Robert Joseph Tonyan Jr. (/tʌnjən/ TUN-yən;[1] born April 30, 1994) is an American professional football tight end who is currently a free agent.

He played college football at Indiana State, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

[4] In his 2015 junior season, Tonyan had 40 receptions for 601 yards (fourteenth in school history) and six touchdowns despite starting just six of 11 games, which earned him an honorable mention on the All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team.

[3] He appeared in the first nine games of the season, but was targeted just once before his first NFL reception, a 54-yard touchdown from Aaron Rodgers against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11.

[11] On April 24, 2020, the Packers re-signed Tonyan as an exclusive-rights free agent, putting him under contract in Green Bay for another year.

[15] In the NFC Championship against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tonyan recorded 4 catches for 22 yards and a touchdown during the 31–26 loss.

[18] On October 28, 2021, Tonyan tore the ACL in his left knee during the Packers week 8 game against the Arizona Cardinals, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2021 season.

After playing in four games, recording no statistics, he was released from the team on October 22, 2024, in favor of signing linebacker Bo Richter.