Tyler Conklin

Detroit Lions
Tight End #83

Personal

Age	30
Birthdate	July 30, 1995
Height	6'3"
Weight	248 lb

Draft

College	Central Michigan
Year	2018
Pick	Round: 5, Overall: 157
Team	MIN

Fantasy Value

Player News

Tyler Conklin: Tyler Conklin Signs One-Year Deal With Lions

Free-agent tight end Tyler Conklin is signing an undisclosed one-year deal with the Detroit Lions on Friday, according to his agent, Mike McCartney. Conklin will join the Lions, his fourth different team, for his ninth NFL campaign in 2026. The 30-year-old veteran played for the Los Angeles Chargers last year and caught only seven of his 10 targets for 101 yards and no touchdowns in 13 regular-season games (five starts) as a depth option. The former fifth-round pick (157th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in 2018 out of Central Michigan will likely be in a depth role again in his move to Motown, behind both Sam LaPorta (back) and Brock Wright (neck), leaving him avoidable in all fantasy football leagues. Conklin had a career-high 621 receiving yards in 2023 with the New York Jets, and he's never scored more than four times in a single season. He's caught a total of 270 passes in his career for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns across his eight seasons.

Mar. 13, 2026 12:49 PM EST

Player Stats

YEAR	TM	GM	Receiving						Rushing
YEAR	TM	GM	REC	TGT	%	YDS	TD	YPC	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD	FUM
2018	MIN	16	5	7	71.4	77	0	15.4	0	0	0	0	0
2019	MIN	16	8	10	80.0	58	0	7.2	0	0	0	0	0
2020	MIN	16	19	26	73.1	194	1	10.2	0	0	0	0	0
2021	MIN	16	59	83	71.1	587	3	9.9	0	0	0	0	0
2022	NYJ	16	56	83	67.5	539	3	9.6	2	3	1.5	0	0
2023	NYJ	16	59	84	70.2	605	0	10.3	1	0	0	0	0
2024	NYJ	16	49	69	71.0	433	3	8.8	1	0	0	0	0
2025	LAC	16	6	9	66.7	95	0	15.8	1	2	2.0	0	0