Former tight end at Central Michigan. 2017: 35 catches, 504 receiving yards, 5 TD.
6′4″ · 240 lb · Chesterfield, MI
The story
Former tight end at Central Michigan. 2017: 35 catches, 504 receiving yards, 5 TD.
Tyler Conklin
Third year in the Central Michigan receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 136 rec yds, 10 receptions against Ohio — Week 6, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Central Michigan, 1,159 receiving yards — drafted at #157 overall by Minnesota.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under John Bonamego.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
MinnesotaEntering 9th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under John Bonamego, all balanced offenses — 21-18 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rec yards (89th percentile). Strength: rec tds (85th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 39.7 | 10.4 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 77.0 | 14.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 94.0 | 14.5 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 44.4 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 35 | 504 | 14.4 | 5 | -- |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 42 | 560 | 13.3 | 6 | -- |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 83 | 1,159 | 14.0 | 11 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 26-23@ Ohio | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 2 | 25 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 10-30vs Toledo | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 1 | 26 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-9@ Ball State | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-28@ Western Michigan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-30vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-23@ Kent State | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-24vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 21 | |
| Bowl | L 14-37@ Wyoming | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | 31 | |
| Total | 35 | 504 | 12.7 | 5 | 42 |