Trey McBride

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Trey McBride
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McBride with Fort Morgan in 2018
No. 85 – Arizona Cardinals
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-22) November 22, 1999 (age 24)
Greeley, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Morgan
(Fort Morgan, Colorado)
College:Colorado State (2018–2021)
NFL draft:2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receiving yards:
1,090
Receiving touchdowns:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Trey McBride (born November 22, 1999) is an

2022 NFL Draft
.

Early years

McBride grew up in

runs batted in in baseball.[1]

College career

Considered a three-star recruit by 247Sports coming out of high school, McBride accepted a scholarship offer from Colorado State over offers from Colorado, Cal, Kansas State, Navy, Northern Colorado, and Wyoming.[3]

As a freshman, McBride played in all 12 of Colorado State's games, starting five games. He caught seven passes for 89 yards and one touchdown.[4] McBride was also an Academic All-Mountain West Conference selection and was named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.[5]

As a sophomore, McBride was named first team All-Mountain West in his sophomore season after finishing his first full season as a starter with 45 receptions for 560 yards and four touchdowns.[6] McBride recorded his first 100-yard receiving game on November 29, 2019, where he had 9 catches for 101 yards against Boise State.

Prior to his

All-American honorable mention by Pro Football Focus (PFF).[9] McBride led the team in both receiving yardage and scoring and became the first CSU tight end to ever lead the team in points scored in a season.[10]

In anticipation of his

On September 4, 2021, the first game of McBride's senior season, he recorded 13 catches for 116 yards against South Dakota State and was named to the National Team of the Week by PFF. In a week three 22-6 victory over Toledo, he caught nine passes for 109 receiving yards on a team-total 110 passing yards and was named the Offensive Player of the Week by the Senior Bowl.[12] On October 16, 2021, McBride recorded a college career-high 135 receiving yards on 7 receptions against New Mexico. On November 6, 2021, in a Border War loss to Wyoming, he had nine receptions for 98 yards and broke the Colorado State school record for career receiving yards by a tight end.[13]

McBride recorded at least 100 receiving yards in six of his 12 games played in 2021, and recorded less than 50 receiving yards only once.

unanimous All-American in Colorado State football history.[16]

McBride holds multiple

Colorado State school records, including the records for most receptions and receiving yards by tight end in a single season (90 receptions for 1,121 yards in 2021), as well as the records for receptions and receiving yards in a career by a tight end (157 receptions for 2,011 yards from 2018 to 2021).[17]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+58 in
(1.92 m)
246 lb
(112 kg)
32+12 in
(0.83 m)
10+18 in
(0.26 m)
4.56 s 1.60 s 2.61 s 33.0 in
(0.84 m)
9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)
18 reps
All values from
Pro Day[18][19]

McBride was selected by the

2022 NFL Draft.[20] He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the Las Vegas Raiders. He scored his first professional touchdown in a 20–19 loss the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17.[21] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started 13. He finished with 29 receptions for 265 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[22]

During Week 10 of the 2023 season against the Falcons, McBride became the first Cardinals tight end to receive 100 or more yards in a game since Rob Awalt in 1989.[23]

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2022 ARI 16 13 29 265 9.1 29 1 1 0
2023 ARI 17 12 81 825 10.2 38 3 1 0
Career 33 25 110 1,090 9.9 38 4 2 0

Personal life

McBride was raised by two mothers, making him the first NFL player to have been raised from a same-sex marriage.[24] He has two older brothers, a twin brother, and a younger sister.[25] One of Trey's older brothers, Toby, played football at Colorado State as a defensive end.[26]

References

  1. ^
    The Coloradoan
    . October 5, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Boles, Brandon (January 2, 2018). "Fort Morgan football gets 10 players named all-conference". Fort Morgan Times. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. 247Sports.com
    . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Keeler, Sean (August 5, 2019). "Why Fort Morgan's Trey McBride "meshes things together" for CSU Rams". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. CSU Rams
    . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle (August 5, 2021). "Why Steve Addazio believes CSU's Trey McBride is "the best tight end in the country"". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Keeler, Sean (August 18, 2020). "Tight end Trey McBride leaves CSU Rams, enters transfer portal". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. The Coloradoan
    . Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Hull, Brady (July 26, 2021). "Trey McBride Named to 2021 John Mackey Award Watch List". KFKA.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. The Coloradoan
    . Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  11. The Rocky Mountain Collegian
    . Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ^ Sikkema, Trevor (October 6, 2021). "Tight end Trey McBride is leading the way at Colorado State". Pro Football Focus. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  13. The Rocky Mountain Collegian
    . Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  14. CSU Rams
    . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  15. ^ Fredrickson, Kyle (December 9, 2021). "CSU's Trey McBride wins Mackey Award for best tight end in college football".
  16. ^ Nguyen, Joe (December 15, 2021). "Trey McBride becomes CSU Rams' first unanimous All-American". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Lytle, Kevin (November 30, 2021). "Two Colorado State football players named first-team All-Mountain West". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  18. ^ "Trey McBride Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "2022 Draft Scout Trey McBride, Colorado State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  20. ^ Urban, Darren (April 29, 2022). "Cardinals Snare Tight End Trey McBride With Second-Round Selection". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  21. ^ Root, Jess (January 1, 2023). "WATCH: Cardinals rookie TE Trey McBride stumbles to 1st career TD". Cards Wire. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  22. ^ "Trey McBride 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  23. ^ Druin, Donnie (November 12, 2023). "Trey McBride Hits Cardinals Milestone With Clutch Catch". SI Fan Nation. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  24. NBC Chicago. NBC
    . Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  25. ^ Keeler, Sean (November 24, 2019). "Two moms, one heartbeat: Why CSU Rams Trey and Toby McBride put family first". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  26. ^ Tobey, Jacob (January 17, 2021). "McBride brothers excited for one more season together on CSU football team". 9News.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

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