2025
2025 season · TE · #84 · 5th season
Shane Zylstra
Age 29 · 6'4" · 244 lb · Minnesota State · Undrafted (2021). Snap share 40% across 6 games.
- How goodZylstra has -1.8 EPA on 5 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+0.5).
- Fantasy0.4 standard points a game.0.7 half-PPR points a game.1.0 PPR points a game.
- How he's usedShane gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTargets are steady: 1.7 a game over his last three against 0.8 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 10% | |||
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 7.4 | |||
| After the catchyards per reception | 0.7 | |||
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 60% | |||
| EPA per target | -0.37 |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 20% | |||
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 0% | |||
| Yards per game | 3.3 | |||
| Success rate | 20% | |||
| Total EPA | -1.8 |
Graded once he reaches 15 targets. 72 tight ends qualify so far.
Zylstra scores 0.4 standard points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.4; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 5 busts (under 3).
Zylstra scores 0.7 half-PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 0.7; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 5 busts (under 4).
Zylstra scores 1.0 PPR points a game, not enough games to rank yet. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 1.0; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 4 busts (under 5).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Shane gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Zylstra has -1.8 EPA on 5 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets. The biggest share comes after the catch (+0.5).
career +0.23 over 2022 · the lowest of his 2 seasons
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying tight ends, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
His targets spread much like the league's: no spot with five or more runs 15% above the league's share.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at GB L 13-2713th D | 13th vs TE | 9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | vs CHI W 52-2111th D | 11th vs TE | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | at BAL W 38-30Did not play | |||||||
| 4 | vs CLE W 34-10Did not play | |||||||
| 5 | at CIN W 37-24Did not play | |||||||
| 6 | at KC L 17-30Did not play | |||||||
| 7 | vs TB W 24-9Did not play | |||||||
| 8 | Bye week | |||||||
| 9 | vs MIN L 24-27Did not play | |||||||
| 10 | at WAS W 44-22Did not play | |||||||
| 11 | at PHI L 9-16Did not play | |||||||
| 12 | vs NYG W 34-27Did not play | |||||||
| 13 | vs GB L 24-31Did not play | |||||||
| 14 | vs DAL W 44-30Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 15 | at LA L 34-414th D | 4th vs TE | 58% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 | vs PIT L 24-2917th D | 17th vs TE | 66% | 5 | 3 | 20 | -1.8 | |
| 17 | at MIN L 10-236th D | 6th vs TE | 66% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 18 | at CHI W 19-1611th D | 11th vs TE | 41% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 6 games | 40% | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | -1.8 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at GB L 13-2713th D | 13th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 2 | vs CHI W 52-2111th D | 11th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 3 | at BAL W 38-30Did not play | ||||||||
| 4 | vs CLE W 34-10Did not play | ||||||||
| 5 | at CIN W 37-24Did not play | ||||||||
| 6 | at KC L 17-30Did not play | ||||||||
| 7 | vs TB W 24-9Did not play | ||||||||
| 8 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 9 | vs MIN L 24-27Did not play | ||||||||
| 10 | at WAS W 44-22Did not play | ||||||||
| 11 | at PHI L 9-16Did not play | ||||||||
| 12 | vs NYG W 34-27Did not play | ||||||||
| 13 | vs GB L 24-31Did not play | ||||||||
| 14 | vs DAL W 44-30Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 15 | at LA L 34-414th D | 4th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 16 | vs PIT L 24-2917th D | 17th vs TE | 10% | 12% | 7.4 | 2 | -0.37 | 1 | |
| 17 | at MIN L 10-236th D | 6th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 18 | at CHI W 19-1611th D | 11th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 6 games | 2% | 2% | 7.4 | 2 | -0.37 | 1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at GB L 13-2713th D | 13th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 2 | vs CHI W 52-2111th D | 11th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 3 | at BAL W 38-30Did not play | ||||||
| 4 | vs CLE W 34-10Did not play | ||||||
| 5 | at CIN W 37-24Did not play | ||||||
| 6 | at KC L 17-30Did not play | ||||||
| 7 | vs TB W 24-9Did not play | ||||||
| 8 | Bye week | ||||||
| 9 | vs MIN L 24-27Did not play | ||||||
| 10 | at WAS W 44-22Did not play | ||||||
| 11 | at PHI L 9-16Did not play | ||||||
| 12 | vs NYG W 34-27Did not play | ||||||
| 13 | vs GB L 24-31Did not play | ||||||
| 14 | vs DAL W 44-30Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 15 | at LA L 34-414th D | 4th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 16 | vs PIT L 24-2917th D | 17th vs TE | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | ||
| 17 | at MIN L 10-236th D | 6th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 18 | at CHI W 19-1611th D | 11th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||
| 20 | Bye week | ||||||
| 21 | Bye week | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 6 games | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
Targets are steady: 1.7 a game over his last three against 0.8 for the season. At or above a starter's median in yards in 1 of 6 games. Week 18 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 1st-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 10.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | – |
| 11 to 22Middle | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | -0.37 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | – | – | – | – |
| All games | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | -0.37 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
How this is measured
His yards climb as the defense gets softer (r = 0.69): the schedule has been doing some of the work.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2022, 60 receiving yards in 8 games. This season's 20.0 a game puts him on pace for 340 over 17, a career high.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DET | 3 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | -0.77 |
| 2022 | DET | 8 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 4 | 5.5 | 7.5 | +0.23 |
| 2024 | DET | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 11.0 | +1.24 |
| 2025 | DET | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 20.0 | -0.37 |
| Career | 1 tm | 14 | 28 | 18 | 136 | 4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | -0.09 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 0 on 5 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 68.7
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jahmyr GibbsRB | 337 | 1839 · 18 TD | +15.1 |
 David MontgomeryRB | 187 | 908 · 8 TD | +3.6 |
 Amon-Ra St. BrownWR | 175 | 1410 · 11 TD | +56.2 |
 Jameson WilliamsWR | 108 | 1129 · 7 TD | +54.7 |
 Sam LaPortaTE | 49 | 489 · 3 TD | +36.4 |
 Kalif RaymondWR | 32 | 308 · 1 TD | +16.8 |
 Isaac TeSlaaWR | 27 | 239 · 6 TD | +17.8 |
 Brock WrightTE | 22 | 108 · 2 TD | -1.9 |