Jets' Kenyon Sadiq is from an unlikely NFL tight end origin that Bears' Colston Loveland shares: Idaho

Kenyon Sadiq must've been one of the most dominant high school football players ever.

The New York Jets' No. 16 overall draft pick is from Idaho. There aren't exactly a lot of football stars out of that state.

But somehow, twice in two years, a first-round tight end has hailed from there.

Last year, it was Bears pick Colston Loveland.

This year, it's Sadiq.

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Adam Schefter captured that vibe with this post on X:

Idaho now is known for producing potatoes and first round tight ends. The first tight ends to go in the past two drafts - Kenyon Saddiq this year, Colston Loveland last year - both are from Idaho. https://t.co/0jN3xm3H4I

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They talk about colleges often as being "wide receiver U" or "linebacker U."

Pretty soon, they'll have to start calling Idaho the "tight end state."

It doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

But clearly, they're doing something right up there.

Loveland, then Sadiq. It's becoming a pipeline.

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