Tyler Eifert

On November 5, Eifert finished with five catches for 53 yards and three touchdowns in a 31–10 Bengals win over the Cleveland Browns, tying him with Rodney Holman (1989) and Bob Trumpy (1969) for the Bengals franchise record for single-season touchdowns by a tight end, with nine.

On November 22, Eifert caught three passes for 22 yards and two touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals.

Eifert became the franchise leader for most single-season touchdowns by a tight end.

Tyler Gregory Eifert (born September 8, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL).

Eifert enrolled in the University of Notre Dame, where he played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2009 to 2012 under head coaches Charlie Weis and Brian Kelly.

As a freshman in 2009, Eifert played in only one game after suffering a back injury.

As a sophomore in 2010, he entered the season as a backup to Kyle Rudolph but took over as the starter after Rudolph suffered a season-ending injury.

He finished the season with 27 receptions for 352 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.

In his junior season, he took over the tight end starting position.

As a starter, Eifert had 63 receptions for 803 yards and five touchdowns.

He broke the school's tight end single-season receptions and receiving yards record, previously held by Ken MacAfee.

He was named a 2011 Mackey Award finalist but did not win the award.

As a senior, he had 50 receptions for 685 yards with 4 touchdowns.

He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, receiving first-team All-American honors and winning the John Mackey Award as the top college tight end in 2012.

He also won the 2012 Mackey Award after being named a finalist the year before and was also named second-team All-American by the Associated Press.

Eifert was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Eifert attended Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic School and Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He played tight end and defensive back in football and power forward in basketball.

As a senior, he had nine touchdowns on offense and 97 tackles and five interceptions on defense.

Considered only a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he chose to attend Notre Dame over other offers from Indiana, Minnesota, and Purdue.

After a 42–14 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game, Eifert decided to forgo his final season of eligibility and declared his intention to enter the 2013 NFL Draft.

Eifert was selected in the first round with the 21st overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2013 NFL Draft.

On July 15, 2013, Eifert signed a four-year, $8.25 million rookie contract with the Bengals.

On September 8, 2013, Eifert made his NFL debut, recording five receptions for 47 yards in a 24–21 loss to the Chicago Bears.

On September 16, Eifert caught three passes for 66 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On October 20, Eifert caught his first career touchdown on a 32-yard pass from Andy Dalton against the Detroit Lions.

On December 15, 2013, Eifert caught his second touchdown of his career against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On December 22, Eifert left the game against the Minnesota Vikings early with a stinger injury.

This injury sidelined Eifert for the season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.

He finished his rookie season with 39 receptions for 445 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

On September 7, 2014, during the first game of the 2014 season against the Baltimore Ravens, Eifert recorded three receptions for 37 yards before suffering a dislocated elbow and shoulder labrum tear after landing awkwardly on his arm while trying to twist out of a leg tackle.

He was placed on injured reserve on September 10, 2014, and ended up being out for the season.

On September 13, 2015, Eifert posted a career day with nine receptions for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening victory over the Oakland Raiders.

On October 11, Eifert was Andy Dalton's biggest target in a Week 5, 27–24 comeback victory against the two-time defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks with eight receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns.

On November 29, 2015, Eifert caught a touchdown in the Bengals' 31–7 win over the St. Louis Rams.

Eifert left the game in the third quarter with a stinger injury.

The injury sidelined Eifert for two games until the season finale.

He finished the 2015 season with 52 receptions for 615 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns.

On January 3, 2016, Eifert capped off the regular season with a touchdown in the Bengals' 24–16 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Eifert earned a bid to the 2016 Pro Bowl on Team Irvin but injured his ankle during the game.