Dallen Bentley

● Mid-cut with quality length and solid muscle in his arms, torso, bubble and quads ● Versatile athlete in both phases (can do a standing backflip at 260 pounds) ● Natural hands catcher (zero drops on 76 targets in 2025) ● Quick to open stride and pick up steam as he accelerates ● Fluid flipping his hips once he reaches route landmarks and gives his QB a target ● Keeps his feet alive to drop step at the catch, giving him a head start for YAC ● Runs his feet on contact as a blocker to spring runs ● Routinely used as an on-the-move blocker in Utah’s run-first attack

● Only one season of consistent production ● Can be distracted by bodies around him at the catch point ● Aggressive but undisciplined fitting as a blocker ● Gets wide with blocking footwork, creating issues working through congestion ● Want to see better efficiency entering and finishing on split-zone plays ● Inconsistent sustain hands on base blocks ● Fumbled against BYU in 2025 ● Meager special teams experience ● Overaged — already 25

A two-year starter at Utah, Bentley was a Y tight end in former offensive coordinator Jason Beck’s RPO-based spread scheme. With only one catch in high school and three at Utah entering the 2025 season, he didn’t have a body of work to fully evaluate. But he made up for lost time in his senior season for the Utes, finishing second on the team in receiving (and he would have had 25 more catches had he played with a more accurate quarterback). A zone monster, Bentley has a great feel for urgently sitting down, securing the catch and then finding hidden yards as a tough-to-finish runner. He is highly efficient in his snatch-and-go body mechanics, although that focus doesn’t carry over to crowded catch points (low 189 Back to table of contents -- 193 of 629 -- success rate in contested windows). He did a better job playing to his size as a run blocker in 2025, but his uneven technique leads to sustain issues and execution lapses. Overall, Bentley needs to become a more disciplined blocker to be trusted on a pro field, but his size-speed traits and pass-catching talent are potential assets for an NFL team.