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Inside the 20: The DEZ Zone
by Kristi Scales
http://www.5pointsblue.com/inside-20-dez-zone/



...Here’s the NFL’s All Time Red Zone Touchdown Percentage List (minimum 20 TDs):

  • TE Rickey Dudley, 80% (24 TDs in 30 red zone catches)
  • TE Andrew Glover, 75.9% (22 of 29)
  • WR DEZ BRYANT, 75% (42 of 56) and TE Daniel Graham, 75% (21 of 28)
  • TE Todd Heap, 74.4% (29 of 39)
Dez is the only wide receiver among the top 5, all the others are tight ends. Other than Todd Heap, some of these names may be unfamiliar. But they’re all solid tight ends who had long NFL careers.

Dudley, a Raiders’ 1st-round pick in 1996, played 9 NFL seasons for various teams including the Raiders, Browns and Bucs. Glover played 10 seasons for three different teams (Raiders, Vikings, and Saints). Daniel Graham, the former Patriots’ 1st -round draft pick, played 11 NFL seasons for the Patriots, Broncos, Titans, and Saints. Heap is the Ravens’ former 1st-round pick who went to two Pro Bowls in his 10 seasons in Baltimore. He played two more seasons for the Cardinals before retiring after the 2012 season. He’s in the Ravens’ Ring of Honor.

One more note on Dez’s TDs: through week 6 of the 2017 season, Dez has 70 career TDs, 42 of which are red zone scores. His 70 TDs are second on the Cowboys’ All-Time Touchdown Receptions List. With two more touchdown catches, he’ll move past Hall of Fame receiver “Bullet” Bob Hayes into first place in the team record book.
 
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