- Selected by the Cardinals in the second round (55th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft, signed a four-year extension on 4/3/25 that will keep him in Arizona through the 2029 season.
- Earned 1st team AP All-Pro honors in 2025, becoming the first TE in franchise history to do so and the first offensive Cardinals player to achieve the accolade since 2016 (RB David Johnson).
- Named to his second-consecutive Pro Bowl in 2025, joining TE Jackie Smith (5) as the only TEs in franchise history to earn multiple Pro Bowl selections.
- Named the "Cardinals/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year" in 2024 in recognition of outstanding community service activities off the field as well as excellence on the field.
- In his first four seasons (2022-25), appeared in 66 games (58 starts) with 347 receptions for 3,475 yards and 17 TDs. Also added a TD on a fumble recovery.
- His 347 receptions are the most in NFL history by a TE in their first four seasons and also represent the highest total for any player in Cardinals history in their first four seasons.
- Started all 17 games in 2025 and totaled 126 receptions for 1,239 yards and 11 TDs. Combined with his 111 catches in 2024, became the first TE in NFL history with 100+ receptions in back-to-back seasons.
- His 126 catches in '25 established a new NFL single-season record for receptions by a TE, surpassing the previous record of 116 by Zach Ertz in 2018. His 126 receptions also established a franchise single-season record, besting the previous record of 115 by WR DeAndre Hopkins in 2020.
- In '25, joined Travis Kelce (2018, '20, '22) and Dallas Clark (2009) as the only TEs in NFL history with 100+ receptions, 1,000+ receiving yards & 10+ TDs in a season.
- Joined Hall of Fame WR Larry Fitzgerald (3, 2015-17) as the only Cardinals players ever with 100+ receptions and 1,000+ receiving yards in back-to-back seasons.
- Led all NFL TEs in receptions and receiving yards in '25 and tied for the lead in TD receptions.
- Established franchise single-season records for receiving yards (1,239) and receiving TDs (11) by a TE. Also became the first TE in franchise history with multiple seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards (1,239 in '25; 1,146 in '24).
- His 11 TD receptions nearly quadrupled his previous career high for TD catches in a single season (3 in 2023). Of his 17 career TD receptions, 10 have come in his last 12 games played.
- Between 2024-25, had a least five receptions in 16 consecutive games, the longest such streak by a TE in NFL history. It was also the longest such streak in franchise history.
- Ended the '25 season having caught 5+ receptions in each of his last 10 road games. That tied the longest such streak by a TE in NFL history, matching his own mark from 2023-24 that he shared with Travis Kelce (2019-20).
- In 2025 became the first TE in NFL history with 5+ receptions in each of the first 14 games of a season.
- Between Games 6-10 in '25, had a streak of five consecutive games with at least one TD reception. He became the first Cardinals TE in franchise history to have a TD catch in five consecutive games.
- Has an active streak of 58 consecutive games with at least one reception dating back to Week 10 of his rookie season in 2022. Has a reception in every career game played in which he has been targeted at least once.
- Has eight games with 100+ receiving yards over the last three seasons (2023-25) after the Cardinals went 34 years without a 100-yard outing by a TE.
- Has nine career outings with 10+ receptions over the last three seasons (2023-25). Entering 2023, no TE in Cardinals history had ever caught 10+ passes in a game.
- Finished the '25 campaign with four games of 10+ receptions, joining Fitzgerald (4 in 2017) as the only players in Cardinals history to accomplish the feat.
- Finished the 2024 season with 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and two TDs to go along with a rushing TD and a fumble recovery TD. Became the first TE in franchise history with 100+ receptions in a season and joined Hall of Fame TE Jackie Smith (1,205 in 1967) as the only TEs in team annals to have 1,000+ receiving yards in a season.
- Set the franchise record for receptions in a game by a TE with 12 catches for 133 yards @ Seattle in Week 12 of the '24 season. Followed up with 12 receptions for 96 yards the following week @ Minnesota, becoming the first Cardinal ever and the first TE in NFL history to have 12+ catches in back-to-back games.
- Added another 12-reception performance in Week 17 at Los Angeles, becoming the first TE in NFL history to have three games with 12+ receptions in a single season. Only two players in NFL history - regardless of position - had had more such games in a single season (CeeDee Lamb - 4 in 2023; HOFer Cris Carter - 4 in 1995).
- Started 12-of-17 games in 2023, and despite not taking over as the team's #1 TE until Week 8, led the Cardinals in receptions (81) and receiving yards (825) while also adding three TD catches.
- After taking over as the Cardinals full-time starter at TE in Week 8 of 2023, hauled in 66 receptions for 665 yards and three TDs. He ranked second among NFL TEs in receptions and second in receiving yards during that span (Weeks 8-18).
- Had his first career 100-yard outing in Week 10 vs. Atlanta (11/12/23) when he caught eight passes for 131 yards. The performance came 34 years to the day since the last 100-yard outing by a Cardinals TE: Rob Awalt, 105 yards vs. Dallas on 11/12/89.
- Winner of the 2021 John Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end and earned unanimous first-team All-America honors as a senior at Colorado State. Also named the Mountain West 2021-22 Male Athlete of the Year.
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.
2025: Named to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive season and became the first TE in franchise history to earn AP first-team All-Pro honors ... selected as a finalist for the 2025 FedEx Air Player of the Year ... started all 17 games and finished the season with 116 receptions for 1,239 yards and 11 TDs, all career-highs ... established a new NFL single-season record for by a TE as well as the franchise record for most receptions in a single season ... finished second in the NFL in receptions behind only Rams WR Puca Nacua (129) ... led all NFL TEs in receptions and receiving yards and tied Philadelphia's Dallas Goedert for the lead in TD receptions ... posted a team-high six receptions for 61 yards in the season opening win @ NO (9/7) ... led the team in receptions and yards with six for 78 yards in the home opener vs. Car (9/14); marked his 18th outing with 5+ receptions and 50+ receiving yards since 2023 leading all TEs during that span ... had a team-high five receptions for 43 yards and scored his first TD of the season @ SF (9/21) ... had a team-high seven receptions for 52 yards vs. Sea (9/25) ... led the team in receptions for the fifth-straight game with five for 41 yards vs. Ten (10/5) ... led the team in receptions for the sixth-straight game with eight catches for 72 yards and a TD @ Ind (10/12) ... led the team with 10 receptions for 74 yards and two TDs vs. GB (10/19); marked the first multi-TD outing of his career ... caught five passes for 55 yards and a TD in the MNF win @ Dal (11/3); became the first Cardinal TE to have at least one TD reception in three straight games since Rob Awalt in 1987; also marked his 10th consecutive game with 5+ receptions ... led the team with nine receptions for 127 yards, marking his sixth career outing with 100+ receiving yards, and a TD @ Sea (11/9); the TD marked the 12th of his career; tied Jackie Smith (4) as the only Cardinals TEs in the to have at least one TD catch in four consecutive games ... grabbed 10 receptions for 115 yards and TD vs. SF (11/16), his second consecutive game with 100+ receiving yards; marked his fifth consecutive game with a TD, the longest streak by a TE in franchise history ... registered eight receptions for 82 yards and a TD @ TB (11/30) and reached 309 career receptions, the most by any TE in NFL history through their four seasons; marked his 14th consecutive game with at least five receptions, passing Larry Fitzgerald (13) for the longest streak in franchise history ... caught five passes for 58 yards vs. LAR (12/7), extending his streak to 15 consecutive games with at least five receptions ... led the team with 12 catches for a career-high 134 yards and two TDs @ Hou (12/14); marked his 16th consecutive game with 5+ receptions, passing Travis Kelce (15 games in 2018) for the longest streak in NFL history by a TE; surpassed 100+ receptions and 1,000+ yards on the season, becoming just the second TE in NFL history to reach those statistics through 14 games joining Zach Ertz (2018); joined Anquan Boldin (9/27/2007 and 12/23/2007) as the only players in franchise history to have 12+ receptions, 130+ yards and 2+ TDs in a single game ... posted 10 receptions for 76 yards and a TD @ Cin (12/28), setting a new NFL single-season record for receptions by a TE, passing Zach Ertz (116 in 2018); broke the team record for receptions in a season, passing DeAndre Hopkins (115 in 2020) ... led the team in receptions with seven catches for 65 yards in the season finale @ LAR (1/4/26).
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) ... 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 10 receptions for 95 yards along with his second career TD; his 10 receptions mark the most by a TE in a single game in franchise history ... 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); his performance came 34 years to the day since the last 100-yard outing by a Cardinals TE (Rob Awalt, 105 yards vs. Dallas on 11/12/89) ... 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 10 receptions matched the franchise single-game record he set in Week 8; the performance also marked McBride's second 100-yard game, with only Jackie Smith (22) having more career 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 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.
