Bottom Line
20th-percentile model grade, TE17 of 20 in this class, and Round 7 capital to a Titans room with a healthy Gunnar Helm and Daniel Bellinger ahead — this is a taxi-squad dart at best. Pass in all but the deepest TE-premium dynasty formats.
Team Fit & Opportunity
Tennessee spent pick 225 on a developmental piece behind Helm (questionable but the entrenched starter), Bellinger, and David Martin-Robinson. The 55 vacated targets in this offense are going to Ridley, Wan'Dale, Ayomanor, and Helm — Kanak is fighting Granson for TE4 reps. Cam Ward's arrival raises the offensive ceiling, but Kanak's path to snaps requires two injuries above him. Realistic year-1 role: special teams and emergency blocking TE.
Talent Profile
The 9.6 RAS jumps off the page — 4.52 at 233 with a 36" vert and 119" broad is legitimate movement skill — but the analytics don't back the workout. A 20th-percentile composite with a 6th-percentile WAA (workload-adjusted athleticism) means the production didn't scale with the testing, and his 35th-percentile route versatility suggests a one-trick movement profile. The 65th-percentile production score and 58th-percentile YPRR-over-expected are the only real green flags. FantasyLife flagged him as a blocking liability, which compounds the concern at his weight.
Strengths
- Straight-line speed for the position: 4.52 at 233 lbs produces a 112.1 Speed Score — seam-stretcher athletic baseline most Round 7 TEs don't have.
- Efficiency on limited volume: 58th-percentile YPRR-over-expected hints he did more with his routes than a TE17 ranking suggests.
- Explosive lower half: 36" vert / 119" broad gives him contested-catch and red-zone leap traits to develop into.
Concerns
- Blocking liability at 233 lbs: multiple outlets flagged him as a non-factor as an in-line blocker, which kills early-down NFL snaps.
- 6th-percentile WAA: he didn't dominate his workload despite the athletic tools — a profile that historically translates to backup TE outcomes.
- Round 7 capital + crowded room: Helm, Bellinger, and Martin-Robinson are all signed and ahead of him; the org investment says camp body.
Historical Comp Read
The top comp is Kahale Warring (2019, 61% model) — a similar tools-over-production projection who never logged a meaningful NFL season despite better draft capital. Moliki Matavao (84%) and Alize Mack (80%) reinforce the bust skew. Ian Thomas at 82% is the lone modest success and only as a blocking TE2 — a role Kanak's tape explicitly doesn't support. The comp cluster is overwhelmingly negative: athletic TEs without the route or blocking floor to stick.
Outlook
Year 1 is a practice squad stash with maybe 5-15 offensive snaps if the room gets hit. The three-year arc most likely ends with him as a rotational TE3 or out of the league by 2028. Catalyst: a Helm injury combined with rapid blocking development could open a TE2 role behind Bellinger. Risk: the blocking never comes and he's a special-teamer only, off rosters within 18 months. Not a dynasty asset outside of 32-team TE-premium formats.