Ben
Sinnott.
Ben
Sinnott.
Kansas State· 6'4"· 250 lb· 4.68s 40
"A walk-on fullback who turned into a Mackey Award finalist by being the rare tight end who could block a linebacker on first down and win a seam on third."Pre-draft read
Sinnott was Kansas State's move tight end, aligned in-line, in the wing and flexed into the slot, and his identity is effort translated into leverage. He fires off the ball as a blocker with a wide base and quick hands, and he finishes; the same competitive streak shows up on option routes, where he sits down in zone windows and turns upfield without a wasted step.
The second trait is contested toughness. He plays through hits over the middle and his 40-inch vertical is real on seams and back-shoulder throws in the red zone. He is more sturdy than sudden as a route runner, better as a play-action leak and boot target than a true field-stretcher. The signature is versatility: fullback, H-back, in-line Y, all in the same drive.
Play-action offense built on 12 personnel and gap runs that asks both tight ends to block and release
Year 1: TE2 who blocks on early downs and works leaks, seams and option routes on play-action. Ceiling: a starting all-around Y with 45-55 catches in a run-first offense.
An empty-heavy spread passing game that isolates the tight end on safeties and asks him to win vertically from a detached alignment.
His value depends on a coordinator who runs the ball enough to make his blocking a weapon; in a pass-first offense his snaps get taken by a receiving specialist.
Ben Sinnott 2023 Full Season Highlights | Kansas State TE
Junior-season reel covering the 49-catch, six-touchdown Mackey finalist campaign.
Ben Sinnott K-State Tight End 2022 Season Highlights
Sophomore tape showing the blocking base and early receiving role.
Ben Sinnott Highlights
Condensed cut of seam wins, option routes and in-line run blocking.
Ben Sinnott entered the 2024 class as the archetype coaches keep asking for and boards keep undervaluing: a tough, positionally flexible tight end who can block a linebacker on first down and win a seam on third. He arrived at Kansas State as a walk-on fullback and left as one of the most complete two-way tight ends in the country, which tells you most of what you need to know about the trajectory.
The production ramped every year, from two catches as a freshman in a blocking role to 31 for 447 in 2022 and 49 for 676 with six touchdowns as a junior, when he was a first-team all-conference pick and a Mackey Award finalist. The signature reps came against ranked opponents, where he had four of his six touchdowns. The flags were straightforward: average long speed, a route tree that lived inside 15 yards, and a hand-fighting technique as a blocker that relied on effort more than refinement.
The board saw a second-tier TE1 behind Brock Bowers with a clean floor and a modest ceiling, and most projections landed him in the second or third round. Washington taking him at 53 was a scheme bet on a coordinator who wanted two-tight-end personnel and a player who could fill both roles.
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Blocking effort
plays with a wide base and finishing temperament in-line and at the point of attack, and it shows on every run rep.
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Positional versatility
took snaps at fullback, H-back, in-line Y and flexed slot, letting an offense stay in one personnel grouping.
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Reliable hands
catches away from his frame and holds on through contact over the middle, with almost no concentration drops on tape.
- 04
Red-zone athleticism
a 40-inch vertical and strong body control make him a real target on seams and fades inside the twenty.
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Football character
a walk-on fullback who became a Mackey finalist, with a preparation profile coaches trusted immediately.
- 01
Average long speed
a 4.68 forty shows up on tape as a tight end who gets tracked down and rarely wins vertically past 20 yards.
- 02
Limited route tree
most of his college production came on option routes, leaks and seams, with little separation craft on the outside.
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Hand technique as a blocker
wins with effort and leverage more than placement, and gets stalemated by longer NFL edge defenders.
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Modest production sample
one season of real volume, so the receiving projection leaned heavily on a single junior year.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.68sp50
- Vertical
- 40inp50
- Broad jump
- 126inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.82sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.23sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas State | 12 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | Kansas State | 14 | 31 | 447 | 4 |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 12 | 49 | 676 | 6 |
| Career | — | 38 | 82 | 1138 | 10 |
Receiving verified season by season against cfbstats (2021-2023); listed as a fullback in 2021, when he also carried 3 times for 12 yards and a score. Season totals sum to the career line.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Steady starting Y with solid blocking and mid-level receiving production rather than a mismatch.
Same non-explosive but complete two-way profile; requires elite hands and volume to reach that outcome.
Blocking-first TE2 whose receiving role never materializes at the pro level.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Sinnott's rookie year was almost entirely special teams and blocking snaps: five catches for 28 yards and one touchdown across 17 games while Zach Ertz handled the receiving work in Washington's playoff run. The 2025 season brought a slightly larger role but no breakout, 11 catches for 114 yards and a score in 16 games, still mostly a run-game and protection tight end in an offense that struggled to stay healthy at quarterback. Two years in, he has 16 receptions for 142 yards in his career, and his snap counts have come with the second tight end on the field rather than as a primary target.
In hindsight the evaluation held up in both directions and that is the problem with the pick. The blocking was as advertised and he has been a useful, tough, coachable piece. But a second-round tight end has to threaten a defense, and the average separation ability that scouts flagged has kept him from earning targets. He looks like a long-career role player taken about a round and a half early.
Data note: Receiving verified season by season against cfbstats (2021-2023); listed as a fullback in 2021, when he also carried 3 times for 12 yards and a score. Season totals sum to the career line.