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TEDay 3#18 TE · 2026 class★ R5 · #170
Joe Royer
Cincinnati6'5"·247 lb
Joker H-Back
ATH
—
DOM
47
draft score50
rank#188
Projected
Round 4-5
Drafted · Round 5 · Pick 170 · 170th overall
Now on the Browns.
Royer suits up at /p/joe-royer
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 4-5Joker H-Back
Joe Royer projects as a joker h-back. A TE out of Cincinnati who tested with an unmeasured athletic profile. Limited combine sample. Works off 6'5" · 247 lb and the position film. Career college production: 83 receptions for 962 yards and 7 TDs across 5 seasons. Dominance score 47 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
47B-
Dominance score · college production
Below-cohort producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
46pct
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
58pct
Average
Peak season
40% wt2024
19pct
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
46pct
Average
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 11.59
Scouting Combine · 2026
Combine percentiles
Y · PERCENTILE vs TE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
0
Athletic composite
0thREPLACEMENT
2 of 2 metrics graded
1× Elite1× Replacement
Arm
31.5″·8th of 205
Hand
10.8″·97th of 205
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
31.58thREPLACEMENT
Arm
vs. 205
10.897thELITE
i
Hand
vs. 205
Not tested40-YardVerticalBroad3-ConeShuttleBench
Trait grades
6 dimensions evaluated
N/A
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
N/A
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
N/A
Vertical Pop
No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file
B-
Frame
41th percentile · 6'5" · 247 lb
N/A
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
N/A
Athleticism
No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
NFL comparisons
Top 3 historical · similarity-ranked
Closest distance · 0.58
- #1
Isaiah Likely
Rotational2022 R4 · #139 · Coastal Carolina · 6-5/245lb
71
sim
- #2
Charlie Woerner
Rotational2020 R6 · #190 · Georgia · 6-5/244lb · 4.78s 40
70
sim
- #3
Gavin Bartholomew
2025 R6 · #202 · Pittsburgh · 6-5/246lb · 4.7s 40
68
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 41th percentile. 6'5".
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Shanahan-style offense. H-back who serves as fullback, blocker, and seam threat.
College career · ESPN
Career stats
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | OSU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | OSU | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | OSU | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | CIN | 50 | 522 | 10.4 | 3 | 38 |
| 2025 | CIN | 29 | 416 | 14.3 | 4 | 73 |
| Career | 83 | 962 | 11.6 | 7 | 73 | |
Generated by deterministic-v30 · Jun 2, 2026Workout · Combine