Jack Endries fast facts: A sleeper gem rookie weapon for Joe Burrow?

Our draft-pick introductory series rolls on as we enter the seventh round for the Cincinnati Bengals, where they made two selections. The featured player here: Texas tight end Jack Endries, pick No. 221 overall for the Bengals.

As always, Dane Brugler's The Beast will help guide the creation of this article and these facts.

Has caught passes from at least No. 1 overall pick, potentially two

Before Endries made it to Austin to join the Longhorns in 2025, he spent the first three years of his college career at California. His quarterback those three years? Some guy named Fernando Mendoza. The one who transferred to Indiana and gave the Hoosiers one of the greatest seasons in school history. The one who won the Heisman Trophy, went 16-0 and won the National Championship. The one who just went No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft and is now the future of the Las Vegas Raiders.

But Mendoza may not be the only No. 1 pick Endries catches passes from. His current quarterback, Texas' Arch Manning, is the current favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. Endries totaled 91 receptions for 1,030 yards and four touchdowns in two playing seasons at Cal with Mendoza. He posted 33 receptions for 346 yards and three touchdowns last season with Manning at Texas.

Fantasy football helped Endries get into football

Football wasn't always Endries' No. 1 sport. He grew up playing soccer, swimming, and baseball. He didn't get into football until high school. The reason he got into football? His friends were playing fantasy football. Matthew Berry would be proud.