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Tyler Conklin Detroit Lions · #83

Tight End · 6' 3", 245 lbs · Chesterfield, MI · Age 31

Tyler Conklin is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, drafted 157th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 7 passes for 101 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 157th overall8-yr veteran
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Detroit Lions · #83 · Tight End
Tyler Conklin
Season avg7 rec · 101 yds · 0 td
Career avg270 rec · 2,645 yds · 11 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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101yds
0td
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Scouting report

Tyler Conklin — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tyler Conklin is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, drafted 157th overall, 2018. In 2025 he caught 7 passes for 101 yards and 0 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Receiving yards
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Target share
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Act II

Where Tyler Conklin stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #806 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
202Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tyler Conklin — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
101 YDS
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Volume
7 REC
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Big-play
14.4 Y/R
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Scoring
0 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Tyler Conklin

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
27
rec
5–49
267
rec yds
59–475
1
td
0–3
38
targets
7–69
15
games
13–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 7 → projected 27 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+23.7
Age curve
-3.7
Net vs last season+20.0 rec
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 16 / 13
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyler Conklin career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2018165770715.4
2019158580107.3
2020161919412610.2
202117615933879.7
202217585523879.5
2023176162108710.2
202416514494728.8
202513710101014.4
Career1272702,64511386
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tyler Conklin

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-07-30

The beginning

Tyler Conklin is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, in his 9th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 157th overall, 2018 as a Tight End.

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Tyler Conklin is a Detroit Lions tight end, drafted 157th overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 270 passes for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 7 passes for 101 yards and 0 touchdowns in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
245 lbs
Draft
157th overall, 2018
Born
Chesterfield, MI
Age
31
Jersey
#83
Background

Tyler Conklin is from Chesterfield, MI and is 31 years old. He was drafted 157th overall, 2018 and plays tight end at 6' 3", 245 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2018–2025) he has caught 270 passes for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns. Conklin is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Tyler Conklin is a starting tight end who has caught 270 passes for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns across 8 seasons (2018–2025).

Receiving270 career receptions for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Best season61 catches for 621 yards in 2023.
Draft pedigree157th overall, 2018.
Durability127 career games played.
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FAQ

Tyler Conklin — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyler Conklin, answered.

What position does Tyler Conklin play?
Tyler Conklin is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions.
When was Tyler Conklin drafted?
Tyler Conklin was drafted 157th overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Tyler Conklin played?
8 (2018–2025).
What are Tyler Conklin's career stats?
He has caught 270 passes for 2,645 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Tyler Conklin career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE4
behind the starter
Snap share
10%
of offensive snaps

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs NO
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
44
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 9
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
24
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NOW2 @ BUFW3 vs NYJW4 @ CARW5 @ ARIW6 · BYEW7 vs GBW8 vs MINW9 @ MIAW10 vs NEW11 vs TBW12 vs CHIW13 @ ATLW14 vs TENW15 @ MINW16 vs NYGW17 @ CHIW18 @ GB

Each week grades Tyler Conklin's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2019
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk18 · Calf (Questionable)2024 Wk10 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk8 · Hip2024 Wk7 · Hip (Questionable)2024 Wk6 · Hip (Questionable)2023 Wk14 · Hamstring

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Tyler Conklin head-to-head

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