Tyler Conklin

TE

#83

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 26

Weight: 248 lbs

College: Central Michigan

2021 SEASON

REC

61
YDS

593
AVG

9.7
TDS

3

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
18	Bears	W 31 - 17	2	6	3	9	0
17	@Packers	L 10 - 37	5	47	9.4	15	0
16	Rams	L 23 - 30	4	44	11	19	0
15	@Bears	W 17 - 9	1	7	7	7	0
14	Steelers	W 36 - 28	2	20	10	19	0
13	@Lions	L 27 - 29	7	56	8	19	0
12	@49ers	L 26 - 34	2	25	12.5	17	0	1	0
11	Packers	W 34 - 31	3	35	11.7	15	0
10	@Chargers	W 27 - 20	3	11	3.7	5	2
9	@Ravens	L 31 - 34	5	45	9	18	0
8	Cowboys	L 16 - 20	5	57	11.4	31	0
6	@Panthers	W 34 - 28	3	71	23.7	40	0
5	Lions	W 19 - 17	2	25	12.5	16	0
4	Browns	L 7 - 14	4	18	4.5	14	0
3	Seahawks	W 30 - 17	7	70	10	17	1
2	@Cardinals	L 33 - 34	2	15	7.5	9	0
1	@Bengals	L 24 - 27	4	41	10.3	27	0

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2018	Minnesota Vikings	16	3	5	77	15.4	33	0
2019	Minnesota Vikings	15	1	8	58	7.3	20	0
2020	Minnesota Vikings	16	2	19	194	10.2	30	1						1	0
2021	Minnesota Vikings	17	15	61	593	9.7	40	3						1	0
TOTAL		64	21	93	922	10.65	40	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Biography

• 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.

Tyler Conklin

TE

#83

2021 SEASON

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WRTE Career

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