Chris Tyree

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Chris Tyree
Personal information
Born: (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 23) [1]
Chester, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
Position: Wide receiver
High school: Thomas Dale (Chester, Virginia)
College: Notre Dame (2020–2023)
Virginia (2024)
NFL draft: 2025: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Christopher Sean Tyree (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He has previously been a member of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Virginia Cavaliers.

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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 [2] and ESPN [3] 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. [4]

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. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7] Prior to the season, he was named on the Doak Walker Award Watchlist. [8]

2023 season

Prior to the 2023 season, he was named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List. [9]

College statistics

SeasonGamesReceivingRushingKick returnsPunt returns
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2020 1208658.10734966.842245620.70
2021 1222425810.82562224.011334726.71
2022 136241385.821004444.431525416.90
2023 1262648418.633–1–0.301111910.81
Virginia Cavaliers
2024 106241365.7011433.901221117.6011111.00
Career 59201061,08110.272431,2045.08621,27020.511213010.81

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 9+18 in
(1.76 m)
192 lb
(87 kg)
29+14 in
(0.74 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.39 s1.45 s2.53 s4.15 s6.99 s42.0 in
(1.07 m)
10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)
19 reps
All values from Pro Day [10]

After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Tyree signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2025. [11] He was waived/injured by New Orleans on August 10. [12]

References

  1. "Chris Tyree, RB Notre Dame". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  2. "Chris Tyree, 2020 All Purpose Back, Notre Dame". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. "Football Recruiting - Chris Tyree - Player Profiles". ESPN . Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. "Chris Tyree, Thomas Dale, All Purpose Back". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. "Chris Tyree 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  6. "Chris Tyree 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  7. "Chris Tyree 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. Driskell, Bryan (July 20, 2022). "Chris Tyree Named To The Doak Walker Award Watch List". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. Vowles, Joshua (August 4, 2023). "Notre Dame Football: Chris Tyree Earns A Spot On Hornung Award Watch List". One Foot Down. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  10. "Chris Tyree RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  11. "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". NewOrleansSaints.com. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  12. Sigler, John. "Saints cut rookie wide receiver at halftime of their Chargers preseason game". Saints Wire. Retrieved August 11, 2025.