Tip Reiman

NoteCARDS:

• Last name pronounced "RY-minn."
• Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Illinois. Arizona drafted Reiman 11 spots after the team selected his fellow Illini captain Isaiah Adams. The duo became the first players drafted consecutively from the same school in the same round by the Cardinals since 1960.
• One of four rookies (WR Marvin Harrison Jr., CB Max Melton and S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson) to appear in all 17 games with the Cardinals in 2024.
• In four years at Illinois, went from a walk-on to the Mackey Award Watch list as the nation's best TE in his final season.

NoteCARDS:

• Last name pronounced "RY-minn."
• Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Illinois. Arizona drafted Reiman 11 spots after the team selected his fellow Illini captain Isaiah Adams. The duo became the first players drafted consecutively from the same school in the same round by the Cardinals since 1960.
• One of four rookies (WR Marvin Harrison Jr., CB Max Melton and S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson) to appear in all 17 games with the Cardinals in 2024.
• In four years at Illinois, went from a walk-on to the Mackey Award Watch list as the nation's best TE in his final season.

Pro Career:

Drafted by the Cardinals in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Illinois.

2024: Appeared in all 17 games in his rookie season, making nine starts ... finished with six receptions for 37 yards (6.2 avg.) and a fumble recovery while serving as a key blocker for a rushing attack that piled up 2,451 yards, the third most in franchise history ... made his NFL debut @ Buf (9/8) where he saw snaps on offense and special teams; helped block for the Cardinals offense to run for 124 yards and a TD on 25 carries (5.0 avg.) ... played in the win vs. LAR (9/15), helped block for the Cardinals to produce 250+ passing yards and 230+ rushing yards (258 passing, 231 rushing) for just the seventh time in the last 65 years; protected QB Kyler Murray as he completed 17-of-21 passes (81%) for 266 yards, three TDs and a 'perfect' passer rating of 158.3, and helped paved the way for RB James Conner to run for 122 yards and a TD on 21 attempts (5.8 avg.) ... made the first start of his NFL career vs. Det (9/22) ... started vs. Was (9/29) and helped block for the offense to run for 181 yards and Conner to run for 104 yards and a TD ... had his first career reception for five yards in the win @ SF (10/6) ... helped block for the offense to run 213 rushing yards on 34 attempts (6.3 avg.) and three TDs in the win vs. Chi (11/3) ... had one catch for 14 yards vs. Sea (12/8) ... had two receptions for eight yards in the win vs. NE (12/15) ... helped block for the offense to run for 206 yards and two TDs @ Car (12/22) ... appeared on offense and special teams in the win vs. SF (1/5/25).

College:

A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Reiman spent four years (2020-23) at Illinois and appeared in 45 games (28 starts), finishing with 41 receptions for 420 yards and five TDs ... started in all 12 games in 2023, served as a captain and finished with 19 catches for a career-high 203 yards and three TDs … started all 13 games as a junior in 2022 and led Illinois TEs in receptions (19) and receiving yards (174) while adding one TD catch; helped current Bengals RB Chase Brown run for 1,643 yards, 10 TDs and 100+ yards in 10-of-12 games played ... in 2021, played in 12 games, including his first three career starts, and finished the season with three receptions for 43 yards ... played in all eight games as a freshman in 2020, primarily on special teams.

Personal:

Graduated from O'Gorman (Sioux Falls, SD) High School after transferring from St. Thomas More (Rapid City, SD) in his junior year … played outside linebacker during his first three years of high school before switching to TE for his senior year, which ended in him helping lead O'Gorman to a state championship … completed a mission trip to Africa in the summer of 2023 … in his free time, enjoys using the pottery wheel, shaping coffee mugs, bowls and other dinnerware … earned a degree in Kinesiology from Illinois.