Sadiq is an Arabic word that means truthful, honest, or sincere. It is deeply-rooted in Islamic tradition and is used to describe a person who is trustworthy and authentic in their speech and actions.

The question for the Miami Dolphins in the 2026 NFL Draft is are they authentically in the tight end market at pick 11 of round one?

If first-year general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan is honest in his speech and actions, then Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq will merit consideration at 11.

“We’re going to always take the best player available. You really have no idea what your needs are going to be. As we build a board, subconsciously, with a team-value approach, you’ll stack it for need, if that makes sense.”

THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE

People have criticized the 2026 draft as being a sub-par one and in many ways, it is. Most glaring though is how few players in the draft seem like cant-miss and how many more have flaws, all the way to the top.

Aside from Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Sadiq is the player with the fewest flaws.

If he Sadiq one, it’s his size (6-3, 241) if a team is looking for a true, inline Y tight end. Right now, it’s not been made for public consumption what the Dolphins are going to do under OC Bobby Slowik in terms of tight end/fullback and that leads to some interesting projecting for Sadiq in Miami.

SHANAHAN OFFENSE AND THE H-BACK

As of today, there is no true fullback on Miami’s roster. Furthermore, the Dolphins made little effort to sign one through free agency, right down to not adding Slowik’s fullback from his first year in Houston, Andrew Beck.

Ben Sims was added, and he was a blocking H in Green Bay, a position that would be utilized in a Mike Shanahan offense.

Once the elder Shanahan went away from a fullback, he utilized a traditional Y along with an H-back. The player who made it famous with the Broncos was Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe.

So, despite relatively modest stats last year (51 rec., 560 yards (11.0), 8 TDs), there is a model that should intrigue if you’re a Dolphins fan.

Look, a tight end in the form of a top-third first round pick is not likely and is more a play for a team that feels like maybe the rest of its roster is set. But if Sullivan has a true conviction on Sadiq, consider this: 4.39 40-yard dash, a 43 ½-inch vertical and 11-1 broad jump.

And yes, he can block. Probably well enough to get by as a Y tight end. But the feeling here is that is not how Miami would view or use him.

Sadiq could line up as a Wing H to block for Devon Achane, can handle Y if Miami goes to a single tight end in 11 personnel and can split out as far as the X with his speed. Positional versatility within the position.

DON’T COME AT ME BRO

So please, understand that these words fly off fingers on a keyboard that want to go defense, OL, defense, CB, linebacker, wide receiver and then more defense and o-line. Tight end is not the first thought here.

But if somebody told me this is the plan to utilize an H-back as a versatile offensive weapon with Shannon Sharpe as the model and there is actually a player in this draft who has every single trait covered, and no noticeable flaws.

Take a minute to picture an offensive backfield of the super-athletic Malik Willis, Devon Achane and Kenyon Sadiq. That is a lot of juice for a defense to concern itself with containing.

Have to say I would consider it.

Honest.