Player
Brock Wright
TE · Lions
Brock Wright: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
#1 TD-per-target rate among all TEs with 50+ receptions since 2021 — a blocking TE who scores almost every time the Lions call his number.
TrendTE TD-per-target leaderboard since 2021 (min. 50 receptions)
| TE | Tgt | Rec | TDs | TD/Tgt% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Wright | 93 | 70 | 11 | 11.8% |
| Donald Parham | 80 | 57 | 8 | 10.0% |
| Tucker Kraft | 154 | 113 | 15 | 9.7% |
| Josh Oliver | 115 | 82 | 11 | 9.6% |
| AJ Barner | 106 | 82 | 10 | 9.4% |
| George Kittle | 433 | 331 | 38 | 8.8% |
| Sam LaPorta | 252 | 186 | 20 | 7.9% |
Wright scores on 11.8% of his targets — the highest rate among any TE with at least 50 receptions since 2021, edging Donald Parham (10.0%) and Tucker Kraft (9.7%).
The Lions feed him almost exclusively on short, red-zone routes. He's not there to rack up yards — he's there to catch 1 pass and put 6 on the board. The data proves it: 93 career targets, 11 TDs, one TD every 8.5 looks.
11 TDs on 70 career catches — a 15.7% TD-per-catch rate, the highest of any TE with 50+ receptions since 2021.
RareTE TD-per-catch leaderboard since 2021 (min. 50 receptions)
| TE | Rec | TDs | TD/Catch% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Wright | 70 | 11 | 15.7% |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 81 | 12 | 14.8% |
| Donald Parham | 57 | 8 | 14.0% |
| Josh Oliver | 82 | 11 | 13.4% |
| Tucker Kraft | 113 | 15 | 13.3% |
| Dawson Knox | 177 | 22 | 12.4% |
| George Kittle | 331 | 38 | 11.5% |
Despite only 70 career receptions, Wright has 11 career receiving TDs — a TD on 15.7% of his catches, the highest rate of any TE with 50+ receptions since 2021.
Mo Alie-Cox (14.8%) is the closest comp — also a pure blocking TE2 who scores in bunches. George Kittle, despite being one of the best TEs in NFL history, is at 11.5%.
He's scored in every season of his career and posted a 2-TD game vs Chicago in 2022 Week 17.
Career-long receiving day: 4-57 vs Dallas in 2022 — career-high 7 targets came vs Philadelphia in 2025 (2 catches, 8 yards).
MilestoneWright top games by receiving yards (regular season)
| Season | Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | DAL | 4 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | GB | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15 | NYJ | 2 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | ARI | 5 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | NYG | 4 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
In 50 career regular-season appearances, Wright's single-game receiving yards ceiling is 57 (2022 Week 7 vs Dallas, a perfect 4-for-4 day).
His career-high 7 targets came vs Philadelphia in 2025 Week 11 — but he caught just 2 for 8 yards, the worst efficiency day of his career against his own TD-per-catch peak.
His two 51-yard outings (vs GB and vs NYJ) both came with TDs on limited looks — reinforcing the pattern: Wright doesn't get many chances, but when he does they tend to matter.
Activated from injured reserve for Detroit's 2023 Wildcard and Divisional wins — then back on reserve for the NFC Championship.
SplitWright 2023 postseason roster status
| Round | Wk | Opp | Status | Tgt | Rec | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcard | 19 | LA | ACT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divisional | 20 | TB | ACT | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| NFC Champ. | 21 | SF | RES | — | — | — |
After going inactive (INA) for the final three regular-season weeks (Weeks 16-18) in 2023, Wright was activated for both the Wildcard win over the Rams (0 targets) and the Divisional win over Tampa Bay (1 catch, 29 yards).
Then the Lions needed one more win to reach the Super Bowl — and Wright was back on Reserve/IR for the NFC Championship loss to San Francisco.
He caught the only pass of his playoff career (vs TB) and then watched the biggest game in recent Detroit history from the sideline.
4 TDs in 6 games vs Chicago — the Bears account for 36% of his entire NFL career TD total.
AnomalyWright vs Chicago Bears (regular season)
| Season | Wk | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
Brock Wright has scored 4 TDs in 6 career games vs Chicago — accounting for 4 of his 11 career TDs (36%) against a single opponent.
The other 44 regular-season games? Just 7 TDs combined.
Two of the Bear-game TDs came in one outing (2022 Week 17, a 2-TD effort on 4 targets). The Lions play Chicago twice a year in the NFC North — and Wright seems to save his best red-zone looks for that rivalry.
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