Marlin Klein

Michigan

· age 23.6

Consensus Rank

168

Colors: elite (top 10%)·strong·weak·bottom 10%all within TE cohort (n=35)

NFL.com

6.10

ACS

7.0

4.61

6'6"

248

Arm

32.4

PFF Col

—

Mock→

—

Flags

Visits

Bench —

Vert —

Broad —

3c 7.42

Shut —

Hand 9.3

Age 23.6

visited by:PIT

Measurables

HT (in)78

WT (lb)248

Arm32.38

Hand9.25

404.61

Bench—

Vert—

Broad—

3-cone7.42

Shuttle—

By Source

acs-2026

overall6.98

pct_forty7.89

pct_heightInches8.05

pct_weightLbs3.16

brugler

age23.60

armInches32.38

forty4.61

handInches9.25

heightInches78

tenYardSplit1.64

weightLbs248

wingspanInches80.13

nfl.com

armInches32.38

athleticismScore69.11

forty4.61

handInches9.25

heightInches78

threeCone7.42

weightLbs346

redflag-injury

CTE-11

Archetype

Average athlete · ACS 7.0/10

Teams That Have Engaged (1)

PITT30

Red Flags (1)

Extracted from Brugler background/weakness sections.

injury

He elected to skip his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.

Athletic Composite (ACS)

7.0/ 10

position percentile vs 2006-2024 cohort (n ≈ 3,500+ historical picks)

forty
7.9
heightInches
8.1
weightLbs
3.2

Historical Projection

based on 2006-2024 draft outcomes (n≈137 per attribute · confidence medium)

Composite

0-100 scale

Expected career AV: 12.1

Attribute Contributions

40-yardr=+0.314.61z=+0.74+2.3
Broad jumpr=+0.29—z=—+0.0
Verticalr=+0.27—z=—+0.0
3-coner=+0.197.42z=-1.67-3.1
Draft ager=+0.1423.60z=-1.28-1.8
Heightr=+0.0778z=+1.06+0.8
Shuttler=+0.07—z=—+0.0
Bench repsr=-0.02—z=—+0.0
Weightr=-0.01248z=-0.46+0.0

Scouting Dossier

PFF

Strengths

● Tall target with a large wingspan and room to add bulk ● Builds up speed smoothly, with short-area quickness for clean breaks ● Improved sink and snap on hitches and curls ● Shows building blocks for more sophisticated routes ● Flashes juice to be a threat post-catch on crossers/overs ● Settles his feet to center blocks and finish with his hands/hips ● Stays after his blocks and looks to put defenders on their backs ● Voted a 2025 team captain by his teammates

Weaknesses

● Still developing muscle mass ● High cut and often overmatched inline (can be twisted and tossed by defensive ends) ● Lacks drive power to uproot and displace linebackers ● Speed to get vertical but just two of 38 career catches came on throws of 20-plus yards ● Adequate hands but catch-point focus can improve (11.1 percent drop rate in 2025) ● Rarely used as red zone target ● Quarterback threw him a “hospital ball” in Michigan’s bowl game, which left Klein with a banged-up left shoulder and sidelined him for the Senior Bowl ● Marginal special teams experience and underwhelming receiving production

Projection

A two-year starter at Michigan, Klein was used both inline (53.8 percent of snaps) and detached (46.2 percent) in former offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey’s scheme. A German native, he moved to the United States in high school and was an understated part of the Wolverines’ offense, with just 38 career catches and more drops (four) than touchdowns (one). Though not on the same level as Colston Loveland, Klein is similar in that he is a better player and athlete than what the Michigan offense allowed him to be. His inexperience shows in his routes and catch-point focus, but he looked NFL-quality when everything stayed on time. While tenacious, his blocking execution falls apart when he doesn’t play to his strengths. Overall, Klein needs to become more quarterback-friendly to see meaningful NFL snaps, but he is a good-sized athlete with toughness worth developing as a blocker. He projects as a potential backup who can be given both inline and slot duties.

Mock Ranks (1)

MDD-consensus168

Freak Notes

Feldman-Freaks-2025 · #35
The TE from Germany made the Freaks List last year (No. 90). In 2024, he started six games and caught 13 passes for 108 yards and was named Most Improved Player on offense. The 6-6, 250-pound junior, who has hit 21.75 mph, broad jumped 9-7. This offseason, Klein ran a 6.89 in the three-cone drill. His former teammate Colston Loveland did it at 6.94 last offseason, and no tight end at this year’s combine did it quicker than that. Klein’s shuttle time of 4.25 this offseason would’ve been the fastest by any tight end at the combine. One other Wolverine Freak to remember is redshirt freshman RB Micah Ka’apana, a 5-11, 190-pounder from Hawaii who broke Roman Wilson’s reactive plyo stair record at Michigan of 2.22 by flying up the stairs in 2.19 seconds. Marlin Klein (17) continues to blossom for Michigan.Junfu Han / Detroit Free Press / Imagn Images

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