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Kenyon Sadiq is Chasing Greatness, But Not Just for Himself

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Kenyon Sadiq
Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq runs with the ball against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. (Photo by: © Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

Kenyon Sadiq only scored two touchdowns in 2024, but in 2025 the Oregon tight end has been heavily discussed as the best at his position.

Through seven games he’s caught 21 passes for 305 yards and five touchdowns. Those marks are good for third, second and first respectively among the Oregon pass catchers.

The junior out of Idaho Falls has been lumped in with Duck greats like Ed Dixon and Terrance Ferguson as some of the best tights ends to come through Eugene.

As he continues to leave a mark on the Oregon offense in his best season yet, he continues to put the team before himself.

“Being great can go in so many different directions,” Sadiq told reporters this week. “But me personally, I just wanna have the best effect on my team personally and help us get to where we need to be.”

Commonly billed as one of the “freakiest” athletes on the Oregon roster, Sadiq doesn’t care how he helps the team, even if that means he doesn’t get to touch the ball or make the highlight play.

“Whether that’s blocking, catching the ball, whatever it is,” he continued. “Of course I wanna be great and go chase all those stats whatever, but at the end of the day it’s just being great for my team.”

Sadiq was certainly great for the Ducks last week against Rutgers. The junior hauled in four passes for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Scarlet Knights, making a major impact after a fairly quiet outing in Oregon’s 30-20 loss to Indiana the week prior.

“It was great. It was a lot of fun to kind of get out there and run some deeper level routes. It was just fun, I think everyone had fun that first half.”

He landed awkwardly on his shoulder on one of those touchdown catches, but says he’ll be good to go this week when the No. 6 Ducks return home to face the Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers.

“Yeah I’m good for sure,” Sadiq said. “Just kind of didn’t feel too good on the landing. But no I’m good.”

The 6-foot-3, 245-pound offensive weapon can do whatever offensive coordinator Will Stein and coach Drew Mehringer ask of him. There’s a number of NFL tight ends he likes to watch and try to emulate in his game.

“I watch a lot of (George) Kittle, Trey McBride, Evan Engram, Brock Bowers,” Sadiq said. “Those type of guys that do it all for the most part. I think there’s bits and pieces of each of their game I try and watch. I try and put into mine.”

You can see the glimpses of Kittle in his game, as Sadiq has transformed into a complete tight end. The 25 pounds he’s added to his frame since signing with the Ducks out of high school in 2023 have helped him earn notoriety for his punishing blocks each week.

“It was great just to see some of that recognition ’cause that was my biggest improvement coming into Oregon playing tight end,” he noted. “Seeing that pay off and seeing people recognize that was a great feeling.”

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