Tyler Conklin

TE

#83

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 27

Weight: 248 lbs

College: Central Michigan

2022 SEASON

REC
58
YDS
552
AVG
9.52
TDS
3

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
1	Ravens	L 9 - 24	4	16	4	6	1						1	0
2	@Browns	W 31 - 30	6	40	6.7	13	0						1	0
3	Bengals	L 12 - 27	8	84	10.5	21	0
4	@Steelers	W 24 - 20	3	52	17.3	26	0
5	Dolphins	W 40 - 17	0	0		0	0
6	@Packers	W 27 - 10	1	16	16	16	0	1	1	1	1	0
7	@Broncos	W 16 - 9	4	22	5.5	8	0
8	Patriots	L 17 - 22	6	79	13.2	27	2
9	Bills	W 20 - 17	1	7	7	7	0
11	@Patriots	L 3 - 10	2	15	7.5	8	0
12	Bears	W 31 - 10	3	50	16.7	29	0
13	@Vikings	L 22 - 27	2	9	4.5	6	0
14	@Bills	L 12 - 20	5	28	5.6	7	0
15	Lions	L 17 - 20	1	7	7	7	0	1	2	2	2	0
16	Jaguars	L 3 - 19	4	34	8.5	27	0
17	@Seahawks	L 6 - 23	6	80	13.3	30	0
18	@Dolphins	L 6 - 11	2	13	6.5	7	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	7.2	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
2022	New York Jets	17	16	58	552	9.5	30	3	2	3	1.5	2	0	2	0
TOTAL		81	37	151	1474	10.4	40	7	2	3	1.5	2	0	4	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

2022 SEASON

Recent Games

Career Stats

WRTE Career

Biography

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