Posted By: The Detroit Lions Podcast
September 9, 2026
Updated September 14, 2026
This is the Week 1 updated depth chart for the Detroit Lions against the New Orleans Saints at Ford Field on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Detroit Lions
3WR 1TE
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| WR |
Amon-Ra St. Brown |
Tom Kennedy |
|
| WR |
Jameson Williams |
Tay Martin |
|
| WR |
Isaac TeSlaa |
Kendrick Law |
|
| LT |
Penei Sewell |
Giovanni Manu |
|
| LG |
Christian Mahogany |
Ben Bartch |
Juice Scruggs |
| C |
Juice Scruggs |
Tate Ratledge |
Cade Mays |
| RG |
Tate Ratledge |
Miles Frazier |
|
| RT |
Blake Miller |
Larry Borom |
|
| QB |
Jared Goff |
Joshua Dobbs |
|
| TE |
Sam LaPorta |
Brock Wright |
Tyler Conklin |
| RB |
Jahmyr Gibbs |
Sione Vaki |
Jacob Saylors |
Base 4-3 D
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| LDE |
Aidan Hutchinson |
Tyler Lacy |
Eric O’Neill |
| LDT |
Alim McNeill |
Mekhi Wingo |
|
| RDT |
Tyleik Williams |
Skyler Gill-Howard |
Ben Stille |
| RDE |
DJ Wonnum |
Derrick Moore |
Trevor Nowaske |
| WLB |
Derrick Barnes |
Joe Bachie |
Damone Clark |
| MLB |
Jack Campbell |
Devin White |
|
| SLB |
Malcolm Rodriguez |
Jimmy Rolder |
|
| LCB |
D.J. Reed |
Rock Ya-Sin |
|
| SS |
Avonte Maddox |
Brian Branch |
|
| FS |
Chuck Clark |
Thomas Harper |
Kerby Joseph |
| RCB |
Keith Abney II |
Khalil Dorsey |
|
| NB |
Roger McCreary |
Christian Izien |
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. |
Special Teams
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| PK |
Jake Bates |
|
|
| P |
Jack Fox |
|
|
| H |
Jack Fox |
|
|
| PR |
Tom Kennedy |
Tay Martin |
|
| KR |
Jacob Saylors |
Tom Kennedy |
Sione Vaki |
| LS |
Hogan Hatten |
|
|
New Orleans Saints
3WR 1TE
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| WR |
Chris Olave |
Bryce Lance |
Mason Tipton |
| WR |
Devaughn Vele |
Kevin Austin Jr. |
|
| WR |
Barion Brown |
Jordyn Tyson |
|
| LT |
Kelvin Banks Jr. |
Asim Richards |
|
| LG |
David Edwards |
Dillon Radunz |
Nick Saldiveri |
| C |
Erik McCoy |
|
|
| RG |
Cesar Ruiz |
Jeremiah Wright |
William Sherman |
| RT |
Taliese Fuaga |
Mason Murphy |
|
| QB |
Tyler Shough |
Spencer Rattler |
Zach Wilson |
| TE |
Juwan Johnson |
Noah Fant |
Oscar Delp |
| RB |
Travis Etienne Jr. |
Alvin Kamara |
Kendre Miller |
Special Teams
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| PK |
Daniel Carlson |
|
|
| P |
Ryan Wright |
|
|
| H |
Ryan Wright |
|
|
| PR |
Barion Brown |
Jayden Price |
Mason Tipton |
| KR |
Barion Brown |
Kendre Miller |
Mason Tipton |
| LS |
Zach Wood |
|
|
Base 3-4 D
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| LDE |
Cameron Jordan |
Vernon Broughton |
Tyree Wilson |
| NT |
Davon Godchaux |
Nathan Shepherd |
Christen Miller |
| RDE |
Colby Wooden |
John Ridgeway III |
Bryan Bresee |
| WLB |
Carl Granderson |
Anfernee Jennings |
Chris Rumph II |
| LILB |
Kaden Elliss |
Isaiah Stalbird |
|
| RILB |
Pete Werner |
Danny Stutsman |
Jaylan Ford |
| SLB |
Chase Young |
Myles Cole |
|
| LCB |
Kool-Aid McKinstry |
Mike Reid |
Decamerion Richardson |
| SS |
Justin Reid |
|
|
| FS |
Julian Blackmon |
Jonas Sanker |
|
| RCB |
Quincy Riley |
Martin Emerson Jr. |
Jayden Price |
| NB |
Jonas Sanker |
Jordan Howden |
Lorenzo Styles Jr. |
As of September 13, 2026.