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Tyler Conklin

Tight End · Central Michigan

Tyler Conklin is a veteran tight end out of Central Michigan who signed with the Detroit Lions in March 2026.

Conklin began as a basketball player at Northwood before transferring to Central Michigan to play football. He built a reliable receiving track record with the Vikings and Jets. After a quiet 2025 with the Chargers, he signed with Detroit.

★ Fifth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2018

★ Former basketball player turned tight end at Central Michigan

★ Signed with the Detroit Lions in March 2026

Path to the league

Conklin initially attended Northwood to play basketball before transferring to Central Michigan, where he switched to football. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He later spent time with the New York Jets before reaching free agency.

2025 season

Conklin signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers in March 2025 but struggled for playing time. He caught seven of 10 targets for 101 yards across 13 games and was a healthy scratch in five of the team's final six contests as rookie Oronde Gadsden emerged, per The Detroit News. He signed with the Detroit Lions in March 2026.

Sources

The Detroit News: Tyler Conklin determined to show 2025 was fluke
ESPN: Tyler Conklin player page

Statistics

2025 season and career

2025 Season · Receiving

13 games played

REC

101

YDS

14.4

AVG

LNG

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Receiving · career

Year	Team	GP	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2025	chargers	13	7	101	14.4	0	33
2024	jets	16	51	449	8.8	4	27
2023	jets	17	61	621	10.2	0	37
2022	jets	17	58	552	9.5	3	30
2021	vikings	17	61	593	9.7	3	40
2020	vikings	16	19	194	10.2	1	30
2019	vikings	15	8	58	7.3	0	20
2018	vikings	16	5	77	15.4	0	33