Tyler Conklin

• Had strong finish to 2020 regular season, catching 15 passes and his 1st career TD in the final 4 games.

• Played NCAA Division II basketball at Northwood University. in Michigan for 1 season before transferring to Central Michigan and concentrating on football.

OFF THE FIELD

• In March of 2019, visited students at Sequoyah Elementary in his hometown to read books for National Reading Month.

• Younger brother, Trevor, played LB at Central Michigan and is now serving in the U.S. Navy.

• Earned a degree in communications from Central Michigan.

PRO

• Caught 1st career TD vs. Chicago (12/20/20). 

• Made his 1st career start vs. Buffalo (9/23).

• Selected in the 5th round (#157) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

• Was 12th of 14 TEs drafted in 2018.

• Vikings traded up 10 spots in the 5th round to select him.

• Had strong finish to 2020 regular season, catching 15 passes and his 1st career TD in the final 4 games.

• Played NCAA Division II basketball at Northwood University. in Michigan for 1 season before transferring to Central Michigan and concentrating on football.

OFF THE FIELD

• In March of 2019, visited students at Sequoyah Elementary in his hometown to read books for National Reading Month.

• Younger brother, Trevor, played LB at Central Michigan and is now serving in the U.S. Navy.

• Earned a degree in communications from Central Michigan.

PRO

• Caught 1st career TD vs. Chicago (12/20/20). 

• Made his 1st career start vs. Buffalo (9/23).

• Selected in the 5th round (#157) of the 2018 NFL Draft.

• Was 12th of 14 TEs drafted in 2018.

• Vikings traded up 10 spots in the 5th round to select him.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in all 16 games (2 starts), setting career highs with 19 catches for 194 yards and 1 TD.

• Had career-high 5 catches at Tampa Bay (12/13) and 57 yards vs. Chicago (12/20) along with 1st career TD vs. Bears.

• Had strong finish to season, catching 15 passes for 168 yards (11.2 avg) and his 1st career TD in the final 4 games.

• Made the 5th start of his career and had a career-high 5 catches at Tampa Bay (12/13).

• Scored 1st TD of his career, a 20-yard pass from Kirk Cousins as he tallied a career-high 57 yards vs. Chicago (12/20).

• Vikings ranked #4 in NFL total offense, a 12-spot jump from 2019 and scored 55 offensive TDs, the 2nd-best mark in team history behind the 1998 squad.

• Helped RB Dalvin Cook rush for 1,557 yards, the 3rd-best mark in Vikings history and the 2nd-most in the NFL for the year.

• Cook had 16 rushing TDs, the 2nd-best season mark in Vikings history, and earned a 2nd-straight Pro Bowl berth.

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Caught 8 passes for 58 yards while playing in 15 games.

• Made his season debut at Green Bay (9/15).

• Made 1 special teams tackle vs. Philadelphia (10/13).

• Notched his 1st start of the season vs. Washington (10/24).

• Made his first 2 catches of the season vs. Denver (11/17).

• Caught 2 passes for 8 yards at Seattle (12/2).

• Caught 3 passes vs. Detroit (12/8) for 13 yards.

• Made his NFL playoff debut in the Wild Card win at New Orleans (1/5/20).

• Caught 1 pass in Divisional game at San Francisco (1/11/20).

2018: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Saw action in all 16 games during his rookie season, starting 3. Finished with 5 receptions for 77 yards on the year.

• Made his NFL debut against San Francisco (9/9), hauling in his 1st career catch for 6 yards in the 3rd quarter.

• Made his 1st career start vs. Buffalo (9/23), hauling in 1 catch for 7 yards.

• Made his 2nd start of the season vs. Green Bay (11/25).

• Had the best game of his rookie season vs. Miami (12/16), notching 2 receptions for 53 yards.

COLLEGE

• In 2017, appeared in 8 games, starting 5, after missing the first 5 with an injury.

• Team captain and 3rd-Team All-MAC honoree as a senior.

• Caught a 16-yard TD pass in Senior Bowl from Wyoming QB Josh Allen, whom the Bills drafted at No. 7 overall.

• Played Division II basketball in 2013-14 season at Northwood and averaged 3.3 points/game in 8 career games.

PREP

• Starred in football and basketball at L'Anse Creuse North HS.

• Led his basketball team to the Class A Final Four as a junior.