Chris Tyree

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Chris Tyree
Virginia CavaliersNo. 4
Position Wide receiver
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 22) [1]
Chester, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Thomas Dale (Chester, Virginia)

Chris Tyree (born December 5, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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Early life and high school

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

SeasonPosGamesReceivingRushingKick returnsPunt returns
GPGSRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTDRetYdsAvgTD
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2020 RB1208658.10734966.842245620.70
2021 RB1222425810.82562224.011334726.71
2022 RB136241385.821004444.431525416.90
2023 WR1262648418.633–1–0.301111910.81
Virginia Cavaliers
2024 WR00000000000000
Career 49148294511.572321,1615.08501,05721.111111910.81

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References

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  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.
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  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.