Big-frame Cyclone freshman with intriguing upside at tight end
Carson Edney enters the 2026 season as a true freshman tight end at Iowa State, listed at 6-foot-6 and 235 pounds, with local roots from Logan-Magnolia in Iowa.[1][2] There’s no meaningful college stat line yet, so the appeal is all projection: he brings classic in-line TE size, development runway, and the kind of frame that can grow into a power run-game and red-zone weapon.[1][2] If your team wants a long-term, coachable upside bet rather than an immediate production chart-topper, Edney is a name worth watching.[1][2]
