Chris Tyree
{{Short description|American football player (born 2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Tyree
| currentteam=New Orleans Saints
| number = 89
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|5}}{{cite web|url=https://dynastyleaguefootball.com/player/9993299/Chris_Tyree|title=Chris Tyree, RB Notre Dame|website=dynastyleaguefootball.com|access-date=October 4, 2023}}
| birth_place = Chester, Virginia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 192
| highlights=
| high_school = Thomas Dale {{nowrap|(Chester, Virginia)}}
| college=Notre Dame (2020–2023)
Virginia (2024)
|undraftedyear=2025
|pastteams=
- New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
|status=Active
}}
Christopher Sean Tyree (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Virginia Cavaliers.
Early life
Tyree grew up in Chester, Virginia and attended Thomas Dale High School. He was rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports and a four-star recruit by Rivals{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/chris-tyree-13376|title=Chris Tyree, 2020 All Purpose Back, Notre Dame|website=Rivals.com|access-date=October 4, 2023}} and ESPN{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/combine/_/id/229548/chris-tyree|title=Football Recruiting - Chris Tyree - Player Profiles|website=ESPN|access-date=October 4, 2023}} and he committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from other schools such as Oklahoma, Alabama, Boston College, Florida State, Michigan, Mississippi State, Penn State and South Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/chris-tyree-85374/high-school-148152/|title=Chris Tyree, Thomas Dale, All Purpose Back|website=247Sports.com|access-date=October 4, 2023}}
College career
=2020 season=
During Tyree's true freshman season in 2020, he appeared in all 12 games at running back and kick returner. He finished the season with 1,017 all-purpose yards (496 rushing, 65 receiving, and 456 kick returns), 6.8 yards per carry, and four touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chris-tyree-1/gamelog/2020/|title=Chris Tyree 2020 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
=2021 season=
During the 2021 season, he played in 12 games and started two of them. He finished the season with 827 all-purpose yards (222 rushing, 258 receiving and 347 kick returns) and three touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chris-tyree-1/gamelog/2021/|title=Chris Tyree 2021 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
=2022 season=
During the 2022 season, he played in all 13 games and started six of them. He finished the season with 444 rushing yards and three touchdowns, 24 passes for 138 yards and 15 returning kicks for 254 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chris-tyree-1/gamelog/2022/|title=Chris Tyree 2022 Gamelog|website=Sports Reference|access-date=October 12, 2023}} Prior to the season, he was named on the Doak Walker Award Watchlist.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-football-chris-tyree-named-to-doak-walker-award-watch-list|title=Chris Tyree Named To The Doak Walker Award Watch List|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Bryan|last=Driskell|date=July 20, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
=2023 season=
Prior to the 2023 season, he was named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.{{cite web|url=https://www.onefootdown.com/2023/8/4/23820187/notre-dame-football-chris-tyree-earns-a-spot-on-hornung-award-watch-list-fighting-irish-nd-cfb-news|title=Notre Dame Football: Chris Tyree Earns A Spot On Hornung Award Watch List|website=One Foot Down|first=Joshua|last=Vowles|date=August 4, 2023|access-date=October 12, 2023}}
=College statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Kick returns ! colspan="4"| Punt returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="20" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=white}}"| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 12 || 0 || 8 || 65 || 8.1 || 0 || 73 || 496 || 6.8 || 4 || 22 || 456 || 20.7 || 0 || — || — || — || — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 12 || 2 || 24 || 258 || 10.8 || 2 || 56 || 222 || 4.0 || 1 || 13 || 347 || 26.7 || 1 || — || — || — || — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 13 || 6 || 24 || 138 || 5.8 || 2 || 100 || 444 || 4.4 || 3 || 15 || 254 || 16.9 || 0 || — || — || — || — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 6 || 26 || 484 || 18.6 || 3 || 3 || –1 || –0.3 || 0 || — || — || — || — || 11 || 119 || 10.8 || 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| colspan="20" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers|color=white}}"| Virginia Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 10 || 6 || 24 || 136 || 5.7 || 0 || 11 || 43 || 3.9 || 0 || 12 || 211 || 17.6 || 0 || 1 || 11 || 11.0 || 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/chris-tyree-1.html Career] | 59 | 20 | 106 | 1,081 | 10.2 | 7 | 243 | 1,204 | 5.0 | 8 | 62 | 1,270 | 20.5 | 1 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 1/8
| weight = 192
| dash = 4.39
| ten split = 1.45
| twenty split = 2.53
| shuttle = 4.15
| cone drill = 6.99
| vertical = 42.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 7
| bench = 19
| arm span = 29 1/4
| hand span = 9
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://ras.football/ras-information/?PlayerID=29563&ovl=Virginia |title=Chris Tyree RAS |website=RAS.Football |access-date=June 3, 2025}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Tyree signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2025.{{cite web |title=New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents |url=https://www.neworleanssaints.com/news/saints-undrafted-free-agents-photos-2025-udfa-tracker-nfl |website=NewOrleansSaints.com |access-date=28 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/players-roster/chris-tyree/ New Orleans Saints bio]
- [https://fightingirish.com/roster/chris-tyree/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
- [https://virginiasports.com/player/chris-tyree/ Virginia Cavaliers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Virginia
Category:People from Chester, Virginia
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players