Eagles host ‘violent’ TE prospect ahead of 2026 NFL draft

The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to target the tight end position in next week’s 2026 NFL draft. They took another step toward preparing for that on Monday.

The Eagles hosted LSU tight end Bauer Sharp on a top-30 prospect visit on Monday at the Jefferson Health Training Complex, according to Sharp’s Instagram account.

Sharp might not be a household name for Eagles fans who have read about the possibility of taking Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq in the first round.

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Sharp, a zero-star recruit coming out of high school, spent three years at Southeastern Louisiana (2021-23) before transferring to Oklahoma (2024) then LSU (2025).

With the Sooners and Tigers, Sharp recorded 576 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He’s also a “violent” blocker, according to The Athletic’s Dane Brugler.

“Sharp is more average than above average in most categories,” Brugler wrote in his draft preview, The Beast. “But his special teams experience and alignment versatility give him a shot to earn an NFL roster spot.”

Sharp is ranked as the No. 25 tight end in the class with a seventh-round grade, according to Brugler. So he would be a late-round flier or even an undrafted free agent.

But the Eagles could bring in two tight ends in this class. They could draft Sadiq (or Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers or Ohio State’s Max Klare on Day 2) and still add a player like Sharp.

The Eagles brought back Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra and signed Johnny Mundt in free agency. But all three of them are one-year deals.

General manager Howie Roseman said at NFL owners meetings that the Eagles aren’t done addressing the tight end position and will do so in the draft.

Perhaps Sharp will end up in Philly later next week.

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