2026 season

Detroit Lions

2-1 · 2nd in NFC North · Head coach Dan Campbell · Ford Field

Power rank

#23

-4.0 pts

Off EPA

+0.07

per play

Def EPA

+0.28

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

197 plays · 3 games

BalancedNeutral early-down pass rate of 52%, right around league average.
Under-center, wide-zone styleOnly 45% shotgun — heavy under-center usage that pairs with play-action and the outside zone.
Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 16% go outside the tackles.

Neutral pass rate: 52% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 45% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 20% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 16% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 3% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: +0.12
Run EPA/play: +0.03

Defense

216 plays · 3 games

Pressure-heavy frontSacks on 9% of opponent dropbacks (league 7%).
Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.28 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Pass funnelOpponents throw 61% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.

Sack rate: 9% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 19% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 13% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 61% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: +0.30
Run EPA allowed: +0.28

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

Matthew Stafford

2009–2020

45,109

2. Jared Goff22,253
3. Scott Mitchell12,647

Passing TD

Matthew Stafford

2009–2020

282

2. Jared Goff157
3. Scott Mitchell79

Rushing yards

Barry Sanders

1989–1998

15,269

2. Jahmyr Gibbs3,887
3. James Jones3,452

Rushing TD

Barry Sanders

1989–1998

Receptions

Calvin Johnson

2007–2015

731

2. Herman Moore670
3. Amon-Ra St. Brown570

Receiving yards

Calvin Johnson

2007–2015

11,619

2. Herman Moore9,174
3. Johnnie Morton6,499

Receiving TD

Calvin Johnson

2007–2015

Sacks

Robert Porcher

1992–2003

95.5

2. Mike Cofer62.5
3. Tracy Scroggins60.5

Interceptions

Kerby Joseph

2022–2025

2. Dre' Bly19
3. Glover Quin19

Tackles

DeAndre Levy

2009–2016

639

2. Stephen Boyd573
3. Robert Porcher571

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1983 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (24)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
11	Joshua Dobbs	QB	31	6' 3"	216	9	Tennessee
16	Jared Goff	QB	31	6' 4"	217	11	California
0	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	24	5' 9"	202	4	Alabama
25	Jacob Saylors	RB	26	5' 11"	195	2	East Tennessee State
33	Sione Vaki	RB	25	5' 11"	216	3	Utah
38	Justin Jackson	RB	30	6' 0"	199	6	Northwestern
1	Jameson Williams	WR	25	6' 1"	184	5	Alabama
13	Jackson Meeks	WR	23	6' 2"	235	1	Syracuse
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	26	6' 0"	202	6	USC
17	Tay Martin	WR	28	6' 3"	186	1	Oklahoma State
18	Isaac TeSlaa	WR	24	6' 4"	214	2	Arkansas
85	Tom Kennedy	WR	30	5' 10"	195	4	Bryant
83	Tyler Conklin	TE	31	6' 3"	245	9	Central Michigan
87	Sam LaPorta	TE	25	6' 3"	245	4	Iowa
89	Brock Wright	TE	27	6' 5"	254	6	Notre Dame
58	Penei Sewell	OT	25	6' 5"	335	6	Oregon
76	Blake Miller	OT	22	6' 6"	320	R	Clemson
79	Larry Borom	OT	27	6' 5"	325	6	Missouri
69	Tate Ratledge	G	25	6' 6"	322	2	Georgia
70	Juice Scruggs	G	26	6' 3"	320	4	Penn State
71	Miles Frazier	G	25	6' 6"	325	2	LSU
73	Christian Mahogany	G	25	6' 3"	330	3	Boston College
78	Ben BartchOut	G	28	6' 6"	318	7	Saint John's (MN)
65	Seth McLaughlin	C	25	6' 4"	304	1	Ohio State

Defense (29)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
8	Derrick Moore	DE	23	6' 3"	260	R	Michigan
66	Eric O'Neill	DE	23	6' 2"	250	R	Rutgers
95	Levi Onwuzurike	DE	28	6' 3"	304	6	Washington
97	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	26	6' 7"	268	5	Michigan
99	Ahmed Hassanein	DE	24	6' 2"	275	1	Boise State
50	Skyler Gill-Howard	DT	23	6' 0"	280	R	Texas Tech
54	Alim McNeill	DT	26	6' 2"	310	6	NC State
91	Tyleik Williams	DT	23	6' 3"	325	2	Ohio State
93	Tyler Lacy	DT	26	6' 4"	300	4	Oklahoma State
94	Mekhi Wingo	DT	23	6' 0"	282	3	LSU
96	Ben Stille	DT	28	6' 4"	296	3	Nebraska
41	Jimmy Rolder	LB	22	6' 2"	238	R	Michigan
44	Malcolm Rodriguez	LB	27	5' 11"	230	5	Oklahoma State
45	Devin White	LB	28	6' 0"	237	8	LSU
46	Jack Campbell	LB	26	6' 5"	246	4	Iowa
53	Trevor Nowaske	LB	27	6' 3"	237	4	Saginaw Valley State
55	Derrick Barnes	LB	27	6' 0"	240	6	Purdue
57	Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	28	6' 0"	231	6	Oklahoma State
98	DJ Wonnum	LB	28	6' 5"	262	7	South Carolina
2	Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	CB	24	5' 11"	192	3	Missouri
4	D.J. Reed	CB	29	5' 9"	190	9	Kansas State
6	Keith Abney II	CB	21	5' 9"	187	R	Arizona State
21	Roger McCreary	CB	26	5' 11"	190	5	Auburn
23	Rock Ya-Sin	CB	30	5' 11"	195	8	Temple
30	Khalil Dorsey	CB	28	5' 8"	190	6	Northern Arizona
5	Christian Izien	S	26	5' 10"	206	4	Rutgers
13	Jalen Mills	S	32	6' 0"	191	10	LSU
34	Bishop Fitzgerald	S	23	5' 11"	201	R	USC
36	Chuck Clark	S	31	6' 0"	210	10	Virginia Tech

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
39	Jake Bates	PK	27	5' 10"	205	3	Arkansas
3	Jack Fox	P	30	6' 2"	218	7	Rice
49	Hogan Hatten	LS	26	6' 2"	239	3	Idaho

Injured reserve / out (10)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
10	Isiah PachecoInjured Reserve	RB	27	5' 10"	210	5	Rutgers
88	Kendrick LawInjured Reserve	WR	22	5' 11"	203	R	Kentucky
59	Giovanni ManuOut	OT	25	6' 7"	345	3	British Columbia
64	Cade MaysInjured Reserve	C	27	6' 6"	325	5	Tennessee
92	Payton TurnerInjured Reserve	DE	27	6' 6"	272	6	Houston
11	Damone ClarkInjured Reserve	LB	26	6' 2"	240	5	LSU
29	Avonte MaddoxInjured Reserve	CB	30	5' 9"	191	9	Pittsburgh
12	Thomas HarperInjured Reserve	S	25	5' 8"	195	3	Notre Dame
31	Kerby JosephOut	S	25	6' 0"	210	5	Illinois
32	Brian BranchOut	S	24	6' 0"	203	4	Alabama

Practice squad (14)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
2	Luke Altmyer	QB	23	6' 1"	213	R	Illinois
26	Jabari Small	RB	25	5' 11"	208	1	Tennessee
11	Lucky Jackson	WR	29	6' 1"	185	1	Western Kentucky
19	Dominic Lovett	WR	23	5' 10"	185	2	Georgia
82	Thomas Gordon	TE	26	6' 4"	250	1	Northwestern
77	Devin Cochran	OT	28	6' 7"	322	3	Georgia Tech
—	Elijah Klein	G	26	6' 4"	319	3	UTEP
63	Mason MillerOut	G	24	6' 7"	318	1	North Dakota State
61	Anthony Lucas	DE	21	6' 5"	265	R	USC
90	Chris Smith	DT	26	6' 1"	320	1	Notre Dame
35	Joe Bachie	LB	28	6' 2"	238	7	Michigan State
—	Natrone Brooks	CB	26	5' 11"	175	3	Southern Miss
38	Nick Whiteside	CB	26	6' 1"	200	2	Saginaw Valley State
42	Aamaris Brown	CB	24	5' 10"	198	R	UNLV