Tommy
Tremble.
Tommy
Tremble.
Notre Dame· 6'3"· 241 lb· 4.60s 40
"A Notre Dame TE known for in-line blocking chops and a limited target profile — a Round-3 fullback-Y hybrid projection."Pre-draft read
Plays as an in-line Y and H-back tight end, with value derived first from blocking and second from red-zone receiving. Operates primarily attached in a three-point stance, but also features as a fullback lead-blocker on split zone, inserts, and occasionally detached as an F. True flex looks are rare.
Blocking is a core identity, characterized by plus effort and technique; he wins the C-gap on outside zone by working through contact and mirroring the edge-defender's hips. He is not a knockback point-of-attack drive blocker due to a lean frame, but his base is wide, hand placement is clean, and he consistently finishes reps. As a receiver, he excels on option cuts, drags, and red-zone stick concepts, demonstrating short-area rather than seam-stretching ability.
This prospect fits best in a Shanahan outside zone or similar play-action-heavy spread RPO system that values versatile blocking tight ends.
Year 1 role as a rotational blocking H-back/Y with immediate special teams value; ceiling is a high-volume complementary tight end who can be utilized in varied ways.
A pass-heavy Air Raid or pure spread RPO scheme that demands a seam-splitting receiving tight end as a primary target will diminish his value dramatically.
His athletic profile and blocking prowess make him a versatile chess piece, though his receiving upside remains more projection than proven production.
Tommy Tremble (TE, Notre Dame) Scouting Report || 2021 NFL Draft || Carolina Panthers
Full pre-draft scouting report on Tremble's blocking identity, limited receiving sample and Carolina fit.
Tommy Tremble NFL Draft Tape | Notre Dame TE
Notre Dame draft tape showing Tremble's motion/H-back usage, contact balance and run-game temperament.
@NDFootball | Tommy Tremble Pro Day Compilation #IrishintheNFL (2021)
Notre Dame pro-day compilation documenting Tremble's workout context before he became a top-85 pick.
Tommy Tremble projects as a blocking Y or H-back hybrid with potential for expansion into a move-TE role based on his athletic profile. Teams are buying a player who brings immediate impact in the run game, with the upside that his receiving production could grow into a more prominent role, partially fueled by his 4.59 forty-yard dash time.
His usage at Notre Dame involved primarily in-line and H-back roles within a run-heavy scheme, and he inherited TE1 snaps in 2020 after shadowing Cole Kmet in 2019. While his career receiving line was modest (35 catches for 401 yards and 4 touchdowns across 25 games), the Irish offense deployed him to block first. His athletic testing lifted his draft stock.
Concerns centered on his limited receiving sample and lean play strength against elite edge rushers. Despite a consensus draft range of 75-110 among evaluators, Carolina selected him at #83, banking on his blocking prowess and the athletic potential to develop his receiving game.
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Move tight-end athletic profile
possesses legitimate movement traits for the position, providing detached-alignment upside for H-back or move tight end roles.
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Run-blocking effort and technique
a willing in-line and detached blocker, capable of sealing the C-gap on outside zone and delivering impactful down blocks.
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Football makeup
praised for work ethic and film study, showcasing the mental profile of a coach’s player and a low-risk cultural addition.
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YAC creation flashes
exhibits real physicality after the catch, breaking arm tackles and demonstrating vision to string moves together on screens.
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Alignment versatility
utilized in-line, at fullback, in the slot, and detached at Notre Dame, making him a scheme-flexible piece for various offensive systems.
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Receiving production
career receiving numbers were modest, resulting in a thinner résumé than typically expected for a Day 2 tight end, requiring projection.
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Route-tree depth
production was heavily reliant on schemed short-area concepts, indicating a need to expand his route tree beyond manufactured touches.
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Long-speed ceiling
average timed speed suggests he is not a true seam-stretching move tight end, despite his overall athletic profile.
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Play strength at the point
a leaner frame occasionally struggles to anchor when asked to hold up as an in-line blocker against premier edge rushers.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.60sp50
- Vertical
- 36.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 122inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 20repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 16 | 183 | 4 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 12 | 19 | 217 | 0 |
| Career | — | 25 | 35 | 400 | 4 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Every-down blocker who carves out a real 30-catch, 5-TD red-zone role inside a run-first offense.
Blocking Y whose second contract came from red-zone receiving value and dependable in-line reps rather than volume targets.
TE2/TE3 blocking specialist with a thin receiving tree who bounces around rosters as a run-package piece.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Solid Round-3 hit for the role. Full-time blocking Y from Year 1 in Carolina, red-zone receiver evolution in Year 3 (34-313-6 in 2023 with improved red-zone usage), signed a 2-year, $9M extension in early 2024. Career: 100+ catches, ~1,000 receiving yards, 10+ TDs across 5 seasons — the blocker-Y with red-zone touchdowns projection landed cleanly.
Pre-draft context. Tommy Tremble arrived at Notre Dame as a 3-star Georgia recruit and grew up in the shadow of Cole Kmet, catching 16 balls for 183 yards and 4 TDs as a redshirt freshman blocking specialist in 2019 before inheriting TE1 snaps in 2020 (19-218-0 across 12 games). The receiving résumé was thin by design — the Irish deployed him as an in-line Y and H-back on a run-heavy front spearheaded by Kyle Hamilton's recruiting class and a veteran offensive line. What lifted him onto Day 2 boards was the athletic testing: 4.59 at 241 lb, 33.5" vertical, 10'6" broad, a pro-day day that translated on tape as real burst out of a three-point stance and legitimate movement skills for an in-line body. Consensus lived in the 75–110 range — Dane Brugler top-90, PFF top-100, Daniel Jeremiah third-to-fourth-round grade — with the flag identical across boards: the receiving sample was too small to project a full-time three-down role, and the offense he was leaving had asked him to block first.
NFL fit — Carolina Panthers. Carolina took him at #83 as a plug-and-play blocking Y next to Christian McCaffrey and, more quietly, as the athletic bet that the receiving reps would grow with volume. The rookie year (2021) landed exactly where the pre-draft grade projected — 15 starts, 20-180-1 as a designated blocker on outside zone and duo — and Year 2 (2022) held the same lane through the Baker Mayfield / Sam Darnold rotation. The offense finally opened up in 2023 with improved red-zone tight-end usage: 34-313-6, career-high touchdowns, and enough tape as a two-way Y to earn a two-year, $9M extension in early 2024. The 2024 season regressed with Bryce Young's early benching and QB churn shrinking the tight-end targets, but Tremble stayed the on-field TE1 blocker.
Retrospective. Solid Day-2 hit for the role Carolina drafted. Tremble never grew into the move-TE ceiling the athletic testing hinted at, but he did exactly what a Round-3 blocking Y is supposed to do: start from Year 1, hold up in-line, earn a second contract, and add real red-zone value in the right offense. The pre-draft flag — thin receiving résumé — turned out to be the ceiling, not the floor. Marginal-plus Round-3 outcome.