Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Max Klare (2026 Fantasy Football)

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The Rams continue to add weapons to their tight end room, and this time it’s Klare. The tight end room now includes Tyler Higbee, Colby Parkinson, Terrance Ferguson, Davis Allen, and Klare. He didn’t do a whole lot with Ohio State because of how many weapons they had, but if you look back at his days with Purdue, this is a guy who can threaten defenses downfield and line up from multiple spots. There are a lot of other tight ends on this roster, but Klare’s Purdue days make me excited about him with the Rams. Higbee is getting older, and Allen and Parkinson are only under contract through next season. I’d take Klare in the back end of Round 2 of rookie drafts or the top of Round 3.

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DBro’s NFL Draft Scouting Report & Player Comp: Max Klare

Scouting Report:

Max Klare can operate as a dump-and-run option for a passing attack. He isn’t a missed tackles forced maven, but he can power through weak wraps and create off-angle attempts. Klare can throttle down and sink his hips with comebacks and curls. I don’t know if he has the upside to become the number two option in an NFL passing attack, but he could easily function as a solid number three or stellar fourth.
Klare has fluid movement skills with good change of direction and the raw speed to threaten down the seam when he’s asked to do so. He flashes solid body control with targets outside of his frame and can win the catch point battle with a 57.9% contested catch rate in college.
Klare’s best work is against zone coverage. He was utilized heavily as an underneath receiving option with 57.8% of his routes being hitches, flats or crossers. A whipping 69.1% of his targets game within nine yards of the line of scrimmage or behind it.
Klare struggles with physicality in his routes. Physical defenders who can run with him can present a problem. He lacks the extra juice or route nuance to shake free from physical coverage.
Klare is a competent blocker. He was utilized as a puller by Ohio State, which wasn’t amazing in many spots, but he has the functional play strength to do so. He doesn’t play with consistent pad level with blocking, though. Defenders can get the best of him at times and upend him.

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