Tony Gonzalez
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Tight end, California, 1994–⁠96

Tony Gonzalez

Born
Feb 27, 1976, in Huntington Beach, California

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Tony Gonzalez played tight end at California (1994–⁠96). He was a consensus All‑American in 1996. The Kansas City Chiefs took Gonzalez in the first round, No. 13 overall in the 1997 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1996
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 13
Overall, 1997 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 1997
Height6′4⅛″
Weight244 lb
Arm length35⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.83 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill7.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.06 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 14 (1999–⁠2008, 2010–⁠13) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 6 (1999–⁠2001, 2003, 2008, 2012) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (2002, 2004, 2006–⁠07)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1999–⁠2001, 2003, 2008, 2012; AP second team 2002, 2004, 2006–⁠07; Pro Football Writers first team 1999–⁠2003, 2008; Sporting News first team 1999–⁠2003, 2008.

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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