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Dae'Quan Wright

Dae'Quan Wright — TE, Ole Miss

PHI6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 22
Buzz Score
1.3
Mentions (7d)
1
Sources (7d)
1
Avg ADP
95.0
Mock Appearances
7

Scouting Report

AI Analysis · claude-opus-4-7 · 2026-05-03

Bottom Line

UDFA tight end landing behind Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra in Philadelphia — the dynasty signal here is essentially zero. Avoid in single-TE formats; deepest TE-premium taxi squad stash only.

Team Fit & Opportunity

Wright signs into arguably the worst possible landing spot for a UDFA TE: Goedert remains the entrenched starter, Calcaterra is the established TE2 with chemistry inside the offense, and Johnny Mundt occupies the blocking/depth role. With only 40 vacated targets and a passing tree dominated by A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Saquon Barkley, and Marquise Brown, there is no organic target share to inherit. Year-one realistic role: practice squad with TE4 game-day elevation as a ceiling.

Talent Profile

Wright is a 6'4", 250-pound move tight end whose pre-draft profile (per the PFF Draft Guide writeup) skews toward big-bodied receiving traits over inline blocking polish. The fact that he went undrafted despite ranking as a top-110 board player on multiple Day 3 lists (FantasyLife had him 108) tells you the league saw functional NFL tools but limited separation, athletic burst, or special-teams utility. He profiles as a developmental seam target whose path to a roster requires either a Goedert injury or a camp blocking transformation.

Strengths

  • Size profile for the position: 6'4"/250 is on-spec for an inline/Y body, giving him red-zone mismatch utility if targets ever materialize.
  • Pre-draft analytical mention: cracked PFF's draft guide as a profiled prospect and ranked TE11 on the FantasyLife post-draft remaining-players board — meaning evaluators saw a draftable skill set.
  • Landing spot offensive quality: if he carves out a roster spot, the Hurts-led offense produces fantasy-relevant red-zone TE work for whoever earns snaps.

Concerns

  • UDFA capital is the loudest signal: TEs who go undrafted convert to fantasy-relevant assets at a sub-2% rate historically — the entire league passed seven rounds.
  • Depth chart cement: Goedert, Calcaterra, Mundt, and Smartt are all ahead of him; that's a four-deep room with established roles and no clear vacancy in 2026 or 2027.
  • No special-teams or blocking buzz: UDFA TEs survive cuts via core-four ST snaps or Y-blocking value, neither of which surfaced in his pre-draft reports.

Historical Comp Read

The relevant historical cohort here isn't a player comp — it's the UDFA-TE-to-crowded-room cohort. Think Stone Smartt, Johnny Mundt, Tyler Kroft types: practice-squad churn, occasional 2-3 year backup runs, career receiving lines that never crack fantasy relevance. The handful of UDFA TE hits (Antonio Gates, Jordan Cameron) needed immediate target vacuums and rare athletic profiles. Wright has neither condition met.

Outlook

Year one: practice squad, possible game-day elevation if Calcaterra misses time. Three-year arc: most likely outcome is journeyman TE3/blocking depth on his second or third team by 2028. The catalyst that unlocks anything fantasy-relevant is a Goedert trade or injury combined with Calcaterra also missing time — a compounding low-probability event. The collapse trigger is simply the August roster cut, which is the base case. Not a dynasty asset in any format shallower than 32-team TE-premium.

NFL Combine Metrics

Hand
9.25"
Arm
32.25"
Speed Score
3.87
Burst Score
9.1

College Production

Yards/Game
45.5
SeasonGamesRecRec YdsRec TDRush YdsRush TD
20251439635520
20241027394400
20231128366000
2022619208000

Mock Draft History (7 appearances)

88
2026 Dynasty Rookie Rankings: The Wild Card Class That Has Scouts Guessing (Updated March 7th)
1QB · 2026-06-24
98
2026 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Rankings: Mendoza and Question Marks at QB (Updated March 7)
SUPERFLEX · 2026-06-24
53
Updated 2026 1QB Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft (6 Rounds)
1QB · 2026-04-15
47
4-Round Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft - Superflex, TE Premium
SUPERFLEX · 2026-04-05
55
2026 Dynasty Rookie Rankings: The Wild Card Class That Has Scouts Guessing
SUPERFLEX · 2026-03-18
56
Full Dynasty Rookie Draft Board - 1QB 5 Round
1QB · 2026-03-16
56
12-Team Superflex Sleeper Mock Draft (March 2026)
SUPERFLEX · 2026-03-12

Recent Mentions

RotoBaller — "...| Jaydn Ott | RB 11. 76 | Kaden Wetjen | WR 11. 77 | Desmond Reid | RB 11. 78 | Dae'Quan Wright | TE 11. 79 | Terion "
Stadium Rant — "...r second-round pick, to back up Goedert. Cameron Latu, EJ Jenkins, and Dae’Quon Wright could all find their way back "
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FantasyLife — "...ersonnel, ranking fifth in 12-personnel (29%) and second in 13-personnel. Brock Wright handles blocking duties, and T"
RotoBaller — "...| Jaydn Ott | RB 11. 76 | Kaden Wetjen | WR 11. 77 | Desmond Reid | RB 11. 78 | Dae'Quan Wright | TE 11. 79 | Terion "
Sharp Football Analysis — "...ounds, while Price was 203 at the Combine. Tier 13 Fantasy Football RBs: Jaylen Wright Kimani Vidal Ty Johnson Kaelon"
Sharp Football Analysis — "...mas was on the field for just 311 snaps over 12 games. The team did add Nahshon Wright in free agency, but second-rou"
RotoBaller — "...| Jaydn Ott | RB 11. 76 | Kaden Wetjen | WR 11. 77 | Desmond Reid | RB 11. 78 | Dae'Quan Wright | TE 11. 79 | Terion "
DraftSharks — "...| RT 2. Braxton Jones | Joe Thuney | Garrett Bradbury | Jonah Jackson | Darnell Wright __TABLE_END__ This line took "
Sharp Football Analysis — "...gent signings, such as David Onyemata, Demario Davis, Joseph Ossai, and Nahshon Wright, as well as trading for T’Vond"
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