Tyler Conklin

• Recorded a career-high 8 receptions in 2019.

• 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

• 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.

• Minnesota traded up 10 spots in the 5th round to select the Central Michigan TE.

• Recorded a career-high 8 receptions in 2019.

• 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

• 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.

• Minnesota traded up 10 spots in the 5th round to select the Central Michigan TE.

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Caught a career-high 8 passes for 58 yards in 2019 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) for a total of 28 yards.

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

• Caught a career-high 3 passes vs. Detroit (12/8) for 13 yards.

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

• Caught 1 pass for 5 yards in the 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 first 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, both career highs.

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.

• In 2016, appeared in all 13 games, making 11 starts.

• Ranked 3rd on team in receptions (42) and yards (560).

• 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.