most receptions by a detroit lion tight end all-time

Charlie Sanders has the most career receptions for the Lions by a tight end, with 336 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Charlie Sanders C. Sanders	336	128		4,817	14.3	37.6	31	-6	4	-1.5	0.0	0
2	Brandon Pettigrew B. Pettigrew	301	93	486	2,965	9.9	31.9	17	0	0		0.0	0
3	David Hill D. Hill	245	100		3,054	12.5	30.5	23	37	8	4.6	0.4	0
4	Sam LaPorta S. LaPorta	200	45	271	2,248	11.2	50.0	21	4	1	4.0	0.1	0
5	T.J. Hockenson	186	47	287	2,068	11.1	44.0	15	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
6	Eric Ebron E. Ebron	186	56	288	2,070	11.1	37.0	11	1	1	1.0	0.0	1
7	David Sloan D. Sloan	180	90	205	2,024	11.2	22.5	15	0	0		0.0	0
8	Jim Gibbons J. Gibbons	180	104		2,159	12.0	20.8	15	0	0		0.0	0
9	Tony Scheffler T. Scheffler	120	50	212	1,311	10.9	26.2	8	5	1	5.0	0.1	0
10	Casey Fitzsimmons C. Fitzsimmons	88	99	146	677	7.7	6.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
11	Brock Wright B. Wright	73	72	96	644	8.8	8.9	11	0	0		0.0	0
12	Mikhael Ricks M. Ricks	64	30	129	773	12.1	25.8	5	0	0		0.0	0
13	Ron Kramer R. Kramer	59	39		678	11.5	17.4	1	0	0		0.0	0
14	Marcus Pollard M. Pollard	58	31	95	616	10.6	19.9	3	0	0		0.0	0
15	Will Heller W. Heller	56	64	91	525	9.4	8.2	5	0	0		0.0	0
16	David Lewis D. Lewis	54	42		678	12.6	16.1	7	0	0		0.0	0
17	Rodney Holman R. Holman	47	47		442	9.4	9.4	2	0	0		0.0	0
18	Rob Rubick R. Rubick	44	88		511	11.6	5.8	3	1	1	1.0	0.0	1
19	Stephen Alexander S. Alexander	41	16	76	377	9.2	23.6	1	0	0		0.0	0
20	Ulysses Norris U. Norris	41	68		510	12.4	7.5	8	0	0		0.0	0
21	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	34	31		290	8.5	9.4	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Jesse James J. James	30	32	49	271	9.0	8.5	2	0	0		0.0	0
23	Walter Rasby W. Rasby	28	48	20	216	7.7	4.5	3	0	0		0.0	0
24	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	25	13		260	10.4	20.0	3	0	0		0.0	0
25	Joseph Fauria J. Fauria	24	23	42	281	11.7	12.2	8	0	0		0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000