Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Detroit Lions uniform

Charlie Sanders

TE
Position
#88
Number
Aug 25, 1946
Birthdate
6'4"
Height
225 lbs
Weight
10 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
336
Rec
4,817
Rec Yds
31
Rec TD
128
Games
14.3
Yds/Rec
-
Targets
Career Playoffs
0
Rec
0
Rec Yds
0
Rec TD
1
Games
-
Yds/Rec
-
Targets

Summary

Charlie Sanders played 10 seasons for the Lions. He had 336 catches for 4,817 yards and scored 31 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 7 Pro Bowls. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,134

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

847

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

657

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

5th

OPP PPG

23.6

17th

RUSH YDS/G

127.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

268.1

5th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
Lions Lions
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Thu
11/26
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/13
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

6 - 2

19

Final

9

MIA Dolphins

1 - 7

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
3
6
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
AFC EastWLTPCT
7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
0
8
0
.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/12
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM