most receiving touchdowns in a single season by tight end lions

The Detroit Lions had their most receiving touchdowns in a season in 2022, with 12 touchdowns.

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	TEAM	REC TD	SEASON	GP	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Lions	12	2022	52	66	93	784	11.9	15.1	0	0		0.0	0
2	Lions	11	2023	51	101	136	1,008	10.0	19.8	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
3	Lions	11	2011	47	115	182	1,166	10.1	24.8	5	1	5.0	0.1	0
4	Lions	10	1976	27	54		794	14.7	29.4	0	0		0.0	0
5	Lions	9	2024	51	74	100	848	11.5	16.6	0	0		0.0	0
6	Lions	9	2013	41	68	110	739	10.9	18.0	0	0		0.0	0
7	Lions	8	2020	44	83	128	899	10.8	20.4	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
8	Lions	8	2015	34	63	101	681	10.8	20.0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Lions	8	1983	47	37		378	10.2	8.0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Lions	8	1964	28	46		620	13.5	22.1	0	0		0.0	0
11	Lions	7	2017	48	74	119	797	10.8	16.6	0	0		0.0	0
12	Lions	7	2001	37	43	76	444	10.3	12.0	0	0		0.0	0
13	Lions	6	2021	36	80	113	777	9.7	21.6	0	0		0.0	0
14	Lions	6	2010	47	120	188	1,137	9.5	24.2	0	0		0.0	0
15	Lions	6	1970	28	41		550	13.4	19.6	0	0		0.0	0
16	Lions	5	2025	49	67	92	677	10.1	13.8	0	0		0.0	0
17	Lions	5	2012	61	118	210	1,221	10.3	20.0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Lions	5	2009	46	80	137	800	10.0	17.4	0	0		0.0	0
19	Lions	5	1999	46	52	83	628	12.1	13.7	0	0		0.0	0
20	Lions	5	1971	27	37		590	15.9	21.9	0	0		0.0	0
21	Lions	4	2018	44	45	67	461	10.2	10.5	0	0		0.0	0
22	Lions	4	2006	42	40	59	479	12.0	11.4	0	0		0.0	0
23	Lions	4	2005	33	56	96	561	10.0	17.0	0	0		0.0	0
24	Lions	4	2003	52	60	101	594	9.9	11.4	0	0		0.0	0
25	Lions	4	1998	45	30		285	9.5	6.3	0	0		0.0	0

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

533

Goff

RUSH

208

Gibbs

REC

209

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

4th

OPP PPG

35.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

115.5

12th

PASS YDS/G

266.5

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	1	.500
Lions	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

1 - 1

Final

Bills

2 - 0

Thu 17 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000