Trey McBride makes surprising admission after record-breaking All-Pro season

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride put together a forgettable season in 2025, hauling in 126 receptions to break the single-season record at his position. This production earned him first-team All-Pro honors.

He solidified his status as the best tight end in the league.

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In four seasons in the NFL, McBride accumulated 3,475 receiving yards. That number is more than Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Gates managed in their first four years.

History also confirms this. Only Jimmy Graham with 3,863, Mike Ditka with 3,671 and George Kittle with 3,579 have had more during the same period.

Despite all the accolades piling up, McBride isn’t ready to crown himself yet. During an appearance on the Ross Tucker Football podcast last week, he was asked if he considers himself the best tight end in football.

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“No, I don’t. These guys, Travis (Kelce), George (Kittle), Mark Andrews and all these other really good tight ends, they’ve been doing it for a long time,” McBride said. “They’ve been doing it for six, seven, eight, nine years now or whatever, so their work is just great. I think, you know, I just have to keep stacking, keep putting good years on tape and maybe in four or five years, yeah, but right now I don’t feel like I’m there.”

That’s a humble opinion from someone who has already built an impressive resume. The tight ends McBride mentioned have been dominant for years, so his caution makes sense. That said, his numbers speak for themselves.

McBride set the Cardinals single-season record for catches by a tight end and finished with 1,239 yards and 11 touchdowns. This is by no means a quiet season.

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He has become one of the franchise’s obvious faces and one of their most reliable offensive weapons.

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