BYU’s Carsen Ryan selected by Cleveland Browns in seventh round of NFL draft

For the primary time in 16 years, a BYU tight finish was taken in the NFL draft.

Carsen Ryan was the newest to take action, as he was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round with the No. 248 general decide in the 2026 NFL draft Saturday.

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The final time a BYU tight finish had been drafted was 2010, when Dennis Pitta went to the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round.

“Ryan is more coordinated than explosive and offers an appealing mix of pass-catching talent and blocking toughness,” The Athletic’s Dane Brugler wrote of Ryan in his “The Beast” draft preview. “Regardless of where he is drafted, he has the type of talent that sticks on a roster and becomes valuable for an NFL offense.”

Ryan (6-foot-3, 255 kilos) took benefit of his lone season in Provo, following a university profession that noticed the American Fork High product play at UCLA and Utah previous to touchdown with the Cougars.

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While Ryan had established himself as a stable blocking tight finish, he made essentially the most of his alternatives to shine as a cross catcher for BYU in 2025.

He completed the yr with 45 catches for 620 yards and three touchdowns and performed a pivotal function in serving to freshman quarterback Bear Bachmeier construct his confidence throughout a 12-2 marketing campaign.

“Ryan profiles as a combination tight end with good size, adequate strength and plenty of aggression. He centers his blocks and works with inside hands, although he’s substantially more effective versus LBs/DBs in space than he is at duking it out in-line,” NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein said of Ryan’s pro prospects.

“He could use more polish as a route-runner to help create cleaner throwing windows, but he has the foot quickness to improve in that area. His hands are OK, but he needs to do a better job of securing catches through contact at the next level. Ryan has average speed but pretty good flow with the ball in his hands.”