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Detroit Lions Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Detroit Lions are 5-2 in the NFC North.

5-26th in National Football ConferenceBye 6Heavy 12 / gapEven 4-3

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Team summary

Scheme

First-year OC Petzing calls plays and wants a physical, multiple offense that changes week to week; DC Sheppard runs the defense.

OC / DC Drew Petzing / Kelvin Sheppard

Record

2-2 · 119/127 · L1

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

$62.1M space · $35.7M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Drew Petzing / Kelvin Sheppard

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Heavy 12 / gap

Offensive scheme type: Heavy 12 / gap
Personnel: 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme: Duo / counter
Primary offensive line scheme: Man / gap

Offensive aggression

Aggressive · 80

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Campbell/Petzing still downhill 12 — duo, counter, and play-action off the same picture.

Defense

Even 4-3

Defensive scheme type: Even 4-3
Base front: Even nickel 4-3
Front: 4-3
Defensive line technique: Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage: Cover 3 / Cover 1
Primary press technique: Press-mirror

Defensive aggression

Blitz-heavy · 82

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Sheppard even 4-3 with a real blitz spike (preseason ~40%). Press-man on the perimeter.

83 players · 63 on the active roster · 20 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense20


65	Seth McLaughlin		C	6' 4"	304	25	1 yr	Buford, GA	—	Active
69	Tate Ratledge		G	6' 6"	322	25	2 yrs	Rome, GA	—	Active
70	Juice Scruggs		G	6' 3"	320	26	4 yrs	Ashtabula, OH	—	Active
71	Miles Frazier		G	6' 6"	325	25	2 yrs	Camden, NJ	—	Active
73	Christian Mahogany		G	6' 3"	330	26	3 yrs	Elmwood Park, NJ	—	Active
58	Penei Sewell		OT	6' 5"	335	26	6 yrs	Malaeimi, American Samoa	—	Active
76	Blake Miller		OT	6' 6"	320	22	R	Strongsville, OH	—	Active
79	Larry Borom		OT	6' 5"	325	27	6 yrs	Detroit, MI	—	Active
11*	Joshua Dobbs	TEN	QB	6' 3"	216	31	9 yrs	Alpharetta, GA	—	Active
16	Jared Goff		QB	6' 4"	217	32	11 yrs	Novato, CA	—	Active
0	Jahmyr Gibbs		RB	5' 9"	202	24	4 yrs	Dalton, GA	—	Active
38*	Justin Jackson		RB	6' 0"	199	30	6 yrs	Carol Stream, IL	—	Active
83	Tyler Conklin		TE	6' 3"	245	31	9 yrs	Chesterfield, MI	—	Active
87	Sam LaPorta		TE	6' 3"	245	25	4 yrs	Highland, IL	—	Active
89	Brock Wright		TE	6' 5"	254	27	6 yrs	Cypress, TX	—	Active
1	Jameson Williams		WR	6' 1"	184	25	5 yrs	St. Louis, MO	—	Active
13	Jackson Meeks		WR	6' 2"	235	23	1 yr	Phenix City, AL	—	Active
17	Tay Martin		WR	6' 3"	186	28	1 yr	Houma, LA	—	Active
18	Isaac TeSlaa		WR	6' 4"	214	24	2 yrs	Hudsonville, MI	—	Active
86	DeAndre Carter		WR	5' 8"	188	33	9 yrs	San Jose, CA	—	Active

Defense25


2*	Ennis Rakestraw Jr.		CB	5' 11"	192	24	3 yrs	Dallas, TX	—	Active
6	Keith Abney II		CB	5' 9"	187	21	R	Dallas, TX	—	Active
21	Roger McCreary		CB	5' 11"	190	26	5 yrs	Mobile, AL	—	Active
23	Rock Ya-Sin		CB	5' 11"	195	30	8 yrs	Decatur, GA	—	Active
30	Khalil Dorsey		CB	5' 8"	190	28	6 yrs	Ontario, CA	—	Active
8	Derrick Moore		DE	6' 3"	260	23	R	Baltimore, MD	—	Active
66	Eric O'Neill		DE	6' 2"	250	23	R	Staten Island, NY	—	Active
95	Levi Onwuzurike	WAS	DE	6' 3"	304	28	6 yrs	Allen, TX	—	Active
97	Aidan Hutchinson		DE	6' 7"	268	26	5 yrs	Plymouth, MI	—	Active
99	Ahmed Hassanein		DE	6' 2"	275	24	1 yr	Cairo, Egypt	—	Active
50	Skyler Gill-Howard		DT	6' 0"	280	24	R	Milwaukee, WI	—	Active
54	Alim McNeill		DT	6' 2"	310	26	6 yrs	Raleigh, NC	—	Active
91	Tyleik Williams		DT	6' 3"	325	23	2 yrs	Manassas, VA	—	Active
93	Tyler Lacy		DT	6' 4"	300	26	4 yrs	Sachse, TX	—	Active
94	Mekhi Wingo		DT	6' 0"	282	23	3 yrs	St. Louis, MO	—	Active
96	Ben Stille		DT	6' 4"	296	28	3 yrs	Ashland, NE	—	Active
35*	Joe Bachie		LB	6' 2"	238	28	7 yrs	Brook Park, OH	—	Active
35*	K.J. Britt		LB	6' 0"	240	27	6 yrs	Oxford, AL	—	Active
44	Malcolm Rodriguez		LB	5' 11"	230	27	5 yrs	Wagoner, OK	—	Active
53	Trevor Nowaske		LB	6' 3"	237	28	4 yrs	Canton, MI	—	Active
55	Derrick Barnes		LB	6' 0"	240	27	6 yrs	Covington, KY	—	Active
57	Amen Ogbongbemiga		LB	6' 0"	231	28	6 yrs	Calgary, AB	—	Active
5	Christian Izien		S	5' 10"	206	26	4 yrs	Far Rockaway, NY	—	Active
32	Brian Branch		S	6' 0"	203	25	4 yrs	Fayetteville, GA	—	Active
36	Chuck Clark		S	6' 0"	210	31	10 yrs	Suffolk, VA	—	Active

Special Teams3


49	Hogan Hatten	IDA	LS	6' 2"	239	26	3 yrs	Scottsdale, AZ	—	Active
3	Jack Fox		P	6' 2"	218	30	7 yrs	St. Louis, MO	—	Active
39	Jake Bates		PK	5' 10"	205	27	3 yrs	Tomball, TX	—	Active

Practice Squad15


38*	Nick Whiteside		CB	6' 1"	200	26	2 yrs	Saginaw Valley State	—	Practice Squad
42	Aamaris Brown		CB	5' 10"	198	24	R	Tampa, FL	—	Practice Squad
61	Anthony Lucas		DE	6' 5"	265	22	R	Scottsdale, AZ	—	Practice Squad
60	Aidan Keanaaina		DT	6' 3"	320	24	R	Brighton, CO	—	Practice Squad
—	Jeffrey M'ba		DT	6' 6"	312	27	R	Libreville, Gabon	—	Practice Squad
—	Elijah Klein		G	6' 4"	319	26	3 yrs	San Bernardino, CA	—	Practice Squad
—	Owen Pappoe		LB	6' 0"	230	26	4 yrs	Lawrenceville, GA	—	Practice Squad
77	Devin Cochran		OT	6' 7"	322	28	3 yrs	Norcross, GA	—	Practice Squad
2*	Luke Altmyer	ILL	QB	6' 1"	213	24	R	Starkville, MS	—	Practice Squad
26	Jabari Small	TEN	RB	5' 11"	208	25	1 yr	Memphis, TN	—	Practice Squad
27	Myles Bryant	WAS	S	5' 9"	185	28	7 yrs	Pasadena, CA	—	Practice Squad
82	Thomas Gordon		TE	6' 4"	250	26	1 yr	Houston, TX	—	Practice Squad
84	Miles Kitselman	TEN	TE	6' 5"	251	24	R	Lyndon, KS	—	Practice Squad
11*	Lucky Jackson		WR	6' 1"	185	29	1 yr	Western Kentucky	—	Practice Squad
19	Dominic Lovett		WR	5' 10"	185	23	2 yrs	Belleville, IL	—	Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense3


25	Jacob Saylors	RB	5' 11"	195	26	2 yrs	Jasper, TN	—	Questionable
33	Sione Vaki	RB	5' 11"	216	25	3 yrs	Antioch, CA	—	Questionable
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	6' 0"	202	27	6 yrs	Anaheim Hills, CA	—	Questionable

Defense3


4	D.J. Reed	CB	5' 9"	190	29	9 yrs	Bakersfield, CA	—	Out
46	Jack Campbell	LB	6' 5"	246	26	4 yrs	Cedar Falls, IA	—	Out
98	DJ Wonnum	LB	6' 5"	262	29	7 yrs	Stone Mountain, GA	—	Out

Injured / Out13


64	Cade Mays	TEN	C	6' 6"	325	27	5 yrs	Knoxville, TN	—	Out
29	Avonte Maddox	PIT	CB	5' 9"	191	30	9 yrs	Detroit, MI	—	Injured Reserve
92	Payton Turner	HOU	DE	6' 6"	272	27	6 yrs	Houston, TX	—	Injured Reserve
78	Ben Bartch		G	6' 6"	318	28	7 yrs	Dayton, OR	—	Injured Reserve
11	Damone Clark		LB	6' 2"	240	26	5 yrs	Baton Rouge, LA	—	Injured Reserve
41	Jimmy Rolder		LB	6' 2"	238	22	R	Orland Park, IL	—	Injured Reserve
45	Devin White		LB	6' 0"	237	28	8 yrs	Springhill, LA	—	Injured Reserve
59	Giovanni Manu		OT	6' 7"	345	25	3 yrs	Pitt Meadows, BC	—	Out
10	Isiah Pacheco		RB	5' 10"	210	27	5 yrs	Vineland, NJ	—	Injured Reserve
12	Thomas Harper		S	5' 8"	195	26	3 yrs	Knoxville, TN	—	Injured Reserve
31	Kerby Joseph	ILL	S	6' 0"	210	25	5 yrs	Orlando, FL	—	Out
85	Tom Kennedy		WR	5' 10"	195	30	4 yrs	Farmingdale, NY	—	Injured Reserve
88	Kendrick Law		WR	5' 11"	203	22	R	Shreveport, LA	—	Injured Reserve

Practice Squad1


63	Mason Miller		G	6' 7"	318	24	1 yr	Ada, MN	—	Out

Injury notes20

Jacob Saylors · RB #25
- Questionable · Neck
Sione Vaki · RB #33
- Questionable · Ankle
Amon-Ra St. Brown · WR #14
- Questionable · Ribs
D.J. Reed · CB #4
- Out · Hip
Jack Campbell · LB #46
- Out · Neck
DJ Wonnum · LB #98
- Out · Concussion · Concussion
Cade Mays · C #64
- Out · Ankle · Sprain
Avonte Maddox · CB #29
- Injured Reserve
Payton Turner · DE #92
- Injured Reserve
Ben Bartch · G #78
- Injured Reserve
Damone Clark · LB #11
- Injured Reserve
Jimmy Rolder · LB #41
- Injured Reserve · Hamstring
Devin White · LB #45
- Injured Reserve
Giovanni Manu · OT #59
- Out
Isiah Pacheco · RB #10
- Injured Reserve · Back
Thomas Harper · S #12
- Injured Reserve
Kerby Joseph · S #31
- Out · Knee
Tom Kennedy · WR #85
- Injured Reserve
Kendrick Law · WR #88
- Injured Reserve
Mason Miller · G #63
- Out

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

InjuryNov 7, 3:55 AM
Cade Mays
Out · Ankle
InjuryNov 7, 2:18 AM
DJ Wonnum
Out · Concussion
InjuryNov 7, 2:12 AM
D.J. Reed
Out · Hip
InjuryNov 7, 2:10 AM
Kerby Joseph
Out · Knee
InjuryNov 7, 1:58 AM
Jack Campbell
Out · Neck
InjuryNov 7, 1:51 AM
Jacob Saylors
Questionable · Neck
InjuryNov 7, 1:48 AM
Sione Vaki
Questionable · Ankle
StatusNov 6, 11:20 PM
D.J. Reed
Status Questionable → Out
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
D.J. Reed
Injury: Out
StatusNov 6, 11:20 PM
DJ Wonnum
Status Questionable → Out
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
DJ Wonnum
Injury: Out
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
Cade Mays
Injury: Out
StatusNov 6, 11:20 PM
Jack Campbell
Status Doubtful → Out
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
Jack Campbell
Injury: Out
StatusNov 6, 11:20 PM
Brian Branch
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
Brian Branch
Cleared
StatusNov 6, 11:20 PM
Sione Vaki
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 6, 11:20 PM
Sione Vaki
Injury: Questionable
InjuryNov 6, 10:48 PM
DJ Wonnum
Out · Concussion
InjuryNov 6, 10:47 PM
D.J. Reed
Out · Hip
InjuryNov 6, 10:47 PM
Cade Mays
Out · Ankle
InjuryNov 6, 10:47 PM
Jack Campbell
Out · Neck
InjuryNov 6, 10:30 PM
Sione Vaki
Questionable · Ankle
InjuryNov 6, 9:07 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Questionable · Ribs
StatusNov 5, 11:15 PM
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Status Questionable → Active
InjuryNov 5, 11:15 PM
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Cleared
InjuryNov 5, 10:37 PM
Kerby Joseph
Out · Knee
InjuryNov 5, 10:35 PM
Brian Branch
Questionable · Concussion
InjuryNov 5, 9:18 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Questionable · Ribs
AddedNov 5, 4:46 AM
K.J. Britt
Added to the roster
AddedNov 5, 4:46 AM
Owen Pappoe
Added to the roster
StatusNov 5, 4:46 AM
Joe Bachie
Status Practice Squad → Active
InjuryNov 5, 1:37 AM
Kerby Joseph
Out · Knee
InjuryNov 5, 1:32 AM
Brian Branch
Questionable · Concussion
InjuryNov 5, 12:43 AM
Jack Campbell
Doubtful · Neck
StatusNov 4, 10:30 PM
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 4, 10:30 PM
Amen Ogbongbemiga
Injury: Questionable
StatusNov 4, 10:30 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Status Active → Questionable
InjuryNov 4, 10:30 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Injury: Questionable
InjuryNov 4, 9:05 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Questionable · Ribs

Heavy 12 / gapEven 4-3Duo / counterCover 3 / Cover 111 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WREven nickel 4-3Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR

11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.

WR1

WR2

SLOT

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	18	Isaac TeSlaa	17	Tay Martin	—	—
WR2	1	Jameson Williams	—	—	—	—
Slot	14	Amon-Ra St. BrownQ	85	Tom KennedyIR	—	—
LT	58	Penei Sewell	—	—	—	—
LG	73	Christian Mahogany	71	Miles Frazier	—	—
C	70	Juice Scruggs	—	—	—	—
RG	69	Tate Ratledge	78	Ben BartchIR	—	—
RT	76	Blake Miller	79	Larry Borom	—	—
TE	87	Sam LaPorta	89	Brock Wright	83	Tyler Conklin
QB	16	Jared Goff	11	Joshua Dobbs	—	—
RB	0	Jahmyr Gibbs	33	Sione VakiQ	25	Jacob SaylorsQ

Defense

Nickel 4-3

Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

LDT

RDT

RDE

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MIKE

WILL

LCB

RCB

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	97	Aidan Hutchinson	8	Derrick Moore	66	Eric O'Neill
LDT	91	Tyleik Williams	95	Levi Onwuzurike	—	—
RDT	54	Alim McNeill	94	Mekhi Wingo	50	Skyler Gill-Howard
RDE	98	DJ WonnumOUT	93	Tyler Lacy	99	Ahmed Hassanein
WLB	45	Devin WhiteIR	44	Malcolm Rodriguez	35	Joe Bachie
MLB	46	Jack CampbellOUT	41	Jimmy RolderIR	—	—
LCB	23	Rock Ya-Sin	2	Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	30	Khalil Dorsey
SS	36	Chuck Clark	12	Thomas HarperIR	—	—
FS	29	Avonte MaddoxIR	—	—	—	—
RCB	4	D.J. ReedOUT	21	Roger McCreary	—	—
NB	5	Christian Izien	6	Keith Abney II	—	—

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	39	Jake Bates	—	—	—	—
P	3	Jack Fox	—	—	—	—
H	3	Jack Fox	—	—	—	—
LS	49	Hogan Hatten	—	—	—	—
PR	25	Jacob SaylorsQ	85	Tom KennedyIR	—	—
KR	25	Jacob SaylorsQ	85	Tom KennedyIR	—	—

About this page

Detroit Lions are 5-2 in the NFC North. The offense is Heavy 12 / gap and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Drew Petzing / Kelvin Sheppard.

Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Lions' top 2027 need Public boards have interior ol as the Lions' 2nd need Public boards have cornerback as the Lions' 3rd need

Scouting reports

Detroit Lions Roster & Depth Chart 2026

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Even 4-3

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Offense20

Defense25

Special Teams3

Practice Squad15

Injury roster

Offense3

Defense3

Injured / Out13

Practice Squad1

Injury notes20

Roster log

Offense

Defense

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