Detroit Lions Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

Detroit Lions Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
Jared Goff	QB	Starter	99	5	0	Starter	99	5	0	DET	17	99	4	0
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	1	0	0	TB	4	3	1	0
Luke Altmyer	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Starter	69	63	16	Starter	69	63	16	DET	17	67	55	17
Isiah Pacheco	RB	Backup	29	24	4	Backup	29	23	4	KC	13	38	27	5
Sione Vaki	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	DET	1	0	0	0
Jacob Saylors	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	DET	4	1	0	0
Jameson Williams	WR	Starter	90	2	16	Starter	90	2	16	DET	17	90	1	18
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Starter	85	1	29	Starter	85	1	29	DET	17	85	1	32
Greg Dortch	WR	Backup	27	2	6	Backup	27	2	6	ARI	12	26	2	5
Isaac TeSlaa	WR	Backup	27	0	4	Backup	27	0	4	DET	17	40	0	5
Kendrick Law	WR	Backup	12	0	2	Backup	12	0	2	NA	0	0	0	0
Cedrick Wilson	WR	Backup	12	0	2	Backup	12	0	2	MIA	10	22	0	2
Tom Kennedy	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	4	0	1	DET	4	4	0	1
Dominic Lovett	WR	Depth	3	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	DET	7	1	0	0
Jackson Meeks	WR	Depth	3	0	0	Depth	3	0	0	DET	2	1	0	0
Malik Cunningham	WR	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	DET	1	0	0	0
Sam LaPorta	TE	Starter	79	0	16	Starter	77	0	15	DET	9	47	0	9
Brock Wright	TE	Backup	26	0	3	Backup	26	0	3	DET	11	37	0	4
Tyler Conklin	TE	Depth	13	0	2	Backup	13	0	2	LAC	10	14	0	2
Zach Horton	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	DET	2	1	0	0
Miles Kitselman	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0

Detroit Lions Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	YTD Games	YTD Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Aidan Hutchinson	DL	DE	Starter	93	Starter	89	7	90	DET	16	87
DJ Wonnum	DL	DE	Rotation	55	Rotation	55	7	55	CAR	16	65
Derrick Moore	DL	DE	Backup	30	Backup	30	3	12	NA	0	0
Tyler Lacy	DL	DE	Backup	30	Backup	30	4	21	DET	9	20
Eric O'Neill	DL	DE	Backup	13	Backup	13	2	2	NA	0	0
Ahmed Hassanein	DL	DE	Backup	10	Backup	10	0	0	NA	0	0
Alim McNeill	DL	DT	Starter	76	Starter	73	7	81	DET	7	36
Tyleik Williams	DL	DT	Rotation	50	Rotation	50	4	33	DET	12	29
Skyler Gill-Howard	DL	DT	Backup	30	Backup	30	6	40	NA	0	0
Levi Onwuzurike	DL	DT	Backup	13	Backup	13	1	2	NA	0	0
Mekhi Wingo	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	0	0	DET	2	5
K.J. Britt	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	MIA	6	14
Devin White	LB	ILB	Out	0	Backup	16	3	14	LV	17	99
Jack Campbell	LB	MLB	Depth	4	Starter	71	7	98	DET	17	99
Derrick Barnes	LB	OLB	Rotation	64	Rotation	62	7	82	DET	17	85
Malcolm Rodriguez	LB	OLB	Rotation	60	Rotation	56	6	24	DET	4	6
Trevor Nowaske	LB	OLB	Backup	37	Backup	27	5	24	DET	5	4
Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	OLB	Backup	22	Backup	16	0	0	CHI	2	7
Joe Bachie	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	0	0	IND	5	13
Roger McCreary	DB	CB	Starter	83	Starter	80	6	72	TEN	10	32
D.J. Reed	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	79	7	95	DET	11	53
Rock Ya-Sin	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	71	5	42	DET	13	54
Keith Abney II	DB	CB	Backup	34	Rotation	40	4	29	NA	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	DB	CB	Backup	24	Backup	28	3	7	NA	0	0
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	DB	CB	Backup	10	Backup	12	4	22	NA	0	0
Kerby Joseph	DB	FS	Out	0	Starter	70	0	0	DET	6	29
Christian Izien	DB	S	Out	0	Backup	12	3	33	TB	5	15
Chuck Clark	DB	SS	Starter	96	Rotation	54	7	86	PIT	11	37
Brian Branch	DB	SS	Starter	85	Starter	72	2	14	DET	12	68
Thomas Harper	DB	SS	Out	0	Depth	9	2	18	DET	10	44

Injury Report vs @MIA Week 9 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Jacob Saylors	RB	Yes	Questionable	Neck	Saylors was limited in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Yes	Questionable	Rib	St. Brown was limited in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Cade Mays	OL	Yes	Questionable	Ankle	Mays did not practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
DJ Wonnum	DL	Yes	Questionable	Concussion	Wonnum did not practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Jack Campbell	LB	Yes	Doubtful	Neck	Campbell did not practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Brian Branch	DB	Yes	Questionable	Concussion	Branch was limited in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Rock Ya-Sin	DB	Yes	Probable	Cramps	Ya-Sin was a full participant in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
D.J. Reed	DB	Yes	Questionable	Hip	Reed did not practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Kerby Joseph	DB	Yes	Questionable	Knee	The Lions have opened the 21-day practice window for Joseph as they await his return from the physically unable to perform list.
Isiah Pacheco	RB	No	Out	Back	Pacheco is dealing with a back injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Kendrick Law	WR	No	Out	Knee	Law suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Tom Kennedy	WR	No	Out	Knee	Kennedy suffered a significant MCL injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
Ben Bartch	OL	No	Out	Foot	Bartch is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Mason Miller	OL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Miller, a practice squad player, is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list.
Giovanni Manu	OL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Manu is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the non-football injury list. He will miss at least four games.
Payton Turner	DL	No	Out	Undisclosed	Turner is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Amen Ogbongbemiga	LB	No	Questionable	Toe	Ogbongbemiga was limited in practice on Wednesday heading into Week 9 versus the Dolphins.
Jimmy Rolder	LB	No	Out	Hamstring	Rolder suffered a hamstring injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
Devin White	LB	No	Out	Forearm	White is dealing with a forearm injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.
Avonte Maddox	DB	No	Out	Foot	Maddox is dealing with a foot injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season.
Thomas Harper	DB	No	Out	Ankle	Harper is dealing with an ankle injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss at least four games.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the Detroit Lions in 2026 is Week 9.

w1	w2	w3	w4	w5	w6	w7	w8	w9	w10	w11	w12	w13	w14	w15	w16	w17	w18
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB
NO	@BUF	NYJ	@CAR	@ARI	OFF	GB	MIN	@MIA	NE	TB	CHI	@ATL	TEN	@MIN	NYG	@CHI	@GB

Detroit Lions 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the Detroit Lions. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
Jared Goff	QB	11	11	11
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	1	1	1
Sione Vaki	RB	58	59	61
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	9	8	8
Jameson Williams	WR	21	22	24
Isaac TeSlaa	WR	90	93	94
Sam LaPorta	TE	14	15	15
Brock Wright	TE	61	58	58
Tyler Conklin	TE	74	73	73
Jackson Meeks	TE	94	95	95
Jake Bates	PK	3	3	3
Aidan Hutchinson	DL	2	2	2
DJ Wonnum	DL	52	52	52
Alim McNeill	DL	56	56	56
Tyleik Williams	DL	73	73	73
Jack Campbell	LB	34	34	34
Malcolm Rodriguez	LB	76	76	76
Derrick Barnes	LB	77	77	77
Brian Branch	DB	22	22	22
Roger McCreary	DB	53	53	53
D.J. Reed	DB	58	58	58

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