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Detroit Lions tight end Anthony Firkser (86) during a NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on December 30, 2023 in Arlington. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Anthony Firkser

TE

#86

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 30

Weight: 245 lbs

College: Harvard

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Receiving

YEAR TEAM G REC YDS AVG LNG TD 1st 1st% 20+ 40+
2024 Kansas City Chiefs 3
2024 New York Jets 4
2023 Detroit Lions 2
2022 Atlanta Falcons 11 9 100 11.1 22 0 5 55.6 1 0
2021 Tennessee Titans 15 34 291 8.6 24 2 15 44.1 1 0
2020 Tennessee Titans 16 39 387 9.9 45 1 26 66.7 4 1
2019 Tennessee Titans 15 14 204 14.6 39 1 9 64.3 5 0
2018 Tennessee Titans 12 19 225 11.8 28 1 12 63.2 3 0
TOTAL 78 115 1207 10.5 45 5 67 58.3 14 1

Fumbles

YEAR TEAM G FUM LOST FF OWN FR OPP FR TD
2024 Kansas City Chiefs 3 0
2024 New York Jets 4
2023 Detroit Lions 2
2022 Atlanta Falcons 11
2021 Tennessee Titans 15 2 1 0 1 1 0
2020 Tennessee Titans 16 0
2019 Tennessee Titans 15
2018 Tennessee Titans 12 0
TOTAL 78 2 1 0 1 1 0

Defense

YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
2024 Kansas City Chiefs 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
2024 New York Jets 4
2023 Detroit Lions 2
2022 Atlanta Falcons 11
2021 Tennessee Titans 15 1 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Tennessee Titans 16 1 1 0 0 0 0
2019 Tennessee Titans 15
2018 Tennessee Titans 12 1 1 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 78 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Registered 106 receptions for 1,107 yards (10.4 avg.) and five touchdowns in 58 games for the Titans (2018-21)
  • Recorded the third-most receptions (106) on the team during the span of his four-year stint with the Titans.
  • Set single-season career highs in receptions (39) and receiving yards (387) in 2020 with the Titans. 

COLLEGE:

  • Played in 28 games (25 starts) at Harvard (2013-15), logging 99 catches for 1,559 yards (15.8 avg.) and 14 touchdowns, the sixth most in program history.
  • 2016: Started in all 10 games, recording 45 receptions for 702 yards (15.6 avg.) for a team-high seven touchdowns. He ranked fourth in the Ivy League with 70.2 receiving yards per game.
    • First-Team All-Ivy League
    • ECAC FCS All-Star Team
  • 2015: Appeared in nine games (six starts), recording 22 catches for 372 yards (16.9 avg.) and three touchdowns. 
    • Second-Team All-Ivy League
  • 2014: Started in nine games, collecting 32 receptions for 485 yards (15.2 avg.) and four touchdowns, tying for first on the team in touchdowns and second on the Crimson in catches and yards.
    • Second-Team All-Ivy League

PERSONAL:

  • Attended Manalapan (N.J.) High School, where he was named All-Shore Offensive Player of the Year, All-State Group V, All-Monmouth First-Team and All-State Second-Team his senior year. He also set school records in receiving yards (2,118), receptions (110) and touchdown receptions (19).
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