Oregon’s Sadiq a Finalist for John Mackey Award
NEW YORK - Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq has been named a finalist for the 2025 John Mackey Award, recognizing the nation’s most outstanding college tight end. The announcement came Monday, placing Sadiq among the final three contenders alongside Baylor’s Michael trigg and Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers.
This marks a historic achievement for the Oregon program, as Sadiq is the first Duck ever too reach the finalist stage of the prestigious award. He joins George Wrighster (2002) and Ed Dickson (2009) as the only Oregon tight ends to be recognized as semifinalists.
Sadiq’s exceptional performance this season has been pivotal for the Ducks. He currently leads all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) tight ends with eight touchdown receptions, needing just one more to equal Justin Peelle’s Oregon single-season record of nine set in 2001.
The junior from idaho Falls, idaho, also paces oregon’s receiving corps with 36 catches for 479 yards. These numbers place him seventh in Oregon’s single-season record book for receiving yards by a tight end and tied for eighth in receptions.
Sadiq’s strong start to the season, with touchdowns in three of the first four games, has continued into the latter half of the schedule. He’s scored five touchdowns in his last four contests,including two-touchdown games against both Rutgers and Minnesota.
His career-best performance came in Week 12 against Minnesota, where he hauled in eight passes for 96 yards and a touchdown. He followed that up with six receptions for 72 yards and two touchdowns against USC, marking his third career game with multiple touchdown catches.
Throughout 38 career games, Sadiq has amassed 65 receptions, ranking ninth all-time among Oregon tight ends. he also has 11 touchdown catches,tying him for eighth in program history. Sadiq is just 189 receiving yards away from becoming the tenth Oregon tight end to surpass 1,000 career receiving yards.
Sadiq and the seventh-ranked Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) will conclude their regular season on Saturday, November 29th, with a matchup against Washington at 12:30 p.m. PT on CBS.
