Shane Zylstra
TE
#82
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 237 lbs
College: Minnesota State
2025 SEASON
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Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 2 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 11 | 60 | 5.4 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 54.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 31 | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 2 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 12 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 4 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 4 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.