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Dez Bryant

WR (retired)

Dez Bryant: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

9-year career, 8 in Dallas. 7,543 receiving yards + 75 career TDs in 119 games.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Games	119
Receptions	538
Receiving Yards	7,543
Receiving TDs	75
Y/R	14.02

3 straight 1,200+ yard seasons (2012-14). Then a leg fracture in 2015 ended his elite run.

Trend

Bryant peak years

Year	Rec	Yds	TDs
2010	45	561	6
2011	63	928	9
2012	90	1,371	12
2013	93	1,233	13
2014	91	1,368	16
2015	31	401	3

Receiving yards by year

Season	Yards
2010	561
2011	928
2012	1371
2013	1233
2014	1368
2015	401

His 2014 16 TDs is the most by a Cowboys WR in a single season — and tied for the NFL lead that year.

Rare

DAL single-season TD records

Stat	Mark
WR TDs in a season	Dez 16 (2014)
Career TDs (DAL franchise WR)	Dez 73
DAL receiving Tps records	top-3 across all time

His 2014 'Dez Caught It' play vs GB was overruled — among the most-debated officiating moments in NFL history.

Split

The 'Dez Caught It' play

Detail	Result
Game	NFC DIV @ GB
Down/dist	4th-and-2 from GB 32, 4Q :04
Catch result	Initially called complete
Replay	Overturned (incomplete pass)
Final	L vs GB 26-21

Among 2010 NFL Draft 1st-round WRs, his 75 career TDs leads the class.

Comparison

2010 1st round WR class

Player	Career TDs
Dez Bryant	75
Demaryius Thomas	63
Brandon LaFell	30
Mike Williams (BUC)	43

He missed all of 2018 (Achilles tear in 1st practice with NO) and effectively never played another full season.

Anomaly

Bryant late-career timeline

Year	Status
2017	Final DAL year (released)
2018	NO 1-day signing → Achilles tear
2019	Out (recovery)
2020	BAL (5 catches in 6 games)
2021+	Retired

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