2026 NFL Draft Coverage: Max Klare
In 2025, Klare earned First-team All Big Ten and was named to the Mackey Award Watch (nation’s top TE) list. Klare is projected to be a 3rd-round selection by NFL Mock Draft Database, and Lance Zierlein has a player comparison of Brenton Strange.
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Klare is a very athletic, pass-catching tight end capable of earning volume targets at the next level. He has the full route tree and the ability to generate separation across the field. Klare is best from the slot but can widen in appropriate matchup situations. You can tell by watching his tape how loose and athletic he moves, and he has the speed to run past safeties on vertical routes and is able to adjust routes at a high rate of speed. Most impressively, he rarely leaves yards on the field because of his run-after-catch ability. As this past season went on, you could tell he improved his body control and fit accurately on lead pulls. Based on talent, Klare has a chance to inject life into an offense looking for mismatches.
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