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TE2026 Draft Prospect

Joe Royer

Cincinnati

Measurables

6'5"

247 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 3Projected · Round 5-6

Joker H-Back

Joe Royer projects as a joker h-back — a TE from 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 45 (trailed the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

45B-

Dominance score · multi-component

Below-cohort producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

46th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

54th

2024

Breakout

15%

19th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

46th

Y/R · 11.59

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

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

Closest distance · 0.58
  1. #1

    Isaiah Likely

    2022 R4 · #139 · Coastal Carolina · 6-5/245lb

    71

    sim

  2. #2

    Jake Butt

    2017 R5 · #145 · Michigan · 6-5/246lb

    70

    sim

  3. #3

    Charlie Woerner

    2020 R6 · #190 · Georgia · 6-5/244lb · 4.78s 40

    70

    sim

Scheme fit

Shanahan-style offense — H-back who serves as fullback, blocker, and seam threat.

X-Factor

Frame grades in the 41th percentile — 6'5".

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. TE class · 2000–2026 baseline
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40-Yard

No data

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Vertical

No data

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Broad

No data

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3-Cone

No data

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Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

53

Athletic composite

53rdSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Elite1× Replacement
31.58thREPLACEMENT
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Arm

vs. 205

10.897thELITE
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Hand

vs. 205

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Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2021OSU199.009
2022OSU2105.009
2023OSU155.005
2024CIN5052210.4338
2025CIN2941614.3473
Career8396211.6773