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2026 Lions Depth Chart
The Lions communications depth chart. A confirmed cut is removed. We do not invent a new starter order.
44Offense
45Defense
97Names listed
3Units
Offense
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Jameson Williams | Dominic Lovett | Malik Cunningham | Tarik Black |
| WR | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Greg Dortch | Tom Kennedy | Open |
| LT | Penei Sewell | Devin Cochran | Open | |
| LG | Juice Scruggs | Christian Mahogany | Miles Frazier | Melvin Priestly |
| C | Cade Mays | Juice Scruggs | Michael Niese | Seth McLaughlin |
| RG | Tate Ratledge | Ben Bartch | Mason Miller | Gus Hartwig |
| RT | Larry Borom | Colby Sorsdal | Open | |
| TE | Sam LaPorta | Brock Wright | Tyler Conklin | Jackson Meeks Thomas Gordon Zach Horton |
| WR | Isaac TeSlaa | Tay Martin | Lucky Jackson | Open |
| QB | Jared Goff | Joshua Dobbs | Luke Altmyer | Open |
| RB | Jahmyr Gibbs | Isiah Pacheco | Sione Vaki | Jacob Saylors Jabari Small Trayveon Williams Roydell Williams |
Defense
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGE | Aidan Hutchinson | Derrick Moore | Anthony Lucas | Eric O’Neill |
| DL | Alim McNeill | Levi Onwuzurike | Mekhi Wingo | Skyler Gill-Howard Ben Stille |
| DL | Tyleik Williams | Chris Smith | Myles Adams | Tyre West |
| EDGE | DJ Wonnum | Tyler Lacy | Ahmed Hassanein | Payton Turner |
| LB | Derrick Barnes | Malcolm Rodriguez | Troy Reeder | Erick Hunter Amen Ogbongbemiga |
| LB | Jack Campbell | Devin White | Trevor Nowaske | Jimmy Rolder Joe Bachie |
| CB | D.J. Reed | Nick Whiteside | Khalil Dorsey | Bump Cooper Jr. |
| CB | Rock Ya-Sin | Ennis Rakestraw Jr. | Keith Abney II | Ekow Boye-Doe |
| S | Kerby Joseph | Chuck Clark | Thomas Harper | Dan Jackson |
| S | Brian Branch | Avonte Maddox | Jason Taylor II | Open |
| NCB | Roger McCreary | Christian Izien | Aamaris Brown | Open |
Special Teams
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Open | Open | Open | |
| H | Open | Open | Open | |
| P | Jack Fox | Open | Open | Open |
| LS | Open | Open | Open | |
| PR | Greg Dortch | Tom Kennedy | Open | Open |
| KR | Jacob Saylors | Tom Kennedy | Open | Open |