Gyllenborg One of Two Tight Ends to Land on NFL’s All-Combine Team

LARAMIE -- The National Football League Tuesday released its annual All-Combine Team and John Michael Gyllenborg was one of two tight ends to land on the list after an impressive showing last weekend in Indianapolis.

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The Leawood, Kan., product, who spent the previous five years at the University of Wyoming, received an overall prospect grade of 5.86, according to NFL.com. When it comes to the league's "Next Gen" stats, Gyllenborg earned a rating of 73, which is considered "good."

That also ranked 10th among the 27 tight ends in attendance.

"Gyllenborg has the traits to be picked on Day 3, even though some inconsistencies show up on tape," his overview by Lance Zierlein on NFL.com reads. "Gyllenborg has added good muscle on his frame but is more suited for blocking in space than handling in-line action due to a lack of consistent tenacity at the point of attack. He has the potential to attack defenses vertically from the slot but is in dire need of better route-running fundamentals and catch consistency.

"Gyllenborg’s upside might be worth a swing, but TE (No. 3 or 4) could be his ceiling."

The website lists some of his strengths as: Explosive, down-field capabilities in the passing game and the ability to run-after-catch. Weaknesses? "Routes lack focus, technique and consistent separation, Below-average catch radius and hands as a pass-catcher and Inconsistent finisher’s mentality when he’s sustaining a block."

Gyllenborg, who was named to the Mackey Award Watch List and competed in last month's Senior Bowl,  ran a 4.6 second 40-yards dash and hit 35.5 inches on his vertical jump and 10-feet, 8-inches on his broad.

The 6-foot-6, 249-pound former All-Mountain West selection, whose hands measured 10 inches and arms came in at 31, capped his career in Laramie with 80 catches for 1,023 yards and seven touchdowns. A hot commodity on the open market last offseason, reportedly receiving interest from the likes of Texas A&M, Tennessee and Notre Dame, among others, Gyllenborg decided to finish what he started on the high plains after former head coach Craig Bohl took a chance on him out of Rockhurst High School back in 2021.

"He should be -- he could be -- the No. 1 guy in the country," Wyoming tight end coach Shannon Moore confidentially said last May, just after the NCAA Transfer Portal closed. "That's just the ability he has."

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Gyllenborg, a prep baseball and basketball standout, earned a three-star rating on the football field after appearing in just three games, all coming during his senior campaign. Potential landed him a scholarship offer to Columbia and Wyoming.

After becoming a threat on the scout team while still learning the techniques, fundamentals and even simple play calls, he admitted, it didn't take long for Gyllenborg to become a top target for Cowboy quarterbacks.

Andrew Peasley, who once famously said he didn't even know the then-sophomore's name, connected with Gyllenborg 23 times for 360 yards and three scores during the 2023 season. One of those was an 89-yard hookup in the home finale against Hawaii. The following year, he hauled in what would be a career-high 30 balls for 425 yards and three more touchdowns.

"It's hard. It's really hard," said redshirt freshman safety Brooklyn Cheek, when asked what it's like covering Gyllenborg in practice. "He's very physical and he's also a good -- really good -- route runner. So, he has the best of both worlds. I came from guarding a Top-10 tight end over at Cal, Jack Endries (56 catches, 623 yards, 2 touchdowns), and I think he stacks up right there with him, if not better.

"He's super fast, super physical and catches literally everything. It's just almost impossible to guard him."

During an injury plagued 2025 season, one in which he appeared in just nine games, Gyllenborg finished with just 217 yards and one score while posting an overall offensive grade of 54.1, per Pro Football Focus. Run blocking, according to that advanced-analytic website, was his biggest weakness.

The NFL Draft is scheduled to take place April 23-25 near Acrisure Stadium in downtown Pittsburgh.

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