Jack Endries is a tight end and 2026 NFL Draft prospect who played his final collegiate season at the University of Texas after beginning his career at California. A native of Danville, California, Endries played at Monte Vista High School and drew modest recruiting attention as a three-star prospect before walking on at Cal. He rewarded that opportunity quickly, starting all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2023 and recording 35 catches for 408 yards and two touchdowns, earning multiple Freshman All-American nods. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Endries led Cal in receiving with 56 receptions for 623 yards and two touchdowns, earning Honorable Mention All-ACC recognition and drawing enough attention to enter the transfer portal as a four-star prospect. He signed with Texas for his junior season in 2025, starting 11 of 13 games and posting 33 catches for 346 yards and three touchdowns. His career totals across 39 starts at two programs stand at 124 receptions for 1,376 yards and seven touchdowns.
Measuring approximately 6 feet 4 inches and 240 pounds, Endries is known for among the surest hands in the 2026 tight end class, with a low career drop rate and an impressive ability to make contested catches and body adjustments on off-target throws. He plays through contact well at the release point, builds speed through his routes to stress man coverage on intermediate stems, and lines up comfortably inline, in the slot, as an H-back, and occasionally split wide. His run blocking shows effort and willingness though he can struggle to sustain against power rushers, and his overall athletic ceiling is considered functional rather than elite, having opted out of the 40-yard dash at the combine. NFL evaluators view Endries as an early Day 3 prospect with a high floor as a reliable receiving tight end and a potential long-term starter in systems that feature the position as a passing weapon.
