Position: Tight end Height 1.98 m Weight 109 kg | Roster status: Active Parents Charlotte Kroft Name Tyler Kroft | |
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Date of birth: (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992 (age 23) NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 High school Downingtown West High School Profiles | ||
2015 rutgers pro day tyler kroft
Tyler Kroft (born October 15, 1992) is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers.
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- 2015 rutgers pro day tyler kroft
- Tyler kroft drafted round 3 by cincinatti bengals
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- References
Tyler kroft drafted round 3 by cincinatti bengals
Early years
Kroft attended Downingtown East High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. He played tight end and wide receiver. He was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit. He committed to Rutgers University to play college football.
College career
Kroft was redshirted as a freshman in 2011. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he played in 11 games and had three receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, Kroft started 12 of 13 games and had 43 receptions for 573 yards and four touchdowns. Kroft started 12 of 13 games as a redshirt junior in 2014, recording 24 receptions for 269 yards.
After his redshirt junior season, he entered the 2015 NFL Draft. He finished his collegiate career with 70 receptions for 901 yards and five touchdowns.
Professional career
Kroft was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 85th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft. He caught his first career touchdown in Week 16 against the 49ers on a 20-yard pass from AJ McCarron. He played in all 16 games his rookie season with six starts, recording 11 receptions for 129 yards and one touchdown.
