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

1,964

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

773

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

571

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

3rd

OPP PPG

25.7

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

131.4

7th

PASS YDS/G

280.6

4th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/22
@
1:00 PM
Thu
11/26
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 1

15

Final

19

DET Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
3
0
.571
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
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)
Mon
11/2
@
8:15 PM
Thu
11/5
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM