Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (55th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Colorado State. Agreed to terms on a four-year extension on 4/3/25 that will keep him under contract with the Cardinals through the 2029 season.
2024: Selected to his first career Pro Bowl, becoming the first Cards TE since 1970 (HOFer Jackie Smith) to earn Pro Bowl honors ... started in all 16 games games played and finished the season with 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and two TDs as well as a rushing TD and a fumble recovery TD ... his 111 receptions shattered his own franchise single-season record for receptions by a TE (81 in 2023) and are the second-most in a season in team history regardless of position (DeAndre Hopkins - 115 in 2020); also marked the fourth-best single-season reception total by a TE in NFL history ... his 1,146 receiving yards are the second most in team history by a TE, trailing only HOFer Jackie Smith (1,205), he joined Smith as the only TEs in Cardinals history to have 1,000+ receiving yards in a season ... had at least one catch in all 16 games, running his streak to 41 consecutive games with a reception ... started in the season opener @ Buf (9/8), and had five receptions for 30 yards ... started vs. LAR (9/15) and recovered a fumble in the Cardinals endzone for a TD, becoming the first Cardinals offensive player to score a TD on a fumble recovery since 2010; added a game-high six receptions for 67 yards ... inactive (concussion) vs. Was (9/29) ... had a team-high eight receptions for 96 yards @ GB (10/13) ... finished with a game-high nine catches for 124 yards in the win @ Mia (10/27); joined Jackie Smith (22) as the only TEs in Cards history with 3+ games with 100+ receiving yards ... had three receptions for 35 yards and a two-yard rushing TD vs. Chi (11/3); became the first Cardinals TE since Jackie Smith in 1968 to run for a TD; the performance marked his fourth consecutive week leading or sharing the team lead in both receptions and receiving yards ... totaled 12 receptions for 133 yards @ Sea (11/24); his 12 receptions marked the most by a TE in a single game in franchise history ... tallied a team-high 12 catches for 96 yards @ Min (12/1), marking back-to-back games with 12+ catches and 95+ receiving yards; became the first TE in NFL history and first Cardinals player ever to have 12+ receptions in consecutive games; became the first Cards TE since 1987 (Rob Awalt in Weeks 8-9) to have 95+ receiving yards in back-to-back games ... had a team-high seven receptions for 70 yards vs. Sea (12/8); marked his fourth straight game with 70+ receiving yards, the longest streak among NFL TEs in '24 and the longest streak by a Cardinals TE since at least 1970 ... had a game-high nine receptions for 87 yards in the win vs. NE (12/15); with eight catches broke his own franchise single-season record for receptions by a TE with 89 (had 81 in 2023); passed 2,000 career receiving yards (2,028) ... totaled 12 receptions for 123 yards and a TD @ LAR (12/28); the TD catch was his first of the season and fifth of his career; joined Larry Fitzgerald (5x), Anquan Boldin (2x) and DeAndre Hopkins (1x) and Larry Centers (1x) as the only players in francise history with 100+ receptions in a season; also joined HOF Jackie Smith (1,205 in 1967) as the only TEs in franchise history with 1,000+ receiving yards in a season; with 12 receptions, became the first TE in NFL history to have three games with 12+ receptions ... had seven receptions for 65 yards and a TD in the win vs. SF (1/5/25); the TD marked his second of the season and sixth of his career, and gave him a receiving TD in back-to-back games for the first time in his career; marked his eighth game of the season with 7+ receptions, only Ja'Marr Chase and Malik Nabers had more such games in '24 (nine each).
2023: Appeared in all 17 contests with 12 starts ... led the team with 81 receptions and 825 receiving yards and also had three receiving TDs ... his 81 receptions marked a franchise single season record by a TE and he joined Jackie Smith (2x) as the only TEs in franchise history with 800+ receiving yards in a season ... became just the second Cardinals TE to have multiple 100-yard receiving performances in a season ... first player in franchise history to have at least seven receptions and 60 receiving yards in four consecutive home games ... recorded two receptions for 23 yards @ Was (9/10) ... posted two receptions for 32 yards in his first start of the season vs. NYG (9/17) ... had one reception for two yards vs. Dal (9/24) ... saw game action @ SF (10/1) and had one reception for five yards ... played vs. Cin (10/8) and recorded two receptions for 17 yards ... tallied four receptions for a team-high 62 yards @ LAR (10/15) ... played on offense and special teams @ Sea (10/22) registering three receptions for 29 yards and one special teams tackle ... started vs. Bal (10/29) and had career highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (95) along with his second career TD; his 10 receptions mark the most by a TE in a single game in franchise history while his 95 receiving yards were the most for a Cardinals TE since 1989 (Rob Awalt - 105) ... posted three receptions for 22 yards @ Cle (11/5) ... hauled in eight receptions for a career-high 131 yards vs. Atl (11/12); his 131 receiving yards marked the most by a Cardinals TE in over 53 years (Jackie Smith - 149) ... recorded five catches for 43 yards @ Hou (11/19) ... recorded seven receptions for 60 yards vs. LAR (11/26); became just the eighth different TE in franchise history to have 500+ receiving yards in a season ... had eight catches for 89 yards and a TD @ Pit (12/3); tied the franchise single-season record for receptions by a TE (56) and joined Jackie Smith (7x) and Doug Marsh (1984) as the only TEs in franchise history with 600+ receiving yards in a season ... recorded 10 receptions for 102 yards vs. SF (12/17); established a new franchise single season record for receptions by a TE (66) and became just the second TE in franchise history (Jackie Smith, 3x) to have 700+ receiving yards in a single season; marked the first time in franchise history a player has had seven plus receptions and 60+ receiving yards for four consecutive home games; the ten receptions matched a franchise record he set in Week 8; the performance also marked McBride's second 100-yard game, only Jackie Smith (22) has more games with 100+ receiving yards among Cardinals TEs ... hauled in six receptions for 31 yards @ Chi (12/24) ... recorded six catches for 48 yards @ Phi (12/31) ... posted three receptions for 34 yards and a TD in the regular season finale vs. Sea (1/7/24).
2022: Played in 16 games (13 starts) and recorded 29 receptions for 265 yards and one TD during his rookie campaign ... after totaling four receptions for 38 yards in his first nine games, finished the season strong by recording 25 catches for 227 yards and a TD in his last seven games played ... inactive for the season opener vs. KC (9/11) ... made NFL debut in Cardinals overtime win @ LV (9/18) ... started his first career NFL game vs. LAR (9/25) ... caught his first NFL pass for 11 yards in Cardinals win @ Car (10/2) ... recorded four receptions for 14 yards on MNF in Mexico City vs. SF (11/21) ... started in his return to his home state and recorded four receptions for 55 yards @ Den (12/18) ... in his best game of the season scored his first NFL TD @ Atl (1/1/23) and recorded a then career-high in receptions (seven) and receiving yards (78) ... started in regular season finale @ SF (1/8/23) and registered three receptions for 41 yards.
In four seasons (2018-21) at Colorado State, was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection who appeared in 40 games (32 starts) and had 164 receptions for 2,100 yards and 10 TDs … 2021 John Mackey Award winner who established school career and single-season records for receptions, receiving yards and 100-yard receiving performances (8) by a tight end … two-time team captain (2020-21) ... as a senior in 2021, turned in one of the greatest seasons by an offensive player in school history and one of the best by a TE in FBS history ... named the John Mackey Award winner, the second top individual honor in program history, joining Greg Myers (Thorpe Award-1995) ... named a team captain for the second consecutive season … became the first unanimous first-team All-American selection in program history ... named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year by ProFootballFocus.com … started all 12 games and led all FBS TEs in receptions (90), yards (1,121) and yards per game (93.4) ... established school single-season records in both categories for TEs ... his 1,121 receiving yards were the fifth-most in a single season in FBS history by a TE and the most in Mountain West Conference history ... posted six 100-yard receiving games, tied for second-most by any player in school history and the most ever by a TE ... as a junior in 2020, named one of two team captains and started all four games on his way to earning second-team All-Mountain West honors ... led the team in receptions (22), receiving yards (330), TD receptions (4) and total points (24) … became the first TE to lead the Rams in receiving yardage since Keli McGregor (1984) ... first TE to ever lead the team in scoring ... had TD receptions of 38, 29, 21 and 20 yards … averaged a career-high 15.0 yards per reception … as a sophomore in 2019, started 11-of-12 games played and earned first-team All-Mountain West honors after totaling 45 receptions for 560 yards and four TDs ... had at least three receptions in eight games, including four outings with at least five catches … posted his first career 100-yard game after totaling nine receptions for 101 yards and a TD in the season finale vs. Boise State … hauled in the longest TD reception of his college career with a 69-yard catch at Fresno State ... played in all 12 games (five starts) as a true freshman in 2018 and caught seven passes for 89 yards (12.7) and a TD ... TD came at Florida on a 48-yard reception, his longest of the season ... earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors and was named first-team Academic All-Colorado by the Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Attended Fort Morgan (CO) High School where he had 89 receptions for 1,737 yards and 23 TDs as a TE ... also had 361 rushing yards and three TDs, 310 tackles (60 for loss) with 14 sacks, seven INTs and six blocked punts ... earned first-team 3A All-State honors as both a junior and senior ... earned all-conference honors all four years ... named team MVP in 2017 and 2018 ... also played basketball and baseball, setting school records for most career points in basketball and most home runs and RBIs in baseball ... brother, Toby, was a defensive lineman at CSU and the two played together during all four of Trey's seasons (2018-21) with the team … named a 2017 National Football Foundation Colorado Chapter Scholar-Athlete ... in July of 2023, will host his inaugural youth football camp at Fort Morgan Legion Field in Fort Morgan, CO; the free camp will provide instruction to 300 kids ranging from 3rd to 8th grades.
