Robert Tonyan

Receptions:	148
Receiving yards:	1,549
Receiving touchdowns:	17

Robert Tonyan
	Tonyan with the Green Bay Packers in 2021
Personal information
Born:	April 30, 1994 (age 29); McHenry, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	McHenry East; (McHenry, Illinois)
College:	Indiana State (2012–2016)
Position:	Tight end
Undrafted:	2017
Career history
	Detroit Lions (2017)*; Green Bay Packers (2017–2022); Chicago Bears (2023);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:
Receptions:	148
Receiving yards:	1,549
Receiving touchdowns:	17
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

He played college football at Indiana State, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.

Early years

Tonyan attended McHenry Community High School – East Campus. He lettered twice in basketball and football. As a quarterback, he was named all-conference as a junior and senior, and set the school record with 5,000 career passing yards.

College career

Tonyan enrolled at Indiana State in 2012, and started for four years after redshirting his first year. He appeared in 11 games in 2013, starting three as a quarterback. His first career completion was a 57-yard touchdown, and he completed 35 of 102 passes for 348 yards and three touchdowns. His second year, he moved to wide receiver, where he caught 54 passes for 747 yards (6th in school history) and four touchdowns, including a career-high 172 yards in the last game of the season (seventh in school history). In his 2015 junior season, Tonyan had 40 receptions for 601 yards (fourteenth in school history) and six touchdowns despite starting just six of 11 games, which earned him an honorable mention on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. As a fifth-year senior, Tonyan had 56 receptions for 699 yards (ninth all-time) and a school-record ten touchdowns. He set several career records for the Sycamores, including 20 touchdown receptions, 21 consecutive games with a reception, two games with three receiving touchdowns, and was second all-time to Sam Logan with 150 receptions and 2,047 yards.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in (1.95 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m)	10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m)	4.58 s	1.53 s	2.60 s	4.34 s	7.12 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)	16 reps
All values from Indiana State's Pro Day

Detroit Lions

On May 12, 2017, the Detroit Lions signed Tonyan to a three-year, $1.66 million contract as an undrafted free agent. His signing made him the tenth Indiana State football player to reach the NFL. He was released before the season began.

Green Bay Packers

Tonyan was signed to the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers for the final four games of the 2017 season, and was re-signed for the 2018 season. He appeared in the first nine games of the season, but was targeted just once before his first NFL reception, a 54-yard touchdown from Aaron Rodgers against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11. He totaled four receptions for 77 receiving yards and one touchdown on the 2018 season.

In 2019, the Packers tendered exclusive rights to Tonyan. On December 8, 2019, Tonyan caught a 12-yard pass for a touchdown in a 20–15 win over the Washington Redskins. He totaled ten receptions for 100 receiving yards on the 2019 season.

On April 24, 2020, the Packers re-signed Tonyan as an exclusive-rights free agent, putting him under contract in Green Bay for another year. On September 20, 2020, Tonyan caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in a 42–21 win over the Lions in Week 2. In a nationally televised Monday Night Football game on October 5, 2020, Tonyan caught six passes for 98 yards, including three touchdown passes, to lead the Packers over the Atlanta Falcons 30–16. In the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tonyan recorded 4 catches for 22 yards and a touchdown during the 31–26 loss.

The Packers placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Tonyan on March 17, 2021. On May 27, Tonyan signed his tender worth $3.4 million. On October 28, 2021, Tonyan tore the ACL in his left knee during the Packers week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2021 season. He was placed on injured reserve on November 1, 2021.

On March 20, 2022, Tonyan re-signed with the Packers on a one year contract.

Chicago Bears

On March 16, 2023, Tonyan signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Led the league (for tight ends)
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Receiving					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2018	GB	16	1	4	77	19.2	54T	1	0	0
2019	GB	11	1	10	100	10.0	28	1	0	0
2020	GB	16	8	52	586	11.3	45	11	0	0
2021	GB	8	5	18	204	11.3	33	2	0	0
2022	GB	17	3	53	470	8.9	24	2	0	0
2023	CHI	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Total		70	18	137	1,437	10.5	54T	17	0	0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

Year	Team	Games		Receiving					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Fum	Lost
2019	GB	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
2020	GB	2	0	8	82	10.3	33	1	0	0
Total		4	0	8	82	10.3	33	1	0	0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

References

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