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Detroit Lions

The roster. The players. The latest coverage.

Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

The Detroit Lions play in the NFC North. This hub brings together the club’s official roster, player profiles, and related coverage.

The roster at a glance

The source lists 77 active, practice-squad, and reserve-list entries after released and transferred entries are excluded; 53 carry its ACT designation. An active-roster label is not a guarantee that a player will dress for a particular game.

Linked player names below open individual profiles. The roster was checked on September 20, 2026. It is a dated roster snapshot, not a game-day inactive report.

Before Detroit: the Portsmouth Spartans

The franchise entered the NFL in 1930 as the Portsmouth Spartans, based in Ohio. After four seasons, it moved to Detroit in 1934 and adopted the Lions name. The new identity echoed the big-cat theme of the city’s baseball team, the Tigers. Portsmouth’s NFL seasons belong to the same franchise, rather than a separate predecessor that disappeared from the record.

Why old Lions games mention Detroit and Pontiac

The club’s early Detroit homes included University of Detroit Stadium and Briggs Stadium, later called Tiger Stadium. The stadium story then moved outside the city and back again:

  • 1975–2001 seasons: the Lions played at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.
  • From 2002: Ford Field brought the team’s home games back to downtown Detroit.

Tiger Stadium and Briggs Stadium are names for the same earlier venue. The Silverdome and Ford Field are separate buildings. Moving to Pontiac did not change the team’s Detroit Lions name, so the city in the team name and the location of a particular home game are not always identical.

The Thanksgiving tradition has a documented gap

The Lions first played on Thanksgiving in 1934, their first season in Detroit. Chicago won that opening holiday game 19–16. Detroit’s Thanksgiving series paused from 1939 through 1944 and resumed in 1945. It is a long-running tradition, but it should not be described as an uninterrupted annual sequence beginning in 1934.

Four NFL titles before the Super Bowl era

Detroit won the NFL championship in 1935, 1952, 1953 and 1957. The first came in the club’s second Detroit season; the other three established its championship period in the 1950s. These were league titles won before the Super Bowl existed, not Super Bowl victories.

The season-by-season results below begin in 1999. That window includes the end of the Silverdome years and the Ford Field era, but excludes Portsmouth, the early Detroit seasons and all four of those NFL championship teams. Use the archive’s stated starting year when interpreting its totals.

The DET roster

UPDATED Updated Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT

Week 4 · All recorded roster entries appear. Select a linked name to open the player profile.

Detroit Lions · Season 2026
PlayerNo.PositionRoster status
Aamaris Brown24DBPractice squad
Ahmed Hassanein99DLActive roster
Aidan Hutchinson97DLActive roster
Alim McNeill54DLActive roster
Amen Ogbongbemiga57LBActive roster
Amon-Ra St. Brown14WRActive roster
Anthony Lucas61DLPractice squad
Avonte Maddox29DBReserve list (unspecified)
Ben Bartch78OLActive roster
Ben Stille96DLPractice squad
Bishop Fitzgerald34DBActive roster
Blake Miller76OLActive roster
Brian Branch32DBReserve list (unspecified)
Brock Wright89TEActive roster
Cade Mays64OLReserve list (unspecified)
Chris Smith90DLPractice squad
Christian Izien5DBActive roster
Christian Mahogany73OLActive roster
Chuck Clark36DBActive roster
D.J. Reed4DBActive roster
D.J. Wonnum98LBActive roster
Damone Clark11LBReserve list (unspecified)
Derrick Barnes55LBActive roster
Derrick Moore8LBActive roster
Devin Cochran77OLPractice squad
Devin White45LBActive roster
Dominic Lovett19WRPractice squad
Elijah Klein67OLPractice squad
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.2DBActive roster
Eric O'Neill66DLActive roster
Giovanni Manu59OLReserve list (unspecified)
Hogan Hatten49LSActive roster
Isaac TeSlaa18WRActive roster
Isiah Pacheco10RBReserve list (unspecified)
Jabari Small26RBPractice squad
Jack Campbell46LBActive roster
Jack Fox3PActive roster
Jackson Meeks13TEActive roster
Jacob Saylors25RBActive roster
Jahmyr Gibbs0RBActive roster
Jake Bates39KActive roster
Jalen Mills27DBActive roster
Jameson Williams1WRActive roster
Jared Goff16QBActive roster
Jimmy Rolder41LBActive roster
Joe Bachie35LBPractice squad
Joshua Dobbs11QBActive roster
Juice Scruggs70OLActive roster
Keith Abney II6DBActive roster
Kendrick Law88WRReserve list (unspecified)
Kerby Joseph31DBReserve list (unspecified)
Khalil Dorsey30DBActive roster
Larry Borom79OLActive roster
Lawrence Keys80WRPractice squad
Levi Onwuzurike95DLActive roster
Lucky Jackson9WRPractice squad
Luke Altmyer15QBPractice squad
Malcolm Rodriguez44LBActive roster
Mason Miller63OLPractice squad
Mekhi Wingo94DLActive roster
Miles Frazier71OLActive roster
Miles Kitselman84TEPractice squad
Nick Whiteside38DBPractice squad
Payton Turner92DLReserve list (unspecified)
Penei Sewell58OLActive roster
Rock Ya-Sin23DBActive roster
Roger McCreary21DBActive roster
Sam LaPorta87TEActive roster
Seth McLaughlin65OLActive roster
Sione Vaki33RBActive roster
Skyler Gill-Howard50DLActive roster
Tate Ratledge69OLActive roster
Tay Martin17WRActive roster
Thomas Gordon82TEPractice squad
Thomas Harper12DBReserve list (unspecified)
Tom Kennedy85WRActive roster
Trevor Nowaske53LBActive roster
Tyleik Williams91DLActive roster
Tyler Conklin83TEActive roster
Tyler Lacy93DLActive roster

Roster membership reflects the dated report shown above. A generic reserve code is not relabeled injured reserve. Roster status does not establish game-day eligibility.

2026 draft selections

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Detroit Lions · 2026 recorded selections
OverallPlayerRoundDrafting teamPositionFinal college
17Blake Miller1DETOTClemson
44Derrick Moore2DETDEMichigan
118Jimmy Rolder4DETLBMichigan
157Keith Abney5DETCBArizona St.
168Kendrick Law5DETWRKentucky
205Skyler Gill-Howard6DETDTTexas Tech
222Tyre West7DETDTTennessee

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

Depth chart

Refreshed every 6 hours

Listed order for Detroit Lions, observed .

Players are shown in listed order within each formation. Multiple players can fill a position on the field; rank alone does not confirm a starter, current roster status or game-day availability.

Base 4-3 D

Left Defensive End

  1. Aidan Hutchinson
  2. Derrick Moore
  3. Eric O'Neill
  4. Payton Turner

Left Defensive Tackle

  1. Alim McNeill
  2. Mekhi Wingo

Right Defensive Tackle

  1. Tyleik Williams
  2. Levi Onwuzurike
  3. Skyler Gill-Howard

Weakside Linebacker

  1. Derrick Barnes
  2. Jimmy Rolder
  3. Damone Clark

Strongside Linebacker

  1. Devin White
  2. Malcolm Rodriguez

Left Cornerback

  1. D.J. Reed
  2. Keith Abney II

Free Safety

  1. Chuck Clark
  2. Bishop Fitzgerald
  3. Kerby Joseph

Nickel Back

  1. Roger McCreary
  2. Jalen Mills
Special Teams

Place Kicker

  1. Jake Bates

Punter

  1. Jack Fox

Holder

  1. Jack Fox

Punt Returner

  1. Tom Kennedy
  2. Tay Martin

Long Snapper

  1. Hogan Hatten
3WR 1TE

Left Tackle

  1. Penei Sewell
  2. Giovanni Manu

Left Guard

  1. Christian Mahogany
  2. Ben Bartch

Center

  1. Juice Scruggs
  2. Seth McLaughlin
  3. Cade Mays

Right Guard

  1. Tate Ratledge
  2. Miles Frazier

Right Tackle

  1. Blake Miller
  2. Larry Borom

Updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:19 pm EDT.

Detroit Lions at a glance

Ford Field

Detroit, MI · Artificial turf · Indoor

Head coach: Dan Campbell

6 seasons of NFL head-coaching experience · Born in Glen Rose, Texas

Season projection

9.6–7.4

Projected record · 14.0% to win the division · 69.7% to win this week

Model estimate, not a WHYNFL prediction.

2026 attendance

63,045 average at home over 2 games

73,436 average on the road over 1 game

Checked Oct 10, 2026. Stadium details are withheld where our records do not match the current home venue.

Next game · Week 4
@ Carolina Panthers · Bank of America Stadium
Matchup preview

Last game W 31–24 vs NYJ · Lions beat Jets 31–24: Garrett Wilson has 107 receiving yards

No. 5 seed in the NFC (wild card) if the season ended today, after Week 5. Full playoff picture

2026 schedule & results Bye: Week 6

Full schedule

Strength of schedule Played .556 (12th hardest) · Remaining .442 (29th hardest) · Remaining by 2025 records .479 (24th hardest) All 32 schedules

WHYNFL Power Index

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:31 pm EDT
No. 15—of 32 · 2026 through Week 5 · Index 49.6

See all 32 teams and the method

Where they rank

Team stats

2026 regular season. 1st = best (most yards and points; fewest points allowed, turnovers and sacks). Ties share a rank. Each value shows its own window: points count every final, while yardage, turnovers and sacks come from box scores, which can trail by a game.

Team statistics

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 3 games counted

Passing

Detroit Lions · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Pass attemptsCompletionsCompletion percentageYards per pass attemptInterceptions thrownYards lost to sacksPassing yardsSacks allowedNet passing yards
1097770.67.40598027743

Rushing

Detroit Lions · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rush attemptsYards per rushRushing yards
834.4362

Offense

Detroit Lions · Offense · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Points per gameYards per gameNet total yards
31.0368.31,105

Ball security

Detroit Lions · Ball security · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Turnovers lostFumbles lost
11

Penalties

Detroit Lions · Penalties · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Penalties (reported count)Penalty yards
22160

Only available categories appear. Sacks allowed are not defensive sacks. Totals are not converted to per-game rates when games played are unknown. Compare team statistics

Plays & drives across covered games

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT

Play and drive totals cover 50 completed games across 32 teams. Games counted can differ by team. Rates use summed outcomes and opportunities; no minimum attempts apply. A missing value in any counted game withholds that metric. These are dated covered-game figures, not a complete season.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 3 games counted

First downs

Detroit Lions · First downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
1st downs
74

Third downs

Detroit Lions · Third downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
3rd %MadeAtt
41.21434

Fourth downs

Detroit Lions · Fourth downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
4th %MadeAtt
75.034

Inside-20 drives

Detroit Lions · Inside-20 drives · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
TD %TDDrives
78.61114

Time of possession

Detroit Lions · Time of possession · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Total timeTime/gameShare %
94:3631:3250.2
3 included games

First downs count the play record's total flags, including recorded penalty awards; they can differ from drive summaries. Conversion attempts use recorded converted and failed down flags, including flagged kneels. Nullified downs, punts and field goals are not inferred attempts.

Inside-20 drives have a recorded down starting closer than 20 yards from the opponent's goal line. Reaching only the 20 is excluded. Only touchdowns for the possessing team on those drives count. This definition is not an official league red-zone ranking.

Possession includes overtime. Time is minutes:seconds; per-game time is rounded to the nearest second. Possession share divides the team's recorded seconds by the full elapsed time of its counted games, including overtime. Rates use summed opportunities and zero opportunities have no percentage. Equal displayed values share a rank; rankings describe only the matching supplied teams. — = not supplied.

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Division standings

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:31 pm EDT
NFC North · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Minnesota Vikings3–0–01.000714130 1–0–02–0–02–0–01.0003–0–01.0000–0–03W3–0–0
Detroit Lions2–1–00.6679395-2 2–0–00–1–00–0–00.0001–0–01.0001–1–01W2–1–0
Chicago Bears2–1–00.667895336 1–1–01–0–00–1–00.0002–1–00.6670–0–01W2–1–0
Green Bay Packers1–2–00.3335691-35 0–1–01–1–00–1–00.0000–2–00.0001–0–01L1–2–0

Through Week 5. Records from final scores; division order applies the NFL tiebreakers. Browse NFC North standings

Season by season since 1999

177–261–2 in the regular season · 6 playoff appearances

Home
107–116 .480
Road
71–150–2 .323
Night games
22–24 .478
One-score games
103–137–2 .430
Overtime
10–10–2 .500
December
40–74 .351
Playoffs
2–6 .250

Biggest wins

  1. W 52–6 vs JAX 2024 · Week 11 series: DET vs JAX
  2. W 48–3 vs KC 2011 · Week 2 series: DET vs KC
  3. W 52–14 vs TEN 2024 · Week 8 series: DET vs TEN

Worst losses

  1. L 3–48 @ BAL 2009 · Week 14 series: DET vs BAL
  2. L 7–47 vs TB 2020 · Week 16 series: DET vs TB
  3. L 6–44 vs PHI 2021 · Week 8 series: DET vs PHI
Detroit Lions season-by-season record since 1999
SeasonRecordWin %PointsDiffExpected WPostseason
2026 in progress2–1.66793–95-21.5 +0.5—
20259–8.529481–413+6810.0 −1.0—
202415–2.882564–342+22213.0 +2.0Lost Divisional round 31–45 vs WAS
202312–5.706461–395+6610.0 +2.0Lost Conference championship 31–34 vs SF
20229–8.529453–427+269.1 −0.1—
20213–13–1.206325–467-1425.1 −1.6—
20205–11.313377–519-1425.1 −0.1—
20193–12–1.219341–423-826.0 −2.5—
20186–10.375324–360-367.0 −1.0—
20179–7.563410–376+348.8 +0.2—
20169–7.563346–358-127.7 +1.3Lost Wild Card 6–26 vs SEA
20157–9.438358–400-427.0 0.0—
201411–5.688321–282+399.2 +1.8Lost Wild Card 20–24 vs DAL
20137–9.438395–376+198.5 −1.5—
20124–12.250372–437-656.5 −2.5—
201110–6.625474–387+879.9 +0.1Lost Wild Card 28–45 vs NO
20106–10.375362–369-77.8 −1.8—
20092–14.125262–494-2322.9 −0.9—
20080–16.000268–517-2492.8 −2.8—
20077–9.438346–444-985.7 +1.3—
20063–13.188305–398-935.6 −2.6—
20055–11.313254–345-915.2 −0.2—
20046–10.375296–350-546.4 −0.4—
20035–11.313270–379-1094.9 +0.1—
20023–13.188306–451-1454.6 −1.6—
20012–14.125270–424-1544.1 −2.1—
20009–7.563307–30708.0 +1.0—
19998–8.500322–323-18.0 0.0Lost Wild Card 13–27 vs WAS

Regular-season record and points; postseason shows how each run ended. Expected W is the win total implied by points scored and allowed (Pythagorean expectation, exponent 2.37); the small figure is actual minus expected, where +1 or more suggests close-game luck. From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999, counted by franchise (Raiders include Oakland, Chargers San Diego, Rams St. Louis). Splits cover the regular season and playoffs: night games kick off at 7 pm Eastern or later (games without a listed kickoff are left out), and one-score games are decided by 8 points or fewer.

Games, player statistics and availability

Check the dates in each section. Coverage may be incomplete.

Player statistics for roster members

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT
Player statistics
PlayerPosPass YdsPass TDRush YdsRec Yds
Jared GoffQB802815—
Jahmyr GibbsRB——307156
Sione VakiRB——4035
Amon-Ra St. BrownWR———228
Sam LaPortaTE———144
Jameson WilliamsWR———127
Brock WrightTE———12
Isaac TeSlaaWR———92

Players are grouped by the separately dated roster. These figures are not team-specific statistical splits. Games played are shown only when available.

Availability reports

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:17 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-23

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 pm EDT
Detroit Lions · LG

Ben Bartch

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 10:32 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 8:56 pm EDT
Detroit Lions · C

Cade Mays

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 10:36 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-26

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 25, 2026, 8:11 pm EDT
Detroit Lions · LT

Giovanni Manu

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:13 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-14

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 14, 2026, 5:35 pm EDT
Detroit Lions · WR

Kendrick Law

2026
Report date: 2026-06-17

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Jun 17, 2026, 4:34 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 30, 2026, 9:16 pm EDT
Detroit Lions ·

Mason Miller

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Sep 7, 2026, 8:24 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-08

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 8, 2026, 4:42 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 9:01 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-26

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 26, 2026, 5:03 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-07

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Questionable
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 5:52 pm EDT

Practice reports, game designations, game-day status and reserve status describe different things. Missing fields do not mean cleared or active. Browse recorded reports

Transactions

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:09 pm EDT
Practice-squad release

Natrone Brooks

Natrone Brooks: No longer on the practice squad (Detroit Lions)

To
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Sep 29, 2026, 1:02 am EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 9:09 pm EDT

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