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Detroit Lions Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Detroit Lions are 3-2 in the NFC North.

3-25th 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.

81 players · 66 on the active roster · 15 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.

Offense22

65Seth McLaughlinC6' 4"304251 yrBuford, GA—Active
69Tate RatledgeG6' 6"322252 yrsRome, GA—Active
70Juice ScruggsG6' 3"320264 yrsAshtabula, OH—Active
71Miles FrazierG6' 6"325252 yrsCamden, NJ—Active
73Christian MahoganyG6' 3"330263 yrsElmwood Park, NJ—Active
58Penei SewellOT6' 5"335266 yrsMalaeimi, American Samoa—Active
76Blake MillerOT6' 6"32022RStrongsville, OH—Active
79Larry BoromOT6' 5"325276 yrsDetroit, MI—Active
11*Joshua DobbsTENQB6' 3"216319 yrsAlpharetta, GA—Active
16Jared GoffQB6' 4"2173211 yrsNovato, CA—Active
0Jahmyr GibbsRB5' 9"202244 yrsDalton, GA—Active
25Jacob SaylorsRB5' 11"195262 yrsJasper, TN—Active
33Sione VakiRB5' 11"216253 yrsAntioch, CA—Active
38*Justin JacksonRB6' 0"199306 yrsCarol Stream, IL—Active
83Tyler ConklinTE6' 3"245319 yrsChesterfield, MI—Active
87Sam LaPortaTE6' 3"245254 yrsHighland, IL—Active
89Brock WrightTE6' 5"254276 yrsCypress, TX—Active
1Jameson WilliamsWR6' 1"184255 yrsSt. Louis, MO—Active
13Jackson MeeksWR6' 2"235231 yrPhenix City, AL—Active
14Amon-Ra St. BrownWR6' 0"202266 yrsAnaheim Hills, CA—Active
17Tay MartinWR6' 3"186281 yrHouma, LA—Active
18Isaac TeSlaaWR6' 4"214242 yrsHudsonville, MI—Active

Defense26

2*Ennis Rakestraw Jr.CB5' 11"192243 yrsDallas, TX—Active
4D.J. ReedCB5' 9"190299 yrsBakersfield, CA—Active
6Keith Abney IICB5' 9"18721RDallas, TX—Active
21Roger McCrearyCB5' 11"190265 yrsMobile, AL—Active
30Khalil DorseyCB5' 8"190286 yrsOntario, CA—Active
8Derrick MooreDE6' 3"26023RBaltimore, MD—Active
66Eric O'NeillDE6' 2"25023RStaten Island, NY—Active
95Levi OnwuzurikeWASDE6' 3"304286 yrsAllen, TX—Active
97Aidan HutchinsonDE6' 7"268265 yrsPlymouth, MI—Active
99Ahmed HassaneinDE6' 2"275241 yrCairo, Egypt—Active
50Skyler Gill-HowardDT6' 0"28024RMilwaukee, WI—Active
54Alim McNeillDT6' 2"310266 yrsRaleigh, NC—Active
91Tyleik WilliamsDT6' 3"325232 yrsManassas, VA—Active
93Tyler LacyDT6' 4"300264 yrsSachse, TX—Active
94Mekhi WingoDT6' 0"282233 yrsSt. Louis, MO—Active
96Ben StilleDT6' 4"296283 yrsAshland, NE—Active
41Jimmy RolderLB6' 2"23822ROrland Park, IL—Active
44Malcolm RodriguezLB5' 11"230275 yrsWagoner, OK—Active
46Jack CampbellLB6' 5"246264 yrsCedar Falls, IA—Active
53Trevor NowaskeLB6' 3"237274 yrsCanton, MI—Active
55Derrick BarnesLB6' 0"240276 yrsCovington, KY—Active
57Amen OgbongbemigaLB6' 0"231286 yrsCalgary, AB—Active
98DJ WonnumLB6' 5"262287 yrsStone Mountain, GA—Active
5Christian IzienS5' 10"206264 yrsFar Rockaway, NY—Active
34Bishop FitzgeraldS5' 11"20123RWoodbridge, VA—Active
36Chuck ClarkS6' 0"2103110 yrsSuffolk, VA—Active

Special Teams3

49Hogan HattenIDALS6' 2"239263 yrsScottsdale, AZ—Active
3Jack FoxP6' 2"218307 yrsSt. Louis, MO—Active
39Jake BatesPK5' 10"205273 yrsTomball, TX—Active

Practice Squad15

38*Nick WhitesideCB6' 1"200262 yrsSaginaw Valley State—Practice Squad
42Aamaris BrownCB5' 10"19824RTampa, FL—Practice Squad
61Anthony LucasDE6' 5"26522RScottsdale, AZ—Practice Squad
90Chris SmithDT6' 1"320261 yrDetroit, MI—Practice Squad
—Jeffrey M'baDT6' 6"31227RLibreville, Gabon—Practice Squad
—Elijah KleinG6' 4"319263 yrsSan Bernardino, CA—Practice Squad
35Joe BachieLB6' 2"238287 yrsBrook Park, OH—Practice Squad
77Devin CochranOT6' 7"322283 yrsNorcross, GA—Practice Squad
2*Luke AltmyerILLQB6' 1"21323RStarkville, MS—Practice Squad
26Jabari SmallTENRB5' 11"208251 yrMemphis, TN—Practice Squad
82Thomas GordonTE6' 4"250261 yrHouston, TX—Practice Squad
84Miles KitselmanTENTE6' 5"25124RLyndon, KS—Practice Squad
11*Lucky JacksonWR6' 1"185291 yrWestern Kentucky—Practice Squad
19Dominic LovettWR5' 10"185232 yrsBelleville, IL—Practice Squad
80Lawrence Keys IIIWR5' 11"175261 yrNew Orleans, LA—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.

Offense2

78Ben BartchG6' 6"318287 yrsDayton, OR—Questionable
85Tom KennedyWR5' 10"195304 yrsFarmingdale, NY—Out

Defense2

23Rock Ya-SinCB5' 11"195308 yrsDecatur, GA—Questionable
45Devin WhiteLB6' 0"237288 yrsSpringhill, LA—Doubtful

Injured / Out10

64Cade MaysTENC6' 6"325275 yrsKnoxville, TN—Injured Reserve
29Avonte MaddoxPITCB5' 9"191309 yrsDetroit, MI—Injured Reserve
92Payton TurnerHOUDE6' 6"272276 yrsHouston, TX—Injured Reserve
11Damone ClarkLB6' 2"240265 yrsBaton Rouge, LA—Injured Reserve
59Giovanni ManuOT6' 7"345253 yrsPitt Meadows, BC—Out
10Isiah PachecoRB5' 10"210275 yrsVineland, NJ—Injured Reserve
12Thomas HarperS5' 8"195253 yrsKnoxville, TN—Injured Reserve
31Kerby JosephILLS6' 0"210255 yrsOrlando, FL—Out
32Brian BranchS6' 0"203244 yrsFayetteville, GA—Out
88Kendrick LawWR5' 11"20322RShreveport, LA—Injured Reserve

Practice Squad1

63Mason MillerG6' 7"318241 yrAda, MN—Out

Injury notes15

  • Ben Bartch · G #78

    • Questionable · Foot

  • Tom Kennedy · WR #85

    • Out · Knee - MCL · Surgery

  • Rock Ya-Sin · CB #23

    • Questionable · Hamstring

  • Devin White · LB #45

    • Doubtful · Forearm · Surgery

  • Cade Mays · C #64

    • Injured Reserve · Wrist · Fracture

  • Avonte Maddox · CB #29

    • Injured Reserve

  • Payton Turner · DE #92

    • Injured Reserve

  • Damone Clark · LB #11

    • Injured Reserve

  • Giovanni Manu · OT #59

    • Out

  • Isiah Pacheco · RB #10

    • Injured Reserve

  • Thomas Harper · S #12

    • Injured Reserve

  • Kerby Joseph · S #31

    • Out

  • Brian Branch · S #32

    • Out · Achilles · Surgery

  • 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.

  1. Injury

    Rock Ya-Sin

    Questionable · Hamstring

  2. Injury

    Ben Bartch

    Questionable · Foot

  3. Injury

    Devin White

    Doubtful · Forearm

  4. Injury

    Tom Kennedy

    Out · Knee - MCL

  5. Injury

    Cade Mays

    Injured Reserve · Wrist

  6. Injury

    Brian Branch

    Out · Achilles

About this page

Detroit Lions are 3-2 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

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