
Tight end, Arizona, 2007–09
Rob Gronkowski
- Number
- No. 48
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Hometown
- Amherst, NY
- Born
- May 14, 1989, in Amherst, New York
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Rob Gronkowski played tight end at Arizona (2007–09). The New England Patriots took Gronkowski in round 2, No. 42 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12catches, career highat Oregon, 2008143receiving yards, career highat Oregon, 20083receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Washington, 2008Honors
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2008 Arizona 10 games, 47 catches, 672 yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at | W 31–10 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 22 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | W 48–14 | 5 | 109 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 23–24 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 42–27 | 6 | 91 | 1 | 36 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | L 10–17 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 59–28 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 43 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 45–55 | 12 | 143 | 1 | 24 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 17–19 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 26 |
| Dec 6 | vs. | W 31–10 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 26 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. | W 31–21 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
2007 Arizona 10 games, 28 catches, 525 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at | L 7–20 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 45–24 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 39 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 27–29 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 48–20 | 4 | 115 | 2 | 57 |
| Oct 13 | at | L 13–20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 20–21 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 27 | at | W 48–41 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 51 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 34–27 | 6 | 94 | 1 | 27 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 34–24 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 36 |
| Dec 1 | at | L 17–20 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Combine or pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′6¼″ | |
| Weight | 264 lb | |
| Arm length | 34¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.68 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.47 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 142 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2011–12, 2014–15, 2017) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (2011, 2014–15, 2017)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2011, 2014–15, 2017; Pro Football Writers first team 2011–12, 2014–15, 2017; Sporting News first team 2011, 2014–15.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | New England Patriots | 16 | 42 | 546 | 10 |
| 2011 | New England Patriots | 16 | 90 | 1,327 | 17 |
| 2012 | New England Patriots | 11 | 55 | 790 | 11 |
| 2013 | New England Patriots | 7 | 39 | 592 | 4 |
| 2014 | New England Patriots | 15 | 82 | 1,124 | 12 |
| 2015 | New England Patriots | 15 | 72 | 1,176 | 11 |
| 2016 | New England Patriots | 8 | 25 | 540 | 3 |
| 2017 | New England Patriots | 13 | 69 | 1,084 | 8 |
| 2018 | New England Patriots | 13 | 47 | 682 | 3 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 45 | 623 | 7 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 55 | 802 | 6 |
| NFL career | 142 | 621 | 9,286 | 92 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
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