Cardinals tight end who finished 2025 with 1,239 receiving yards, second-most ever by a TE.
Trey McBride's 2025 season was one of the great tight end years in NFL history. 126 catches (most by any TE in 2025), 1,239 receiving yards (second-most ever by a TE behind Travis Kelce's 2018), and a first-team All-Pro selection. Arizona built its offense around him and Marvin Harrison Jr.
Path to the league
Colorado State Mackey Award winner in 2021 (best college tight end). Cardinals took him 55th overall in 2022. Took two seasons to take over from Zach Ertz, then broke out in 2024 with 1,146 yards.
Career highlights
2024 Pro Bowl. 2025 first-team All-Pro. 2025 Pro Bowl. 2021 Mackey Award (best college TE). NFL tight end records for receptions (126) and second-most yards (1,239) in a season for under-25 players.
2025 season recap
126 catches on 154 targets for 1,239 yards and 9 TDs. Arizona went 8-9. McBride was Kyler Murray's most reliable target on every down. The dual-TE/WR1 partnership with Harrison Jr. is now the offense identity in Arizona for the foreseeable future.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Trey McBride
- Pro Football Reference: Trey McBride
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
17 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 17 | 126 | 1,239 | 9.8 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 16 | 111 | 1,146 | 10.3 | 2 | 37 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 17 | 81 | 825 | 10.2 | 3 | 38 |
| 2022 | cardinals | 16 | 29 | 265 | 9.1 | 1 | 29 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | cardinals | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- Colorado State
- Hometown
- Fort Morgan, CO, USA
- Age
- 26
- Status
- active
Latest news about Trey McBride
All news →Falcons sign Kyle Pitts to 3-year, $54 million extension, voiding the franchise tag
The deal carries $36 million fully guaranteed and an $18 million average, the third-highest at the position. The tag that bridged Atlanta and Pitts in the spring is now off the books.
Michael Wilson is ready to be the Cardinals' WR2 after a 940-yard 2025 season
The 2023 third-round pick produced opposite Marvin Harrison Jr. last year. Year four is when teams traditionally lock down a long-term role.
