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TE2026 Draft Prospect

Marlin Klein

Michigan

Measurables

6'6"

248 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 2Projected · Round 3-4

Movement Y Tight End

Marlin Klein projects as a movement y tight end — a TE from Michigan who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (62th composite). Combine line reads 6'6" · 248 lb, 4.61s 40, 36″ vertical, 117″ broad. Career college production: 38 receptions for 364 yards and 1 TDs across 3 seasons. Dominance score 5 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

5D

Dominance score · multi-component

Limited college production

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%

0th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

8th

2025

Breakout

15%

8th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

8th

Y/R · 9.58

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

A-

Speed

86th percentile · 4.61s 40-yard

B

Burst

65th percentile · 36" vert · 117" broad

B+

Vertical Pop

76th percentile · 36" vertical

B

Frame

56th percentile · 6'6" · 248 lb

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B

Athleticism

58th percentile · Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.43
  1. #1

    Joe Klopfenstein

    2006 R2 · #46 · Colorado · 6-6/255lb · 4.63s 40

    78

    sim

  2. #2

    Tanner McLachlan

    2024 R6 · #194 · Arizona · 6-5/244lb · 4.61s 40

    77

    sim

  3. #3

    Larry Webster

    2014 R4 · #136 · Bloomsburg · 6-6/252lb · 4.58s 40

    77

    sim

Scheme fit

Modern 11-personnel offense that flexes him out as a movable mismatch.

X-Factor

Speed grades in the 86th percentile — 4.61s 40-yard.

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
47

Athletic composite

47thAVERAGE

4 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great1× Excellent1× Solid1× Poor
4.61s86thGREAT
i

40-Yard

vs. 474

36.076thEXCELLENT
i

Vertical

vs. 414

117.053rdSOLID
i

Broad

vs. 404

7.42s18thPOOR
i

3-Cone

vs. 321

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

22

Athletic composite

22ndBELOW AVG

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Average1× Replacement
32.436thAVERAGE
i

Arm

vs. 205

9.37thREPLACEMENT
i

Hand

vs. 205

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamRECYDSAVGTDLNG
2023MICH188.008
2024MICH131088.3033
2025MICH2424810.3127
Career383649.6133