Division
NFC North
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
10.0p10 7.0 — p90 12.0
| Round | Prob | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Win division | 46.0% | |
| Make playoffs | 71.7% | |
| Divisional rd. | 44.0% | |
| Conf. champ. | 22.4% | |
| Super Bowl | 9.3% | |
| Win SB | 3.8% |
2026 Schedule · SOS
proj 10.0–7.0·rank 32 / 32
SOS Net
-1.09
Opp Off
-0.62
Opp Def
+0.47
| Wk | Opp | Opp | Proj | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsNO | -3.3 | +7.3 | 71% |
| 2 | @BUF | +2.5 | -2.5 | 43% |
| 3 | vsNYJ | -6.9 | +10.8 | 79% |
| 4 | @CAR | -1.8 | +1.8 | 55% |
| 5 | @ARI | -2.0 | +2.0 | 56% |
| 7 | vsGB | +0.5 | +3.5 | 60% |
| 8 | vsMIN | +0.0 | +4.0 | 62% |
| 9 | @MIA | -2.4 | +2.4 | 57% |
| 10 | vsNE | +2.5 | +1.5 | 54% |
| 11 | vsTB | -0.3 | +4.3 | 63% |
| 12 | vsCHI | +0.2 | +3.8 | 61% |
| 13 | @ATL | -1.5 | +1.5 | 54% |
| 14 | vsTEN | -4.8 | +8.8 | 74% |
| 15 | @MIN | +0.0 | -0.0 | 50% |
| 16 | vsNYG | -1.8 | +5.8 | 67% |
| 17 | @CHI | +0.2 | -0.2 | 49% |
| 18 | @GB | +0.5 | -0.5 | 48% |
Quarterbacks · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jared Goff | 6'4" | 217 | 31 | California |
| QB | 2nd | Teddy Bridgewater | 6'2" | 210 | 33 | Louisville |
| QB | 3rd | Luke Altmyer | 6'2" | 215 | 23 | Illinois |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jahmyr Gibbs | 5'9" | 202 | 24 | Alabama |
| RB | 2nd | Isiah Pacheco | 5'10" | 216 | 27 | Rutgers |
| RB | 3rd | Sione Vaki | 5'11" | 216 | 24 | Utah |
| RB | 4th | Jacob Saylors | 5'11" | 195 | 26 | East Tennessee State |
| RB | 5th | Jabari Small | 5'11" | 213 | 24 | Tennessee |
| RB | — | Kye Robichaux | 6'0" | 213 | 23 | Boston College; Western Kentucky |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 6'0" | 202 | 26 | USC |
| WR | 2nd | Jameson Williams | 6'1" | 182 | 25 | Alabama |
| WR | 3rd | Isaac TeSlaa | 6'4" | 214 | 24 | Arkansas |
| WR | 4th | Greg Dortch | 5'7" | 180 | 28 | Wake Forest |
| WR | 5th | Kendrick Law | 6'0" | 205 | 21 | Kentucky |
| WR | 6th | Cedrick Wilson | 6'2" | 197 | 30 | Boise State |
| WR | 7th | Tom Kennedy | 5'10" | 195 | 29 | Bryant |
| WR | 8th | Dominic Lovett | 5'10" | 185 | 23 | Georgia |
| WR | 9th | Jackson Meeks | 6'2" | 218 | 23 | Syracuse |
| WR | 10th | Malik Cunningham | 6'1" | 190 | 27 | Louisville |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Sam LaPorta | 6'3" | 245 | 25 | Iowa |
| TE | 2nd | Brock Wright | 6'5" | 254 | 27 | Notre Dame |
| TE | 3rd | Tyler Conklin | 6'3" | 248 | 30 | Central Michigan |
| TE | — | Miles Kitselman | 6'5" | 251 | 23 | Tennessee; Alabama; Hutchinson CC |
| TE | — | Thomas Gordon | 6'5" | 255 | 25 | Northwestern |
| TE | — | Zach Horton | 6'4" | 251 | 23 | Indiana; James Madison |
Offensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Ben Bartch | 6'6" | 309 | 27 | St. John's (MN) |
| OL | — | Blake Miller | 6'6" | 317 | 22 | Clemson |
| OL | — | Cade Mays | 6'6" | 325 | 27 | Tennessee |
| OL | — | Christian Mahogany | 6'3" | 327 | 25 | Boston College |
| OL | — | Colby Sorsdal | 6'6" | 315 | 26 | William & Mary |
| OL | — | Devin Cochran | 6'7" | 310 | 27 | Georgia Tech |
| OL | — | Giovanni Manu | 6'7" | 350 | 25 | University of British Columbia |
| OL | — | Juice Scruggs | 6'3" | 310 | 26 | Penn State |
| OL | — | Larry Borom | 6'5" | 332 | 27 | Missouri |
| OL | — | Mason Miller | 6'7" | 310 | 24 | North Dakota State |
| OL | — | Michael Niese | 6'5" | 300 | 28 | Temple |
| OL | — | Miles Frazier | 6'6" | 325 | 24 | LSU; Florida International |
| OL | — | Penei Sewell | 6'5" | 335 | 25 | Oregon |
| OL | — | Seth McLaughlin | 6'4" | 305 | 24 | Ohio State; Alabama |
| OL | — | Tate Ratledge | 6'6" | 315 | 25 | Georgia |
Interior D-Line · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDT | 1st | Alim McNeill | 6'2" | 310 | 26 | North Carolina State |
| RDT | 1st | Levi Onwuzurike | 6'3" | 304 | 28 | Washington |
| LDE | 2nd | Tyler Lacy | 6'4" | 279 | 26 | Oklahoma State |
| LDT | 2nd | Tyleik Williams | 6'3" | 328 | 23 | Ohio State |
| RDT | 2nd | Jay Tufele | 6'3" | 305 | 26 | USC |
| LDE | 3rd | Tyre West | 6'3" | 290 | 23 | Tennessee |
| LDT | 3rd | Mekhi Wingo | 6'0" | 288 | 23 | LSU |
| RDT | 3rd | Chris Smith | 6'1" | 316 | 26 | Notre Dame |
| RDT | 4th | Skyler Gill-Howard | 6'1" | 290 | 23 | Texas Tech |
| RDT | 5th | Myles Adams | 6'2" | 299 | 28 | Rice |
| DL | — | Aidan Keanaaina | 6'3" | 320 | 24 | California; Notre Dame |
| DL | — | Anthony Lucas | 6'5" | 256 | 21 | USC; Texas A&M |
| DL | — | Eric O'Neill | 6'2" | 247 | 22 | Rutgers; Long Island Coll.-Brooklyn |
| DL | — | Melvin Priestly | 6'4" | 305 | 22 | Illinois; Grambling State |
Edge Rushers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 1st | Aidan Hutchinson | 6'7" | 268 | 25 | Michigan |
| RDE | 1st | D.J. Wonnum | 6'5" | 258 | 28 | South Carolina |
| RDE | 2nd | Derrick Moore | 6'3" | 260 | 23 | Michigan |
| LDE | 4th | Payton Turner | 6'6" | 270 | 27 | Houston |
| RDE | 4th | Ahmed Hassanein | 6'2" | 275 | 23 | Boise State |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | 1st | Jack Campbell | 6'5" | 246 | 25 | Iowa |
| SLB | 1st | Malcolm Rodriguez | 5'11" | 230 | 27 | Oklahoma State |
| WLB | 1st | Derrick Barnes | 6'0" | 240 | 27 | Purdue |
| MLB | 2nd | Joe Bachie | 6'2" | 235 | 28 | Michigan State |
| SLB | 2nd | Jimmy Rolder | 6'2" | 240 | 22 | Michigan |
| WLB | 2nd | Damone Clark | 6'3" | 240 | 25 | LSU |
| RDE | 3rd | Trevor Nowaske | 6'3" | 237 | 27 | Saginaw Valley State |
| LB | — | Erick Hunter | 6'2" | 220 | 23 | Morgan State |
Defensive Backs · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | 1st | Kerby Joseph | 6'0" | 200 | 25 | Illinois |
| LCB | 1st | D.J. Reed | 5'9" | 190 | 29 | Kansas State |
| NB | 1st | Roger McCreary | 5'11" | 190 | 26 | Auburn |
| RCB | 1st | Terrion Arnold | 6'0" | 195 | 23 | Alabama |
| SS | 1st | Brian Branch | 6'0" | 203 | 24 | Alabama |
| FS | 2nd | Chuck Clark | 6'0" | 210 | 31 | Virginia Tech |
| LCB | 2nd | Rock Ya-Sin | 5'11" | 195 | 30 | Temple |
| NB | 2nd | Christian Izien | 5'10" | 200 | 25 | Rutgers |
| SS | 2nd | Avonte Maddox | 5'9" | 191 | 30 | Pittsburgh |
| FS | 3rd | Thomas Harper | 5'10" | 189 | 25 | Notre Dame |
| NB | 3rd | Ennis Rakestraw | 5'11" | 188 | 23 | Missouri |
| RCB | 3rd | Nick Whiteside | 6'1" | 200 | 26 | Saginaw Valley State |
| SS | 3rd | Dan Jackson | 6'1" | 195 | 25 | Georgia |
| FS | 4th | Loren Strickland | 5'10" | 202 | 26 | Ball State |
| RCB | 4th | Khalil Dorsey | 5'8" | 188 | 28 | Northern Arizona |
| DB | — | Aamaris Brown | 5'10" | 190 | 23 | UNLV; University of South Florida; Kansas State |
| DB | — | De'Shawn Rucker | 6'0" | 195 | 23 | University of South Florida; Tennessee |
Special Teams · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1st | Jack Fox | 6'2" | 218 | 29 | Rice |
| KR | 1st | Jacob Saylors | 5'11" | 195 | 26 | East Tennessee State |
| P | 1st | Jack Fox | 6'2" | 218 | 29 | Rice |
| PK | 1st | Jake Bates | 5'10" | 202 | 27 | Arkansas |
| PR | 1st | Greg Dortch | 5'7" | 180 | 28 | Wake Forest |
| KR | 2nd | Tom Kennedy | 5'10" | 195 | 29 | Bryant |
| PR | 2nd | Tom Kennedy | 5'10" | 195 | 29 | Bryant |
| KR | 3rd | Greg Dortch | 5'7" | 180 | 28 | Wake Forest |
| KR | 4th | Sione Vaki | 5'11" | 216 | 24 | Utah |
| LS | — | Hogan Hatten | 6'2" | 239 | 25 | Idaho |
Team Profile
2025 · pct vs league
| Pass Off | 0.17 | #3 | 94% |
| Rush Off | -0.04 | #24 | 26% |
| Pass Def | -0.01 | #14 | 58% |
| Rush Def | -0.01 | #18 | 45% |
| Scoring Off | 481 | #5 | 87% |
| Scoring Def | 413 | #22 | 32% |
EPA Trend
EPA/play by season · adj
NetOffDefDef: lower = better
Performance · 2025
9-8 · +68 pt diff
| Metric | Off | Def | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / play (adj) | +0.059 | +0.009 | 9 |
| EPA / play (raw) | +0.069 | +0.016 | 7/13 |
| Pass EPA | +0.168 | -0.006 | 3/14 |
| Rush EPA | -0.043 | -0.015 | 24/18 |
| Points | 481 | 413 | — |
Lower def EPA = better. Ranks: 1 best, 32 worst.
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
28.3
5th in NFL
PPG Against
24.3
22nd in NFL
Differential
+4
8th in NFL
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LSeason Results
9-8 · 8-9 ATS
WinLossCoveredmargin per game
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-3 | 32.5 | 23 |
| Away | 4-5 | 24.6 | 25.4 |
| Competition | |||
| One-score (≤8) | 3-5 | 25.8 | 27.1 |
| vs Winning teams | 2-7 | 23.2 | 25.7 |
| Environment | |||
| Indoors | 5-5 | 30.4 | 24.8 |
| Outdoors | 4-3 | 25.3 | 23.6 |
| Grass | 3-3 | 23.3 | 23.5 |
| Turf | 6-5 | 31 | 24.7 |
| Cold (<40°F) | 1-0 | 19 | 16 |
Recent Form · last 5
2-3 SU · 2-3 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025
| Straight up | 9-8 |
| ATS | 8-947% |
| Over / Under | 10-7 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-4 |
| As underdog | 6-5 |
| Home | 4-4 |
| Away | 4-5 |
vs closing line · splits show cover-no cover
Cap & Roster Construction
APY $321M· gtd $452M
OFF $137M (43%)DEF $179M (56%)ST $4.6M
| Group | Players | APY | % Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2 | $54.8M | 17% |
| RB | 5 | $9.3M | 3% |
| WR | 9 | $65.2M | 20% |
| TE | 3 | $7.7M | 2% |
| DL | 8 | $35.2M | 11% |
| EDGE | 3 | $49.1M | 15% |
| LB | 6 | $35.0M | 11% |
| DB | 15 | $59.8M | 19% |
| ST | 2 | $4.6M | 1% |
Top Contracts
| Player | Yrs | Total | Gtd | APY | Cap% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared GoffQB | 4 | $212M | $114M | $53.0M | 20.8% |
| Aidan HutchinsonDE | 4 | $180M | $55.7M | $45.0M | 16.1% |
| Amon-Ra St. BrownWR | 4 | $120M | $34.7M | $30.0M | 11.7% |
| Jameson WilliamsWR | 3 | $80.0M | $30.6M | $26.7M | 9.6% |
| Alim McNeillDT | 4 | $97.0M | $28.1M | $24.3M | 9.5% |
| Kerby JosephS | 4 | $85.0M | $23.1M | $21.3M | 7.6% |
Pending Free Agents
| Player | Free | APY |
|---|---|---|
| Jack FoxPN | 2026 | $3.5M |
| Jahmyr GibbsRB | 2027 | $4.5M |
| Brock WrightTE | 2027 | $4.0M |
| Rock Ya-SinCB | 2027 | $3.2M |
| D.J. WonnumDE | 2027 | $3.0M |
| Malcolm RodriguezLB | 2027 | $2.8M |
| Sam LaPortaTE | 2027 | $2.4M |
| Brian BranchS | 2027 | $2.0M |
Roster Profile
avg age 26.2
R1 9Day2 10Day3 23UDFA 25
Homegrown 27 (40%)Acquired 40
Avg experience4.1 yrs
Rookies / Vets (8+ yr)6 / 7
| Group | Players | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|
| QB | 3 | 29 |
| RB | 5 | 25 |
| WR | 10 | 25.6 |
| TE | 3 | 27.3 |
| DL | 10 | 25.2 |
| EDGE | 5 | 25.2 |
| LB | 7 | 25.9 |
| DB | 15 | 26.4 |
| ST | 9 | 27.7 |
Injury Report · 14
last report week 18
| Pos | Player | Status |
|---|---|---|
| WR | Greg Dortch | IR· Chest |
| OL | Ben Bartch | IR· Ankle |
| TE | Brock Wright | IR· Neck |
| DT | Jay Tufele | IR· Foot |
| DE | Payton Turner | PUP-Vested· Ribs |
| S | Kerby Joseph | IR· Knee |
| TE | Sam LaPorta | IR· Back |
| S | Brian Branch | IR· Achilles |
| CB | Ennis Rakestraw | IR· Hamstring |
| CB | Terrion Arnold | IR· Shoulder |
| S | Dan Jackson | IR |
| RB | Kye Robichaux | IR |
| OL | Giovanni Manu | PUP-Vested· Knee |
| OL | Colby Sorsdal | IR |
DET News
12 items
- Dan Campbell: Penei Sewell's move to left tackle will be "seamless"With the Lions moving on from Taylor Decker earlier this offseason, Penei Sewell is now set to move over to left tackle for the 2026 season.
- Alim McNeill: I wasn't all the way back from torn ACL last year, I am nowLions defensive tackle Alim McNeill didn't make his first appearance of the 2025 season until October and making a full return from his 2024 torn ACL took longer than that.
- Projecting Detroit Lions 2026 UDFA chances to make the rosterExploring the Detroit Lions 2026 UDFA contracts and what it means for their roster chances.DET17h
- Which Detroit Lions players need more coverage at OTAs?Share which Detroit Lions players you want to hear more about, and we’ll extend our OTA coverage next week.DET1d
- Aidan Hutchinson pleased with his 2025, aspires to be Defensive Player of the Year in 2026Hutchinson said last year was a good step toward re-establishing himself after a bad injury.
- Aidan Hutchinson pleased with his 2025, aspires to be Defensive Player of the Year in 2026Hutchinson said last year was a good step toward re-establishing himself after a bad injury.
- Lions' Dan Campbell labels OTAs 'pajama party' in latest colorful quoteDan Campbell referred to OTAs as a "pajama party" and insisted he wasn't getting hyped about anyone's performance during the non-contact practices.DET2d
- Lions' Joseph, Branch, LaPorta 'all improving' after season-ending injuriesDan Campbell said he is focused on bringing the trio along slowly as they recover from injury this offseason.
- Detroit Lions OTA Week 1 practice observations, notesBreaking down observations from Week 1 of Detroit Lions OTAs.DET3d
- 2026 Detroit Lions OTA Week 1 participation, injury recapBreaking down which Detroit Lions players practiced and sat due to injury in Week 1 of OTAs.DET3d
- Lions injury news: Updates on Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch, Sam LaPortaDetroit Lions coach Dan Campbell provided brief injury updates on Kerby Joseph, Brian Branch, Sam LaPorta, and Levi Onwuzurike.DET3d
- LB Jack Campbell: I wanted to be a Lion, no matter whatJack Campbell plans to stay laser focused this offseason as a core member of the group trying to help Detroit bounce back from a disappointing 9-8 season.