McBride started the final eight games of the season and struggled like most rookie tight ends do. He only averaged 30 yards per game, though he did flash in Week 17 with seven catches for 78 yards and a score. McBride was a truly elite producer in college with a rare 1,100-yard season in his final year at Colorado State. So he is a strong hold in Dynasty leagues, with the expectation he will eventually be a starter. But it will be hard to roster him in redraft leagues as long Zach Ertz is ahead of him on the depth chart. If something happens to move McBride atop the depth chart, expect him to move into our top 15.
Cardinals' Trey McBride: Strong showing in tough conditions
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McBride recorded eight receptions on nine targets for 89 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 24-10 win over the Steelers.
Arizona's offense played through rain-soaked conditions and understandably relied primarily on their run game as a result. That didn't stop McBride from turning in an excellent performance, which was highlighted by three catches of at least 15 yards as well as a five-yard touchdown reception just before halftime. In four games since Kyler Murray has returned, McBride has at least 60 receiving yards on three occasions.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Available for Sunday's game
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McBride (groin) is listed as active Sunday in Pittsburgh.
After sitting out the first practice of Week 13 prep due to a groin injury, McBride capped it with back-to-back limited sessions and entered the weekend as questionable for Sunday's game. Eventually, both Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported that McBride was slated to play, and his status now has been cleared up. McBride has been Kyler Murray's favorite pass catcher since the quarterback returned from his torn ACL, racking up a 20-234-0 line on 25 targets over the past three contests.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Still expected to play Sunday
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McBride (groin) is expected to suit up for Sunday's game against the Steelers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
McBride is officially listed as questionable for Week 13, but reports remain positive about his chances of suiting up Sunday. The starting tight end's status will be made official when Arizona releases its inactive list roughly 90 minutes ahead of Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Meanwhile, wideout Marquise Brown (heel) is also expected to take on Pittsburgh, and he'll likely represent McBride's primary competition for targets in the Arizona passing game.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Expected to play Sunday
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McBride (groin) is likely to play in Sunday's game against the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
McBride popped up with a groin injury that sidelined him during practice Wednesday. However, he was able to participate in a limited fashion Thursday and Friday, and it looks he's on track to suit up for his 13th game this season Sunday. McBride's ultimate availability will come down to Arizona's actives/inactives list released 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff in Pittsburgh.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Status up in air for Sunday
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McBride (groin) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game in Pittsburgh, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
In the same week in which the Cardinals waived veteran tight end Zach Ertz (quadriceps), McBride himself managed just two limited practices (Thursday and Friday) and now has an injury designation ahead of Week 13 action. McBride's status will be clarified about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1.00 p.m. ET kickoff, and if he's deemed active, he'll look to continue his rapport with quarterback Kyler Murray, which has amounted to 20 catches (on 25 targets) for 234 yards and no touchdowns over the last three contests.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Expected to practice again
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McBride (groin) will practice Friday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
McBride was a limited participant Thursday after being held out from Wednesday's session. Coach Jonathan Gannon said an upcoming Week 14 bye won't impact any decisions on the tight end's availability for a game in Pittsburgh this Sunday. Meanwhile, the team waived 33-year-old TE Zach Ertz on Thursday, answering any questions about whether the veteran's eventual return from a quad injury might impact McBride's rather large role in the offense.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Logs limited practice Thursday
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McBride (groin) practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com reports.
McBride wasn't spotted at the media-access portion of Thursday's practice, per Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site. However, McBride eventually mixed into drills at some point, making some headway toward being available Sunday at Pittsburgh. In the end, his listing on Friday's injury report will give a sense of his odds to suit up this weekend.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: No practice Thursday
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McBride (groin) didn't practice Thursday, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
McBride has been on a tear of late with quarterback Kyler Murray under center, hauling in 20 of 25 targets for 234 yards over the last three games. As the Cardinals make their way through Week 13 prep, McBride has yet to mix into drills and now has just one more chance to do so before the team potentially makes a ruling on his availability for Sunday's contest at Pittsburgh.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: TEs to Start
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In three games with Kyler Murray, McBride has 25 targets and two outings with at least 13 PPR points. He's the best option in the passing game for the Cardinals, and I'm still starting him even in a tough matchup with the Steelers in Week 13. Pittsburgh is No. 8 in fewest Fantasy points allowed to opposing tight ends, but David Njoku, Dalton Schultz, Mark Andrews and Evan Engram have all scored at least 12.5 PPR points against the Steelers. McBride should follow suit, and he has top-five upside in all leagues for Week 13.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Dealing with groin issue
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McBride was a non-participant at Wednesday's practice due to a groin injury, Darren Urban of the Cardinals' official site reports.
McBride was emerging as one of Arizona's top pass catchers before Kyler Murray returned from his torn ACL in Week 10, and since then, the second-year tight end has combined for 20 catches (on 25 targets) for 234 yards over the last three games. With the groin issue keeping him off the field to begin Week 13 prep, however, McBride's status will be one to monitor closely as Sunday approaches to get a sense of his potential to suit up in Pittsburgh.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Contrarian DFS Play
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McBride has a terrible matchup against the Steelers and Kyler Murray hasn't looked great as a passer. I could not care less. McBride and Travis Kelce are the only tight ends who rank top three in both yards per route run and targets per route run. He's an elite tight end talent in an elite role and he's in play every week regardless of the matchup.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Seven catches in Week 12 loss
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McBride brought in seven of nine targets for 60 yards in the Cardinals' 37-14 loss to the Rams on Sunday.
The talented tight end finished as the team leader in receptions while checking in as the runner-up in receiving yards and tied for second in targets as well. McBride's production has proven to have some staying power in the wake of Zach Ertz's quadriceps injury, with the former posting at least five receptions in four of his last five games. McBride will aim to keep up his recent stretch of play in a Week 13 interconference road battle against the Steelers.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Top DFS Play
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I still believed McBride is underpriced at $6,100 which makes this one of the rare instances when Travis Kelce is on the main slate and I am not suggesting him in cash games. Of course, if you don't feel as comfortable with McBride, Kelce is the next best option.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: TEs to Start
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McBride more than lived up to the hype in Week 10 against Atlanta with Kyler Murray back with eight catches for 131 yards on nine targets. That's now two games in his past three outings with at least 21.1 PPR points, and McBride is a must-start Fantasy tight end in all leagues heading into Week 11 against Houston since the Texans allow the most Fantasy points to opposing tight ends this year.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Top DFS Play
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They couldn't raise McBride's price fast enough, especially with Travis Kelce, T.J. Hockenson, and Mark Andrews all off the main slate. Especially against a Texans defense that has seen the most tight end targets this season. I have McBride projected for 1.6 more Fantasy points than any other tight end on the slate but he's not even one of the three highest priced options at the position on FanDuel.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Another fruitful outing in Week 10
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McBride reeled in eight of nine targets for 131 yards during Sunday's 25-23 victory against the Falcons.
In quarterback Kyler Murray's return to the lineup from last December's ACL tear, McBride paced the Cardinals in every receiving category, with Rondale Moore's 5-43-0 line on eight targets a distant second to the second-year tight end. McBride came close to replicating his 10-95-1 line on 14 targets from Week 8, when he was working with now-Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs. Those outings aside, though, McBride has surpassed 40 receiving yards only one time in his other eight games. Perhaps the connection displayed between Murray and McBride will be the norm moving forward, and their next chance to keep it up arrives Sunday, Nov. 19 at Houston.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Sleeper TEs
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McBride was a disappointment in Week 9 at Cleveland with three catches for 22 yards on five targets, but he played that game with Clayton Tune at quarterback. Kyler Murray (knee) is making his 2023 debut in Week 10, and that should help McBride get back on track. He scored 25.5 PPR points in Week 8 against Baltimore with Joshua Dobbs under center, and this offense has been fantastic for tight ends all year. I like McBride as a top-10 Fantasy tight end in Week 10.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Top DFS Play
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In a week where we don't have Travis Kelce, Dallas Goedert or Darren Waller and Dalton Kincaid is off the main slate, McBride is priced as the No. 14 tight end. He projects as my No. 2 tight end, just a point and a half behind T.J. Hockenson. I expect him to be the clear No. 2 option behind Marquise Brown and I expect Kyler Murray to be better than any other QB the Cardinals have started this season.
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Cardinals' Trey McBride: Limited to three grabs in shutout
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McBride brought in three of five targets for 22 yards in the Cardinals' 27-0 loss to the Browns on Sunday.
McBride's catch and yardage totals, modest as they were, qualified as the second highest for the Cardinals on an afternoon when rookie Clayton Tune threw for only 58 yards in his starting debut. Despite the downturn following a breakout 10-catch, 95-yard, one-touchdown performance versus the Ravens in Week 8, McBride could reemerge as a significant component in the air attack if Kyler Murray (knee) is activated ahead of a Week 10 home matchup against the Falcons.
Trey McBride is second only to Travis Kelce in both targets per route run and yards per route run. Even with a terrible matchup this week against the Browns, he's a must-start tight end. Rest of season he may legitimately be a top-five tight end. He's the No. 1 priority at any position this week if you don't already have an elite tight end.
