Brandon Zylstra
Brandon Zylstra
Born: March 25, 1993
Spicer, MN
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220
College: Concordia College
High School: New London-Spicer (New London, MN)
Career: 2016-2022
Brandon Zylstra played from 2016 to 2022 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, Edmonton Eskimos and Minnesota Vikings. Zylstra caught 164 passes for 2,609 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 34 | 508 | 14.9 | 46 | 3 |
| 2017 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 100 | 1687 | 16.9 | 77 | 5 |
| 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 8 | 106 | 13.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 55 | 1 |
| CFL | 134 | 2195 | 16.4 | 77 | 8 | |
| NFL | 30 | 414 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 | |
| Totals | 164 | 2609 | 15.9 | 77 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 22 | 151 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFL | 23 | 167 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| NFL | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 28 | 193 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| CFL | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 | |
| NFL | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 150 | 16.7 | 26 | 0 |
Missed Field Goal Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2016 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2017 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 2020 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 2021 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 13 | 3 |
| 2022 | NFL | Detroit Lions |
Honors
2017 - CFL CFL All-CFL
2017 - CFL CFL West All-Star
2017 - CFL CFLPA All-Star
