BRANDON ZYLSTRAZysltra, Brandon JohnHeight: 6-3 Weight: 220 Born: March 25, 1993 Spicer, MN High School: New London-Spicer (New London, MN) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Concordia (Moorhead) | |
| 2013 | Concordia (Moorhead) | |
| 2014 | Concordia (Moorhead) | |
| 2015 | Concordia (Moorhead) | Played |
| Relatives: Brother of Shane Zylstra |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 83 | SB | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 83 | SB | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 15 | WR | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 11 | WR | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 16 | WR | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 16 | WR | 13 | 3 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 13 | WR | 1 | 0 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 54 | 5 | ||
| 2 Years (CFL)2 Years CFL | 22 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/4/2016 | 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL |
| Free Agent | 2/13/2018 | 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL |
| Signed (Future) | 1/3/2018 | 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2019 | 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/1/2019 | 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/19/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 11/13/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/26/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Activated | 12/31/2021 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Released | 8/30/2022 | 2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL |
| Practice Squad | 10/5/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 11/5/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| AWARDS |
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| 2017 Official All-CFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 279 | 17 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 262 | 58.6 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 156 | 68 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88 | 18.1 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 369 | 125 | 12.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 244 | 58.2 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 525 | 333 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 192 | 42.6 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 3.1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1343 | 543 | 0 | 800 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 42 | 34 | 81.0 | 508 | 14.9 | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 132 | 100 | 75.8 | 1687 | 16.9 | 77 | 5 | ||||
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 106 | 13.3 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 35 | 11.7 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 25 | 18 | 72.0 | 250 | 13.9 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 43 | 30 | 69.8 | 414 | 13.8 | 55 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 174 | 134 | 77.0 | 2195 | 16.4 | 77 | 8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 1 | - | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 22 | - | 151 | 6.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 23 | 167 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | OB | RET | RETY | TD | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 1 | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 4 | - | 80 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2019 CAR NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2020 CAR NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2016 EDM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)2017 EDM CFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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