Tanner McLachlan

A "savvy" TE that Bengals coaches and scouts identified during draft process, McLachlan was picked by Cincinnati in sixth round in April's draft ... Spent final two college seasons (2022-23) at Arizona, after beginning career at Southern Utah ... In 25 games at Arizona, caught 79 passes for 984 yards and six TDs, and earned second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors in 2023 ... Holds Arizona record for career receptions by a TE, while receiving yardage ranks second most ... A native of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada), he is one of two Canadians on Bengals roster entering training camp, with HB Chase Brown.

An "savvy" TE that Bengals coaches and scouts identified during draft process, McLachlan was picked by Cincinnati in sixth round in April's draft ... Spent final two college seasons (2022-23) at Arizona, after beginning career at Southern Utah ... In 25 games at Arizona, caught 79 passes for 984 yards and six TDs, and earned second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors in 2023 ... Holds Arizona record for career receptions by a TE, while receiving yardage ranks second most ... A native of Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada), he is one of two Canadians on Bengals roster entering training camp, with HB Chase Brown.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in sixth round of NFL Draft (194th overall) on 4-27-24 ... Signed with Bengals on 5-10-24.

College highlights:

Played in 25 games over two seasons (2022-23) at Arizona ... Spent three seasons at Southern Utah University — fall 2018, fall '19 and spring '21.

2023—Played in 13 games for Arizona ... Named second-team All-Pac-12 ... Caught 45 passes for 528 yards and four TDs ... His 528 receiving yards led all Pac-12 TEs ... His 45 receptions were second most by a TE in program history and ranked second among Pac-12 TEs in '23 ... Closed out regular season with season-high seven grabs for 60 yards and two TDs on Nov. 25 at Arizona State.

2022—Played in all 12 games with seven starts at TE in first season at Arizona ... Caught 34 passes for 456 yards and two TDs ... His 34 catches were the most by an Arizona TE since Rob Gronkowski in 2008 ... Posted season highs in catches (six) and receiving yards (88) on Sept. 24 at California.

2021—Did not play in fall of '21 ... Played in five games for Southern Utah during spring of '21, as '20 fall season was moved due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Caught 12 passes for 120 yards.

2019—Played in three games for Southern Utah, catching three passes for 48 yards.

2018—Saw action in three games as redshirt freshman for Southern Utah.

High school:

Attended Lethbridge Collegiate Institute in Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada) ... Received All-Canadian award as a wide receiver ... Totaled over 1000 all-purpose yards as a senior.

Personal:

Hometown is Lethbridge, Alberta (Canada) ... One of two Canadians on Bengals active roster entering 2024 training camp, alongside HB Chase Brown (London, Ontario) ... Majored in psychology at Southern Utah ... Last name is pronounced "mick-LOCK-linn."

Last Updated July 2024