Cardinals tight end Trey McBride tied for NFL reception lead entering Week 7
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The gist
Cardinals tight end Trey McBride has 49 catches for 361 yards, tied for the NFL reception lead.
He faces Denver next while chasing a rare tight-end receptions crown.
Background
Trey McBride is the Arizona Cardinals' tight end, a second-round pick (55th overall) in the 2022 NFL draft out of Colorado State and a Fort Morgan High School product. He broke out with 111 catches for 1,146 yards and a first Pro Bowl in 2024, then set the NFL tight-end record with 126 catches for 1,239 yards and first-team All-Pro honors in 2025. This season he has at least seven catches in every game and is tied atop the league in receptions heading into a Week 7 home game against the Denver Broncos.
How it unfolded
- 2022McBride was a second-round pick (55th overall) by the Cardinals in the 2022 NFL draft.
- 2024He caught 111 passes for 1,146 yards, made his first Pro Bowl and signed a four-year, $76 million extension that at the time made him the highest-paid tight end in NFL history.
- 2025He set the NFL tight-end record with 126 catches for 1,239 yards, earning first-team All-Pro and another Pro Bowl.
- Oct 11, 2026In Arizona's 45-21 home loss to Detroit, he made a 9-yard touchdown catch over Lions linebacker Jack Campbell on fourth-and-goal.
- Oct 18, 2026He caught seven of nine targets for 53 yards in the Cardinals' 18-16 win over the Rams, which Arizona won on six field goals.
- Oct 22, 2026The Denver Gazette reported he is tied for the NFL reception lead with 49 catches for 361 yards, on pace for 139.
- Oct 24, 2026Broncos Wire reported he will face Denver for just the second time in his career in Week 7.
Who’s saying what
- Opponent
- Broncos coach Sean Payton said McBride reminds him of Brock Bowers, praising his feel and transition and saying the Cardinals move him around well.
- Analysts
- FantasyPros' Ellis Johnson said McBride will have a decent fantasy floor as long as Jacoby Brissett is at quarterback, keeping him in the top three of his rankings this week.
- Caution
- Cardinals Wire's Jess Root said McBride is being woefully underused and that Mike LaFleur's scheme is not using him to his full potential.