Bolts From The Blue
The Chargers are adding TE Tyler Conklin to pair with 2024 starter Will Dissly.
The Chargers are signing former Vikings and Jets tight end Tyler Conklin to a one-year deal. The news was first broke by his agent Mike McCartney.
Conklin is a former fifth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings back in 2018. He played collegiately at Central Michigan where was named Third-Team All-MAC as a senior. He ended his college career with 83 catches for 1,159 yards and 11 touchdowns.
After being buried on the depth chart through his first three seasons with the Vikings, Conklin broke out during the 2021 season with 61 receptions for 593 yards and three touchdowns while starting 15-of-17 games. Prior to the 2022 season, Conklin signed with the New York Jets where he’s started 47 games over the past three seasons. In 2023, Conklin recorded a career-high 621 receiving yards on 61 receptions. This past season while catching passes from Aaron Rodgers, Conklin caught a career-high four touchdowns to go with 449 yards on 51 catches.
Conklin now joins a tight end room that features incumbent starter Will Dissly and former undrafted free agents Tucker Fisk and McCallan Castles. Once again, the Chargers have two tight ends with starting experience to lean on offensively. Dissly is seemingly once again going to be the run-blocking specialist while Conklin is more of a down-field threat, similar to what the team was hoping to get from Hayden Hurst this past season.
