Tight end, Maryland, 2003–08
Dan Gronkowski
- Born
- Jan 21, 1985
Dan Gronkowski played tight end at Maryland (2003–08). The Detroit Lions took Gronkowski in round 7, No. 255 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
6catches, best game on filevs. Wake Forest, 2008Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 at Florida State): the source has no box score for it.
Game by game
2008 Maryland 10 games, 29 catches, 287 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Middle Tennessee | L 14–24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 20 |
| Sep 13 | vs. California | W 35–27 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 51–24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 27 | at Clemson | W 20–17 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia | L 0–31 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 23 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Wake Forest | W 26–0 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 25 | vs. NC State | W 27–24 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 6 | at Virginia Tech | L 13–23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Carolina | W 17–15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Florida State | L 3–37 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 17 |
2007 Maryland 6 games, 7 catches, 66 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Florida International | W 26–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 13 | vs. West Virginia | L 14–31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 22 | atWake Forest | L 24–31 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| Sep 29 | at Rutgers | W 34–24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Virginia | L 17–18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | atNC State | W 37–0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2006 Maryland 2 games, 2 catches, 11 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. William & Mary | W 27–14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida State | W 27–24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2005 Maryland 2 games, 2 catches, 37 yards
No box score in the source for Oct 29 at Florida State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2009 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′5½″ |
| Weight | 255 lb |
| Arm length | 34½″ |
| Hand size | 10½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.80 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW |
| Vertical jump | 33″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 26 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.92 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | New England Patriots | 2 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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