#85
Robert Tonyan
DET · 2017GB · 2017–2022CHI · 2023MIN · 2024KC · 2024–2025UFA
RobertTonyan#85TE
Age
32
Apr 30, 1994
Height
6'5"
77"
Weight
240
lb
College
Indiana State
Drafted
2017
UDFA
Exp
9
seasons
Contract
$1M
1y · $1.3M APY
Status
UFA
UFA

2025 Season

Latest production
Rec
1
2025
Targets
1
regular season
Rec Yds
1
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Y/R
1.0
regular season
Catch %
100%
1/1
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2017 — Present · Includes honors
2024–2025
Kansas City Chiefs · Tight End
TE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2024
Minnesota Vikings · Tight End
TE · 5 active weeks
NFL
2023
Chicago Bears · Tight End
TE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2017–2022
Green Bay Packers · Tight End
TE · 77 active weeks
NFL
2017
Detroit Lions · Wide Receiver
WR · 0 active weeks
NFL

Draft Profile

2017 Draft
Selection
Undrafted Free Agent
2017 UDFA signing with Detroit Lions
TeamDET
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.