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Shane Zylstra

TE

#82

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-4

Weight: 237 lbs

College: Minnesota State

2024 SEASON

  • REC
    1
  • YDS
    22
  • AVG
    22
  • TDS
    0
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
13 Bears W 23 - 20
14 Packers W 34 - 31
15 Bills L 42 - 48
16 @Bears W 34 - 17
17 @49ers W 40 - 34
18 Vikings W 31 - 9
7 @Vikings W 31 - 29
8 Titans W 52 - 14
9 @Packers W 24 - 14
10 @Texans W 26 - 23
11 Jaguars W 52 - 6 1 22 22 22 0
12 @Colts W 24 - 6

Career Stats

WRTE Career

SEASON TEAM G GS REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
2021 Detroit Lions 4 0 3 34 11.3 16 0
2022 Detroit Lions 13 2 11 60 5.4 14 4
2024 Detroit Lions 12 1 1 22 22 22 0
TOTAL 29 3 15 116 12.9 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

• Ended Minnesota State career as the Maverick's leader in receptions (227), receiving yards (4,297) and receiving TDs (54), transitioning from collegiate WR to TE with the Vikings.

• Scored 330 points in his career, the 3rd-best in MSU history.

• In 2019, set MSU season records for catches (81), receiving yards (1,676) and TDs (18).

• Earned 1st-Team All-America from AP in 2019 and 2nd-Team All-America by the AFCA, D2Football.com and D2CCA.

• Twice named CoSIDA 1st-Team Academic All-America and 3-time All-Academic team honoree by the Northern Sun Conference.

• Helped Mavericks to Division II national title game against West Florida as a senior in 2019, falling 48-40. 

• Set career-high with 11 catches in national championship game and career-best 220 yards came in 2019 vs. Minnesota-Duluth. He had career-high 3 TDs in a game on 4 occasions.

• Minnesota native earned All-State honors at New London-Spicer High in rural central Minnesota.

• Older brother, Brandon, is a WR with the Carolina Panthers after starting his NFL career with the Vikings in 2018. 

• Earned bachelor's degree from MSU in biology.

• Married to Gabriel, has a son, Brooks.

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