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Trey McBride Breaks Impressive NFL Tight End Record With 117th Catch of Season
Trey McBride made NFL history on Sunday, making himself one of the most prolific players at his position.
The Cardinals’ tight end gave his team a bright spot on Sunday by breaking the single-season record for receptions by a tight end.
McBride entered Arizona’s Week 17 game against the Bengals with 109 receptions on the season, seven behind the record of 116 set for the Eagles in 2018. He had a huge game, and late in the fourth quarter, he hit the mark, hauling in his 117th catch of the season.
Trey McBride sets the NFL record for most single-season catches for a TE with 117 🙌pic.twitter.com/HBCv6Cl6fP
— NFL on ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsNFL) December 28, 2025
He finished the game with 10 receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown, leaving him with 119 catches, for 1,174 yards and 11 touchdowns on the year. And he still has another week to add to those totals.
It was a huge moment for the 26-year-old, who has cemented himself as arguably the best tight end in the NFL. His monster 2025 campaign follows a 2024 season in which he had 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and two touchdowns. He inked a four-year, $76 million deal in April, making him the NFL’s highest-paid tight end.
McBride still has a long way to go to set the overall record for receptions in a season, as Michael Thomas’s 149 from 2019 is well out of reach.
The Cardinals fell to 3-13 with their 37-14 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday, and McBride has been the lone bright spot for the team.
Trey McBride career numbers
McBride has really come into his own over the past two seasons.
Arizona selected him with a second-round pick (No. 55) in the 2022 NFL draft, and he had a pedestrian rookie season. McBride had 29 receptions for 265 yards and a touchdown as a rookie. But in 2023, he took off.
McBride had 81 catches for 825 yards and three touchdowns during the 2023 campaign. He built on that in 2024, with the aforementioned 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and two scores in 16 games. This season, he has taken another step, racking up 119 catches with a week to go.
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Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.