Jets draft pick Kenyon Sadiq thought he was getting pranked during phone call

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New York Jets rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq thought one of the most important calls of his life was a prank call.

The Jets drafted Sadiq with the No. 16 overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, but the 21-year-old wasn’t so sure at first.

"Kenyon, how you doing? This is Darren Mougey with the New York Jets," Darren Mougey, the Jets general manager, said to start the phone call.

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Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq warms up before the College Football Playoff Semifinal between the Indiana Hoosiers and Oregon Ducks at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I'm doing good. How are you?" Sadiq responded.

"You're doing good. We're going to pick you right here and make you a New York Jet," Mougey replied.

"OK. I appreciate it," Sadiq said, still seeming to be a little apprehensive that he was actually talking to Mougey and not a prankster.

The former Oregon star seemed to realize that his NFL Draft dreams were turning into reality when head coach Aaron Glenn got on the phone.

"Kenyon, how you doing, buddy?" Glenn asked.

"I'm doing good. I'm excited, coach," Sadiq said.

"Good. We're excited, too, man. Listen, we're going to bring you up here. You're going to be a huge weapon for us. All right," Glenn said.

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Oregon Ducks tight end Kenyon Sadiq was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 16 pick during the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 23, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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