing-T offense. Sadiq also played Tackle football, and won a national championship for it in Las Vegas when he was in seventh grade. For his freshman year of high school, Sadiq attended Marsh Valley High School in Arimo, Idaho, before returning to Idaho Falls to help tend to his grandmother who was suffering from Breast cancer. After moving, Sadiq attended Skyline High School, where he, as a sophomore, helped contribute to a 42–22 IHSAA 4A state championship win over Emmett High School. As a junior he notched 79 receptions, 1,166 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. Coming out of high school, Sadiq was rated as a four-star recruit and the number one recruit in Idaho, and committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over offers from schools such as Iowa State, Michigan, and Washington.

College career

In the 2024 Fiesta Bowl, Sadiq hauled in his first career touchdown in the win. He finished his freshman season in 2023 with five receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown, as well a carry for 12 yards, while appearing in all 14 games. In 2024, Sadiq saw his role with the Ducks increase. In Week 8 of the 2024 season, he hauled in two receptions for a career-high 58 yards. In the 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game, Sadiq hauled in two receptions for 30 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Penn State. He finished the 2024 season with 24 receptions for 308 yards and two touchdowns.

Sadiq made 14 appearances for the Ducks in 2025, recording 51 receptions for 560 yards and eight touchdowns. He declared for the 2026 NFL draft following the season.