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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

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#86

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 30

Weight: 245 lbs

College: Harvard

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Receiving

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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