Will Heller

Retired

Detroit Lions · TE

Will Heller recorded 80 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Best highlights

9.8

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Will Heller's most significant indexed performances.

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

3 rec · 18 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

3 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

1 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 15, 2009

4 rec · 33 rec yds · 1 rec TD

New York Giants vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Sep 24, 2006

3 rec · 28 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Will Heller's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 53 receiving yards

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

3 rec · 53 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 4 receptions · 7 targets

Atlanta Falcons vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2012

4 rec · 34 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

St. Louis Rams vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

3 rec · 18 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Will Heller's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1996–2004

Will Heller

Derrick Brooks

Warren Sapp

Dungy builds it; Gruden finishes it

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

The Tampa 2 defense restored the franchise, and Jon Gruden's arrival supplied the offense and edge needed to dominate Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

Will Heller

Jason Taylor

Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2005–2013

Will Heller

Ronde Barber

Cadillac Williams

Intermittent winners give way to another reset

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Tampa Bay won two more divisions but could not rebuild the champion's core as the roster cycled through young quarterbacks.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

Will Heller

Matt Hasselbeck

Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

Will Heller

Matthew Stafford

Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Will Heller

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

NFL appearances

Will Heller

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The championship defense

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · After the first title

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history