Trey McBride (born November 22, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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, where he was named a

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and the

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winner in 2021. McBride was drafted by the Cardinals in the second round of the

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. He has a younger brother (Aiden McBride) who also has a high chance to get drafted in the 2028 draft if he continues the amazing high school career he is having.

Early life

McBride grew up in

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and attended

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, where he played baseball, basketball, and football. As a junior, he had 32 catches for 751 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named Class 3A All-Colorado. He repeated as an All-Colorado selection as a senior after rushing for 226 yards, catching 30 passes for 450 yards, and scoring four total touchdowns while also recording 40 tackles and one sack on defense. McBride holds the school's career records for points scored in basketball, as well as for career home runs and RBIs in baseball.

College career

Considered a three-star recruit by

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coming out of high school, McBride accepted a scholarship offer from

over offers from

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, and

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. As a

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, McBride played in all 12 of Colorado State's games, starting five games. He caught seven passes for 89 yards and one touchdown. McBride was also an Academic All-Mountain West and was named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the

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. As a

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, McBride was named first team All-

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in his sophomore season after finishing his first full season as a starter with 45 receptions for 560 yards and four touchdowns. McBride recorded his first 100-yard receiving game on November 29, 2019, where he had 9 catches for 101 yards against

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. Prior to his

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season and amidst the

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, McBride briefly entered the transfer portal before deciding to stay with the team. He was one of two team captains and started all four games of the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. He was named second team All-Mountain West after catching 22 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns in four games and was also named an All-American honorable mention by

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. McBride led the team in both receiving yardage and scoring and became the first CSU tight end to ever lead the team in points scored in a season. In anticipation of his

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season, McBride was named to a number of award watch lists, including the

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Mackey Award The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, ac ...

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, and the

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watch list. On September 4, 2021, the first game of McBride's senior season, he recorded 13 catches for 116 yards against

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and was named to the National Team of the Week by

. In a week three 22-6 victory over Toledo, he caught nine passes for 109 receiving yards on a team-total 110 passing yards and was named the Offensive Player of the Week by the

. On October 16, 2021, McBride recorded a college career-high 135 receiving yards on 7 receptions against

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. On November 6, 2021, in a Border War loss to

, he had nine receptions for 98 yards and broke the

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school record for career receiving yards by a tight end. McBride recorded at least 100 receiving yards in six of his 12 games played in 2021, and recorded less than 50 receiving yards only once. He was named to the 2021 All-

first team, as well as being recognized as the nation's best tight end in college football by receiving the 2021

on December 9, 2021. McBride was also named to all five major All-American teams ( AFCA, AP,

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, SN, WCFF) in 2021, making him the fifth consensus All-American and first

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All-American in

football history. McBride holds multiple school records at

, including the records for most receptions and receiving yards by tight end in a single season (90 receptions for 1,121 yards in 2021), as well as the records for receptions and receiving yards in a career by a tight end (157 receptions for 2,011 yards from 2018 to 2021).

Professional career

McBride was selected by the

in the second round (55th overall) of the

. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the

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. He scored his first professional touchdown in a 20–19 loss the

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in Week 17. As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started 13. He finished with 29 receptions for 265 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.

Personal life

McBride was raised by two mothers, making him the first NFL player to have been raised from a

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. He has two older brothers, a twin brother, and a younger sister. One of Trey's older brothers, Toby, played football at Colorado State as a defensive end.

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bioColorado State Rams bio
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