detroit lions all-time tight end leaders

Charlie Sanders has the most career receiving yards for the Lions by a tight end, with 4,817 yards.

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	NAME	REC YDS	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	4,817	128	336		14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
2	David Hill D. Hill	3,054	100	245		12.5	30.5	23	37	8	4.6	0.4	0
3	Brandon Pettigrew B. Pettigrew	2,965	93	301	486	9.9	31.9	17	0	0		0.0	0
4	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	2,420	47	213	289	11.4	51.5	23	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
5	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	2,159	104	180		12.0	20.8	15	0	0		0.0	0
6	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	2,070	56	186	288	11.1	37.0	11	1	1	1.0	0.0	1
7	T.J. Hockenson	2,068	47	186	287	11.1	44.0	15	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
8	David Sloan D. Sloan	2,024	90	180	205	11.2	22.5	15	0	0		0.0	0
9	Tony Scheffler T. Scheffler	1,311	50	120	212	10.9	26.2	8	5	1	5.0	0.1	0
10	Mikhael Ricks M. Ricks	773	30	64	129	12.1	25.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
11	David Lewis D. Lewis	678	42	54		12.6	16.1	7	0	0		0.0	0
12	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	678	39	59		11.5	17.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
13	Casey Fitzsimmons C. Fitzsimmons	677	99	88	146	7.7	6.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
14	Brock Wright B. Wright	663	74	75	99	8.8	9.0	11	0	0		0.0	0
15	Marcus Pollard M. Pollard	616	31	58	95	10.6	19.9	3	0	0		0.0	0
16	Will Heller W. Heller	525	64	56	91	9.4	8.2	5	0	0		0.0	0
17	Rob Rubick R. Rubick	511	88	44		11.6	5.8	3	1	1	1.0	0.0	1
18	Ulysses Norris U. Norris	510	68	41		12.4	7.5	8	0	0		0.0	0
19	Rodney Holman R. Holman	442	47	47		9.4	9.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
20	Stephen Alexander S. Alexander	377	16	41	76	9.2	23.6	1	0	0		0.0	0
21	Dan Campbell D. Campbell	330	19	23	34	14.3	17.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
22	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	290	31	34		8.5	9.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Joseph Fauria J. Fauria	281	23	24	42	11.7	12.2	8	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jesse James J. James	271	32	30	49	9.0	8.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
25	Levine Toilolo L. Toilolo	263	16	21	24	12.5	16.4	1	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000