TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Seattle Seahawks on March 6, 2013…Waived by the Seahawks on May 8, 2013…Signed by the Seahawks on May 20, 2013…Waived by the Seahawks on Aug. 31, 2013…Signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad on Oct. 9, 2013…Signed by the Cardinals on Jan. 1, 2014…Re-signed by the Cardinals on Feb. 1, 2016…Signed by the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent on March 11, 2017…Signed by the Cleveland Browns as an unrestricted free agent on March 15, 2018…Signed by the Houston Texans as a free agent on March 19, 2019...Signed a contract extension with the Texans on March 10, 2020.
Registered 102 receptions for 1,171 yards (11.5 avg.) and 17 touchdowns in 87 career games played with 63 starts for three NFL franchises from 2013-19
One of only seven tight ends in the NFL to average at least 10.0 yards per reception every season since 2014
Tallied 12 receptions for 110 yards (9.2 avg.) and three touchdowns in five career postseason games
Became the only NFL player with more than 10 receiving touchdowns (13) on less than 100 targets (77) since 2017
Passed Owen Daniels (six in 2012) and Joel Dreessen (six in 2011) for the most touchdown receptions by a tight end in a single season in Texans history
Played professional basketball internationally in Argentina, Mexico, France, Belgium and Finland before returning to the United States to play football in 2013
2019 (Houston 16/14, 2/2):
Played in all 16 games (14 starts) in his first season with the Texans and established single-season career highs in receptions (34), receiving yards (341) and receiving touchdowns (7)
His seven touchdowns set a new franchise record for touchdown receptions by a tight end in a single season and made him the only player in the NFL with at least seven touchdown receptions on less than 50 targets in 2019
Started in both postseason contests and set career postseason highs with seven receptions for 59 yards (8.4 avg.) and notched one touchdown
Started in the season opener at New Orleans (9/9), his Texans debut
Notched his first touchdown as a member of the Texans and the 11th of his career in the Week 3 win over the L.A. Chargers (9/22). Finished the game with five receptions for 49 yards (9.8 avg.) and a touchdown
Pulled in two receptions for 20 receiving yards (10.0 avg.) and two touchdowns vs. Atlanta (10/6). His two touchdowns tied his single-game career high and marked his second career game with multiple receiving touchdowns
Set a new single-game career high with six receptions and posted 69 receiving yards (11.5 avg.) at Kansas City (10/13), the second most receiving yards in a game in his career
Finished with 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six receptions (9.7 avg.) vs. Oakland (10/27), including a season-long 23-yard reception. Posted his third career game with multiple receiving touchdowns, which ties Eric Ebron (three) and Zach Ertz (three) for the second-most games with multiple touchdowns among tight ends since 2017, trailing only Travis Kelce (four)
Caught one pass for a one-yard touchdown at Jacksonville (11/3) for his sixth touchdown of the season, which led all NFL tight ends through Week 9 and tied Owen Daniels (six in 2012) and Joel Dreessen (six in 2011) for the most touchdown receptions by a tight end in a single season in franchise history
Notched 23 receiving yards and one touchdown on two catches (11.5 avg.) vs. New England (12/1), setting a new franchise mark for most touchdown receptions in a single season by a tight end
Set postseason single-game career highs in receptions and receiving yards, recording four receptions for 37 yards (9.3 avg.) in the win over Buffalo in the Wild Card Round (1/4/20)
Pulled in three passes for 22 yards (7.3 avg.) and a touchdown in the Divisional Round at Kansas City (1/12/20)
Recorded 11 receptions for 117 yards (10.6 avg.) and three touchdowns, and helped the Browns rushing offense improve from 4.46 yards per carry in 2017 to 4.61 in 2018
Hauled in a career-long 49-yard touchdown at Oakland (9/30)
Tallied one reception for six yards (6.0 avg.) and one touchdown at Cincinnati (11/25)
Notched a season-high three receptions for 18 yards (6.0 avg.) and one touchdown vs. Cincinnati (12/23)
Finished with 17 receptions for 177 yards (10.4 avg.) and three touchdowns in 16 games played
Registered four receptions for 40 yards (10.0 avg.) at Minnesota (10/1)
Hauled in two receptions for 24 yards (12.0 avg.) and a career-high two touchdowns vs. Carolina (10/8)
Caught two passes for 26 yards (13.0 avg.) and one touchdown at New Orleans (10/15)
Tallied 14 receptions for 154 yards (11.0 avg.) and one interception in 14 games played
Helped block for an offense which recorded the third-most rushing touchdowns (20) in the NFL
Matched a career high with four receptions for 31 yards (7.8 avg.) vs. Tampa Bay (9/18)
Hauled in a 37-yard touchdown reception at the L.A. Rams (1/1/17)
2015 (Arizona 14/12; 2/1):
Registered a career-high 21 receptions for 311 yards (14.8 avg.) and three touchdowns in 14 games played
Notched four receptions for a career-high 82 yards (20.5 avg.) and one touchdown vs. New Orleans (9/13)
Caught two passes for 25 yards (12.5 avg.) and one touchdown at Detroit (10/11)
Hauled in an 18-yard touchdown vs. Cincinnati (11/22)
Recorded three receptions for 54 yards (18.0 avg.) at Philadelphia (12/20)
Finished with two receptions for 36 yards (18.0 avg.) and one touchdown at Carolina in the NFC Championship Game (1/24/16)
2014 (Arizona 10/5; 1/1):
Recorded five receptions for 71 yards (14.2 avg.) in 10 games as a rookie
Notched two receptions for 39 yards (19.5 avg.) at San Francisco (12/28)
Caught one pass for one yard (1.0 avg.) and his first-career touchdown in his postseason debut in the Wild Card Playoff at Carolina (1/3/15)
Played basketball for four seasons (2004-08) at the University of California, Irvine (Calif.)
Averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 123 career games (93 starts)
Earned second-team All-Big West honors as a senior in 2007-08
Named All-Big West honorable mention as a sophomore in 2005-06 and again as a junior in 2006-07
Attended Fullerton (Calif.) High School
Earned all-state honors as a tight end in football, and was an All-CIF Southern Section II-A first-team selection
Brother, Daniel, is a former NFL tight end for the New England Patriots, New York Giants, Denver Broncos and St. Louis Rams
Played professional basketball internationally in Argentina, Mexico, France, Belgium and Finland before returning to the United States to play football
Majored in sociology at UC Irvine
