Chris Tyree

Christopher Sean Tyree (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Virginia Cavaliers.

Early life Tyree grew up in Chester, Virginia and attended Thomas Dale High School. He was rated a five-star recruit by 247Sports and a four-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN and he committed to play college football at Notre Dame over offers from other schools such as Oklahoma, Alabama, Boston College, Florida State, Michigan, Mississippi State, Penn State and South Carolina.

College career During Tyree's true freshman season in 2020, he appeared in all 12 games at running back and kick returner. He finished the season with 1,017 all-purpose yards (496 rushing, 65 receiving, and 456 kick returns), 6.8 yards per carry, and four touchdowns.

During the 2021 season, he played in 12 games and started two of them. He finished the season with 827 all-purpose yards (222 rushing, 258 receiving and 347 kick returns) and three touchdowns.

During the 2022 season, he played in all 13 games and started six of them. He finished the season with 444 rushing yards and three touchdowns, 24 passes for 138 yards and 15 returning kicks for 254 yards. Prior to the season, he was named on the Doak Walker Award Watchlist.

Prior to the 2023 season, he was named on the Paul Hornung Award Watch List.

College statistics Season Team Games Receiving Rushing Kick returns Punt returns GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD Ret Yds Avg TD 2020 Notre Dame 12 0 8 65 8.1 0 73 496 6.8 4 22 456 20.7 0 — — — — 2021 Notre Dame 12 2 24 258 10.8 2 56 222 4.0 1 13 347 26.7 1 — — — — 2022 Notre Dame 13 6 24 138 5.8 2 100 444 4.4 3 15 254 16.9 0 — — — — 2023 Notre Dame 12 6 26 484 18.6 3 3 –1 –0.3 0 — — — — 11 119 10.8 1 2024 Virginia 10 6 24 136 5.7 0 11 43 3.9 0 12 211 17.6 0 1 11 11.0 0Career 59 20 106 1,081 10.2 7 243 1,204 5.0 8 62 1,270 20.5 1 12 130 10.8 1

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2025 NFL draft, Tyree signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2025. He was waived/injured by New Orleans on August 10.

On December 16, 2025, Tyree worked out for the Pittsburgh Steelers.