Gavin Bartholomew
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
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| current_team = Minnesota Vikings
| number = 86
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|4|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 246
| high_school = Blue Mountain {{nowrap|(Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania)}}
| college = Pittsburgh (2021–2024)
| draftyear = 2025
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 202
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status = Active
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Gavin Bartholomew (born April 30, 2003) is an American professional football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
Early life
Bartholomew was born on April 30, 2003, and grew up in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|url=https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2025/04/09073220/2025-Beast-v02.pdf|website=The Athletic|url-access=subscription|title=The Beast: 2025 NFL Draft Guide|author=Brugler, Dane|date=April 2025|pages=171–172}} He started playing football in third grade and also competed in baseball growing up. He attended Blue Mountain High School where he competed in football, baseball and track and field. He started at quarterback at Blue Mountain, before moving to defensive end and tight end as a sophomore; he started at defensive end for his final three seasons and was a starter at tight end as a junior and senior. He caught 27 passes for 527 yards and five touchdowns as a junior and was named team captain as a senior, catching six passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns before returning to quarterback to conclude the season. A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football as a tight end for the Pittsburgh Panthers, after having flipped from the Buffalo Bulls.{{Cite news|url=https://triblive.com/sports/pitt-gets-commitment-from-tight-end-gavin-bartholomew-2021-class-ranked-20th-in-the-nation/|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|title=Pitt gets commitment from tight end Gavin Bartholomew; 2021 class ranked 20th in nation|date=November 29, 2020|author=Dipaola, Jerry}}{{Cite news|url=https://triblive.com/sports/te-gavin-bartholomew-might-be-pitts-best-draft-prospect/|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|title=TE Gavin Bartholomew might be Pitt's best draft prospect|date=April 23, 2025|author=Adamski, Chris}}
College career
As a true freshman with the Panthers in 2021, Bartholomew caught 28 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/pittsburgh/football/gavin-bartholomew-discusses-path-pitt-panthers|website=Sports Illustrated|title=Gavin Bartholomew Discusses Path to Pitt|date=April 23, 2025|author=Sinclair, Kevin}} He was named honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and was chosen second-team Freshman All-American for his performance. He played in 13 games, 10 as a starter, in 2022, posting 21 catches for 283 yards and two touchdowns, and he then caught 18 passes for 326 yards and one touchdown in the 2023 season, during which he started all 10 games in which he appeared. As a senior in 2024, he served as a team captain and caught 38 passes for 322 yards and four touchdowns.{{Cite news|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2025/04/26/pitt-panthers-football-nfl-draft-picks/stories/202504260040|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Pitt’s Branson Taylor, Gavin Bartholomew picked in 6th round of NFL draft |author=Thompson, Stephen; Schnable, Abby|date=April 26, 2025}}{{Cite news|url=https://triblive.com/sports/minnesota-vikings-select-pitt-tight-end-gavin-bartholomew-in-6th-round/|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|title=Minnesota Vikings select Pitt tight end Gavin Bartholomew in 6th round|date=April 26, 2025|author=Adamski, Chris}} He concluded his collegiate career having started 41 games and totaled 104 receptions for 1,248 yards and 11 touchdowns. He accepted an invite to the 2025 Senior Bowl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/pittsburgh/football/pitt-panthers-gavin-bartholomew-accepts-senior-bowl-invite|website=Sports Illustrated|author=Campbell, Dominic|date=December 3, 2025|title=Pitt Panthers TE Accepts Senior Bowl Invite }}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 5/8
| weight = 246
| dash = 4.70
| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.76
| shuttle = 4.30
| cone drill = 7.00
| vertical = 36.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 2
| bench = 16
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/gavin-bartholomew/32004241-5272-5688-e52b-cd5f217f3f70 |title=Gavin Bartholomew Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 2, 2025}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1054266&DraftYear=2025 |title=Gavin Bartholomew College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=May 2, 2025}}
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Bartholomew was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round (202nd overall) of the 2025 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Lindsey |date=April 26, 2025 |title=Sixth Round: Vikings Select LB Kobe King & TE Gavin Bartholomew in 2025 NFL Draft |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/kobe-king-gavin-bartholomew-2025-nfl-draft |access-date=April 26, 2025 |publisher=Minnesota Vikings |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/gavin-bartholomew/13402 Pittsburgh Panthers bio]
- [https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/gavin-bartholomew/ Minnesota Vikings bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Category:People from Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
Category:American football tight ends
Category:Blue Mountain High School alumni