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Trey McBride Arizona Cardinals · #85

Tight End · 6' 4", 246 lbs · Fort Morgan, CO · Age 27

Trey McBride is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 55th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 33 passes for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 55th overall5-yr veteran
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Arizona Cardinals · #85 · Tight End
Trey McBride
Season avg33 rec · 242 yds · 2 td
Career avg380 rec · 3,717 yds · 19 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
33rec
242yds
2td
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Scouting report

Trey McBride — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Trey McBride is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 55th overall, 2022. In 2026 he caught 33 passes for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
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Receiving yards
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Volume
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Big-play
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Target share
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Act II

Where Trey McBride stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #40 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
334Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Trey McBride — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
242 YDS
drill in ↓
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Volume
33 REC
drill in ↓
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Big-play
7.3 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Trey McBride

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
77
rec
40–114
725
rec yds
326–1124
5
td
1–9
104
targets
55–153
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 33 → projected 77 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+44.0 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Trey McBride career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202216292651399.1
20231781825310610.2
2024161111,146214710.3
2025171261,239111699.8
2026 in progress · 4 games4332422467.3
Career703803,71719507
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Trey McBride

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-11-22

The beginning

Trey McBride is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 5th NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Turning pro

Drafted 55th overall, 2022 as a Tight End.

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Trey McBride is an Arizona Cardinals tight end, drafted 55th overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 380 passes for 3,717 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 33 passes for 242 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
246 lbs
Draft
55th overall, 2022
Born
Fort Morgan, CO
Age
27
Jersey
#85
Background

Trey McBride is from Fort Morgan, CO and is 27 years old. He was drafted 55th overall, 2022 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 246 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2022–2026) he has caught 380 passes for 3,717 yards and 19 touchdowns. McBride is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Trey McBride is a starting tight end who has caught 380 passes for 3,717 yards and 19 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2022–2026).

Receiving380 career receptions for 3,717 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Best season126 catches for 1,239 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree55th overall, 2022.
Durability70 career games played.
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FAQ

Trey McBride — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Trey McBride, answered.

What position does Trey McBride play?
Trey McBride is a Tight End for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Trey McBride drafted?
Trey McBride was drafted 55th overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Trey McBride played?
5 (2022–2026).
What are Trey McBride's career stats?
He has caught 380 passes for 3,717 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Trey McBride career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Trey McBride

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
TE1
#6 overall
Proj / game
17.2
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 1
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
47
matchup score 0–100
VALUEat his current draft costThe Analyst· Data desk

The one tight end who breaks the position.

126 catches for 1,239 yards in 2025 is receiver volume at a scarcity position, and the model's TE1 tag near 16.4 PPG means a weekly edge nobody else at tight end gives you. Spending a Round 1 pick on a TE is unusual; this is the profile that justifies it.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
89%
of offensive snaps
Target share
31%
WOPR 0.65
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chartAlpha target: 31% team target share (WOPR 0.653)Every-down role (89% of snaps)

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ LAC
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
47
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
59
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ LACW2 vs SEAW3 @ SFW4 @ NYGW5 vs DETW6 @ LAW7 vs DENW8 @ DALW9 @ SEAW10 vs LAW11 @ KCW12 vs WASW13 vs PHIW14 · BYEW15 vs NYJW16 @ NOW17 vs LVW18 vs SF

Each week grades Trey McBride's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2023
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk15 · Knee2024 Wk5 · Ribs (Questionable)2024 Wk4 · Concussion (Out)2023 Wk13 · Groin (Questionable)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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