2021 SEASON: Played in eight games with five starts and posted 18 receptions for 204 yards (11.3 avg.) and two TDs…Was placed on injured reserve (knee) on Nov. 1...At New Orleans (Sept. 12): Appeared on 28 plays on offense and posted two receptions for 8 yards (4.0 avg.)…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Played 28 snaps on offense and posted three receptions for 52 yards (17.3 avg.), highlighted by a 22-yard TD grab early in the third quarter…At San Francisco (Sept. 26): Started and played 46 of 63 snaps, hauling in a 6-yard reception and also drawing a 24-yard pass-interference penalty on LB Fred Warner to convert a third down late in the third quarter on a drive capped off by a WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling TD catch…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Started and played 56 of 72 snaps, posting two receptions for 8 yards (4.0 avg.)…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Started and played 38 of 64 snaps, hauling in one pass for 8 yards (8.0 avg.)…At Chicago (Oct. 17): Started and played 37 snaps, recording two catches for 10 yards (5.0 avg.)…Vs. Washington (Oct. 24): Started and played 38 snaps, finishing with a season-high four receptions for a season-best 63 yards (15.8 avg.) and a TD. Early in the third quarter, made a 20-yard TD grab to give the Packers a 21-7 lead…At Arizona (Oct. 28): Played 35 snaps and hauled in three passes for 49 yards (16.3 avg.), highlighted by a 33-yard grab to the Arizona 21 late in the third quarter that helped set up a 6-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers to WR Randall Cobb five plays later. Sustained a significant knee injury on the 33-yard catch and did not return.
2020: Played in all 16 games with eight starts and ranked No. 2 on the team with a career-high 52 receptions for 586 yards (11.3 avg.) and 11 TDs…Tied the single-season franchise record (Coffman, 1983) for the most TD catches by a tight end…Was tied for No. 1 in the league in TD receptions among tight ends (Kelce), becoming the first Packer to rank first in the league among TEs since Franks (tied for No. 1 in 2002)...Posted a TD catch in nine games on the season, No. 2 in the NFL among TEs behind only Kelce (10)…Ranked No. 4 among NFL tight ends (min. 50 rec.) with an average of 11.3 yards per catch…Averaged 14.3 yards on his TD receptions, No. 1 in the league among TEs with eight-plus TD grabs…Became only the second TE in franchise annals to register 45-plus catches, 500-plus receiving yards and nine-plus receiving TDs in a season (Coffman, 54-814-11 in 1983)…Had six receptions of 25-plus yards, No. 6 in the league among TEs, and was one of only two TEs in the league (Waller) with three TD catches of 25-plus yards on the season…His six catches of 25-plus yards were tied for the third most by a Green Bay TE in a season since 1991 behind only Finley (seven in 2009 and 2011), while his three TD receptions of 25-plus are tied with Crabtree (2012) for the most by a Packers TE since 1991…Also played in both postseason contests and was tied for No. 2 on the team with eight receptions for 82 yards (10.3 avg.) and a TD…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Posted five receptions for 50 yards (10.0 avg.) and a TD, his second straight game with a TD catch…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Led the team with a career-high 98 receiving yards on a career-best six catches (16.3 avg.) as he became just the third TE in franchise history to post three receiving TDs in a game (Jackson in 1996, Finley in 2011). Registered TD catches of 19, 8 and 21 yards as he became the first undrafted player to have three receiving TDs in a game for the Packers since Mann on Oct. 14, 1951…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Paced the team with 79 yards receiving on five catches (15.8 avg.), including a season-long 45-yarder to the Minnesota 37 early in the third quarter…At Indianapolis (Nov. 22): Caught five passes for 44 yards (8.8 avg.), highlighted by a 25-yard TD catch down the middle of the field on Green Bay's second possession…Vs. Chicago (Nov. 29): Led the team with 67 receiving yards on five receptions (13.4 avg.), including a 39-yard TD pass down the middle of the field in the third quarter that put Rodgers over 50,000 passing yards for his career…Vs. Philadelphia (Dec. 6): Registered four receptions for 39 yards (9.8 avg.), highlighted by his 25-yard TD catch with just under a minute remaining in the first half. Became the first TE in franchise history to post a TD reception of 25-plus yards in three straight games and became the first NFL tight end to do so since Bengals TE Rodney Holman (three straight in 1986-87). Became just the third Green Bay player to register a 25-yard TD catch in three straight games since the 1970 merger (James Lofton, 1984; Greg Jennings, 2008)…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Caught five passes for 36 yards (7.2 avg.) and a TD as he became the first TE in team history to post a TD reception in four consecutive games…Vs. Carolina (Dec. 19): Caught three passes for 18 yards (6.0 avg.), including a 1-yard TD catch to cap Green Bay's opening drive as he posted a TD reception in his fifth straight game, further extending the longest streak by a TE in team history. Became the first NFL tight end to register a TD catch in five straight games in a single season since Broncos TE Julius Thomas in 2014…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Caught two passes for 18 yards (9.0 avg.), highlighted by a 3-yard TD catch on the opening play of the second quarter. The TD grab was his 11th of the season, tying him with Coffman (1983) for the most by a tight end in a season in team history…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Recorded four receptions for 60 yards (15.0 avg.), including a 33-yard grab to the Los Angeles 21 late in the first half that helped set up a Mason Crosby 39-yard field goal to give Green Bay a 19-10 halftime lead…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Posted four receptions for 22 yards (5.5 avg.) and a TD, the first of his career in the playoffs. Found an opening in the end zone in front of S Mike Edwards and made the 8-yard TD grab with 9:28 remaining in the third quarter.
2019: Played in 11 games with one start and had 10 receptions for 100 yards (10.0 avg.) and a TD...Was inactive (hip) for five contests (Weeks 6-10)…Appeared in both postseason games…At Chicago (Sept. 5): Posted a 28-yard reception in the fourth quarter and also recorded a tackle on special teams…At Dallas (Oct. 6): Made a leaping 23-yard grab over S Xavier Woods in the first quarter and got both feet in bounds at the Dallas 26, but sustained a hip injury on the catch that would sideline him for the next five games…Vs. Washington (Dec. 8): Posted his first TD catch of the season when he hauled in a 12-yard pass from Rodgers in the back of the end zone late in the first quarter.
2018: Played in all 16 games with one start, seeing time on offense and special teams...Posted four catches for 77 yards (19.3 avg.) and a TD...Registered one tackle on special teams…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 9): Appeared on 11 snaps on special teams in his NFL debut…Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 16): Posted his first career tackle on special teams…At Detroit (Oct. 7): Saw the first offensive action of his career, appearing on three plays...At Seattle (Nov. 15): Late in the first quarter, ran down the left sideline before heading down the middle of the field to haul in a 54-yard TD pass from Rodgers over S Bradley McDougald, making the grab at the 1-yard line before taking it in for the score on his first career catch. Became the first Packer to post a TD catch of 50-plus yards on his first career reception since Clark (75-yard TD catch) vs. Tampa Bay on Oct. 2, 1983…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Made his first NFL start with the Packers opening up with two TEs and posted a 7-yard reception.
2017: Spent the final four weeks of the season on Green Bay's practice squad after being signed by the Packers on Dec. 5...Was released by the Lions following training camp on Sept. 2…2017 Draft: Was signed by Detroit as an undrafted free agent on May 12.
COLLEGE: Finished his career at Indiana State as the school's leader in career TD receptions (20), single-season TD receptions (10, 2016) and most consecutive games with a reception (21, 2015-16)…Also finished his career ranked No. 2 in school history with 2,047 receiving yards and three of the top 15 single-season receiving-yardage outputs in program history…Majored in physical education…Senior season (2016): Earned second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors as a WR after leading the team in receptions (56), receiving yards (699) and receiving TDs (10)…Recorded eight receptions for 90 yards (11.3 avg.) and a career-high three TDs at Minnesota (Sept. 10)…Posted a career-long 65-yard TD reception at Western Illinois (Oct. 8)…Had a season-high 131 receiving yards on eight receptions (16.4 avg.) and two TDs at Southern Illinois (Oct. 22)…Junior season (2015): Was named honorable mention All-MVFC…Started six of 11 games played and finished the season with 40 receptions for 601 yards (15.0 avg.) and six TDs…Also completed two passes for 56 yards…Posted 10 receptions of 20-plus yards…Notched four receptions for 74 yards (18.5 avg.) and a TD at Purdue (Sept. 12)…Recorded nine receptions for 117 yards (13.0 avg.) and three TDs at Illinois State (Oct. 31)…Sophomore season (2014): Transitioned to WR after spending his freshman season at QB…Played in 13 games and caught 54 passes for 747 yards (13.8 avg.) and four TDs…His 4.2 catches per game ranked No. 10 in the MVFC...Notched eight catches for 89 yards (11.1 avg.) and the first receiving TD of his career vs. Liberty (Sept. 27)…Tied a season high with eight receptions for a career-high 172 yards (21.5 avg.) at Western Illinois (Nov. 22)…Redshirt freshman season (2013): Started three games at QB while playing in 11 total contests…For the season, completed 35 of 102 passes for 348 yards and three TDs…His first career completion at Indiana (Aug. 29) went for a 57-yard TD…Tallied a passing TD and a rushing TD vs. Quincy (Sept. 14)…Made his first career start at Illinois State (Oct. 19), completing 8 of 22 passes for 69 yards while adding a 5-yard TD run in the third quarter.
PERSONAL: Given name Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. …Last name is pronounced TUN-yin…Born in McHenry, Ill. …Sister, Danielle, played volleyball at Bowling Green State (2010-13)…High school: Attended McHenry (Ill.) High School-East Campus, where he lettered two years each in football and basketball…Was an all-conference selection as a QB following his junior and senior seasons…Set the school's career record for passing yards (5,000)…Also attended Marian Central Catholic High School (Woodstock, Ill.) as a freshman...Community involvement: Has volunteered at the Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation, supporting people with cystic fibrosis.
