Nate Boerkircher

The TE room is crowded — Strange (entrenched TE1/star), Hunter Long, Quintin Morris, Patrick Herbert, plus fellow rookie Tanner Koziol (R5) — leaving Boerkircher behind multiple bodies for any pass-game work.

Boerkircher ranked last among 27 Combine-invited TEs in team receiving yardage share (7.9%) and receiving yards per team pass attempt (0.69) at Texas A&M, and 26th in yards per route run (1.12). His profile is fundamentally blocking-first, which severely caps his fantasy ceiling regardless of opportunity.

Boerkircher is 24 years old — one of the oldest players in the 2026 draft class as a 6th-year senior. Dynasty TEs typically need 2-3 years to develop into fantasy-relevant assets, meaning his prime production window (if it arrives) would start at 26-27+, compressing his dynasty value trajectory.

Boerkircher totaled only 38 catches for 417 yards across a 6-year college career, including a meager 19-198-3 in his lone season at Texas A&M. The thin receiving résumé raises legitimate questions about his NFL receiving upside beyond athletic projection.

The Jaguars invested a 2nd-round pick (No. 56 overall) in Boerkircher, signaling organizational belief beyond pure blocking utility. Teams rarely spend this capital on one-dimensional TEs, hinting at more receiving upside than his college production shows.

Brenton Strange has not established himself as a high-volume fantasy TE1 in Jacksonville. An injury or roster move involving Strange could hand Boerkircher a meaningful share of targets behind Trevor Lawrence in Coen's offense.

Coen's stated plan to lean into 12/13 personnel raises the floor of TE snaps team-wide; if Boerkircher wins the blocking role he could log meaningful snaps, occasionally flashing as a play-action/red-zone outlet.