Cincinnati selected Texas tight end Jack Endries at No. 221, adding a durable target with 1,376 career yards and 39 straight starts.
The Cincinnati Bengals added another weapon and blocking piece for Joe Burrow on Day 3, selecting Texas tight end Jack Endries with the No. 221 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Endries became the sixth Longhorn taken in this year’s draft, continuing a strong weekend for Texas after another College Football Playoff run.
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For Cincinnati, the pick brings in a 6-4 tight end with receiving production, toughness and three full seasons of starting experience.
A former Cal transfer, Endries started all 39 games over the last three seasons, giving NFL scouts a long look at his consistency.
Across his college career, he caught 124 passes for 1,376 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging more than 11 yards per reception.
His lone season at Texas helped round out his game. Endries finished with 33 catches for 346 yards and three touchdowns, but his value wasn’t limited to the stat sheet.
The Longhorns leaned on him as both a receiver and blocker, and that versatility should matter in Cincinnati’s offense.
The Bengals already have one of the NFL’s most dangerous passing attacks with Burrow at quarterback, but late-round tight ends who can block, move the chains and handle special teams work always have a path to a roster spot.
Endries credited Texas for helping him take the next step, saying the Longhorns’ coaching and training sharpened him as both a blocker and receiver.
That improvement may be why Cincinnati was willing to use a seventh-round pick on him instead of waiting for undrafted free agency.
Now, Endries heads to a Bengals team where every offensive piece is judged by one clear standard: can he help protect
Burrow and keep the offense moving? For a durable tight end with proven hands, that’s a real opportunity.
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