
Tight end
6'5" · 247 lbs · Cincinnati
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Career stats · nflverse
Draft
Pre-draft · 2026 class
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 4-5Joe 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).
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.
Average
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Average
Peak season
40% wt2024
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Average
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 11.59
Trait grades
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Vertical Pop
No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file
Frame
41th percentile · 6'5" · 247 lb
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Athleticism
No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
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.