Age
29
Nov 16, 1996
Shane Zylstra
#48
DET · 2021–2025→BUF · 2026–presentACT
ShaneZylstra#48TE
2025 Season
Latest productionRec
3
2025
Targets
5
regular season
Rec Yds
20
regular season
TD
0
regular season
Y/R
6.7
regular season
Catch %
60%
3/5
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2021 — Present · Includes honors2026–
Buffalo Bills · Tight End
TE · Current roster
NFL
2021–2025
Detroit Lions · Tight End
TE · 36 active weeks
NFL
Draft Profile
2021 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2021 UDFA signing with Detroit Lions
TeamDET
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaAll-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.