Chris Tyree (born December 5, 2001) is an American college football wide receiver for the Virginia Cavaliers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
| Virginia Cavaliers – No. 4 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Graduate Student |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 5, 2001[1] Chester, Virginia, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Thomas Dale (Chester, Virginia) |
Early life
editTyree 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
edit2020 season
editDuring 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
editDuring 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
editDuring 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
editPrior to the 2023 season, he was named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.[9]
College statistics
edit| Season | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Kick returns | Punt returns | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 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 | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 53 | 17 | 94 | 993 | 10.6 | 7 | 233 | 1,169 | 5.0 | 8 | 55 | 1,173 | 21.3 | 1 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "Chris Tyree, RB Notre Dame". dynastyleaguefootball.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Tyree, 2020 All Purpose Back, Notre Dame". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Football Recruiting - Chris Tyree - Player Profiles". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Tyree, Thomas Dale, All Purpose Back". 247Sports.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Tyree 2020 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Tyree 2021 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Tyree 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Driskell, Bryan (July 20, 2022). "Chris Tyree Named To The Doak Walker Award Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ 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.