
Tight end, Colorado State, 2018–21
Trey McBride
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Fort Morgan, CO
- Born
- Nov 22, 1999
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Trey McBride played tight end at Colorado State (2018–21). He won the 2021 John Mackey Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2021. The Arizona Cardinals took McBride in round 2, No. 55 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13catches, career highvs. South Dakota State, 2021135receiving yards, career highat New Mexico, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Wyoming, 2020Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 1 | 48 |
| 2019 | Colorado State | 45 | 560 | 12.4 | 4 | 69 |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 4 | 38 |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 90 | 1,121 | 12.5 | 1 | 50 |
| Career | 164 | 2,098 | 12.8 | 10 | 69 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 85 | TE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Colorado State | 85 | TE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Colorado State | 85 | TE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Colorado State | 85 | TE | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′4″ | 260 |
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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Colorado State | 10 | 0.66 | – | – | 6.6 | – |
| 2019 | Colorado State | 52 | 1.07 | 97th (n=499) | 0.54 | 55.6 | 6% |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 32 | 0.70 | 73rd (n=346) | 0.55 | 22.6 | 12% |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 86 | 0.88 | 78th (n=410) | 0.67 | 76.0 | 12% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2021 Colorado State 12 games, 90 catches, 1,121 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 23–42 | 13 | 116 | 0 | 17 | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | L 21–24 | 8 | 114 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 18 | at | W 22–6 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 14–24 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 32–14 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 36–7 | 7 | 135 | 0 | 50 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 24–26 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 19–28 | 10 | 103 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | L 17–31 | 9 | 98 | 0 | 30 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | L 21–35 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 32 | – |
| Nov 20 | at | L 45–50 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 33 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | L 10–52 | 6 | 113 | 0 | 27 | 69 |
2020 Colorado State 4 games, 21 catches, 318 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | at | L 17–38 | 8 | 130 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 34–24 | 5 | 90 | 2 | 38 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 21–52 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 17–29 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 31 | – |
2019 Colorado State 12 games, 45 catches, 560 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | L 31–52 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 22 | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–13 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 34–55 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | L 35–41 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 24–34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 10–24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 35–21 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 42 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 41–31 | 2 | 79 | 1 | 69 | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 37–17 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 21–38 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 7–17 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 24–31 | 9 | 101 | 1 | 28 | – |
2018 Colorado State 7 games, 8 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at | L 10–48 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 48 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | W 42–30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 20–18 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–56 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 10–49 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. | L 24–29 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 19–27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–10).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅝″ | |
| Weight | 246 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 78⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 sW | |
| 10-yard split | 1.60 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 33″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′9″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 67 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2024–25) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2025
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2025; Sporting News first team 2025.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 12 | 29 | 265 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 81 | 825 | 3 |
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 111 | 1,146 | 2 |
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 126 | 1,239 | 11 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 42 | 308 | 3 |
| NFL career | 67 | 389 | 3,783 | 20 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). 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).
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