Posted By: The Detroit Lions Podcast
September 15, 2026
This is the Week 2 updated depth chart for the Detroit Lions against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Thursday at 8:15 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 |
|
|
Buffalo Bills
3WR 1TE
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| WR |
DJ Moore |
Joshua Palmer |
|
| WR |
Khalil Shakir |
Skyler Bell |
|
| WR |
Keon Coleman |
Tyrell Shavers |
|
| LT |
Dion Dawkins |
Jude Bowry |
|
| LG |
Alec Anderson |
Austin Corbett |
|
| C |
Connor McGovern |
Lloyd Cushenberry III |
|
| RG |
O’Cyrus Torrence |
Ar’maj Reed-Adams |
Austin Corbett |
| RT |
Spencer Brown |
Tylan Grable |
|
| QB |
Josh Allen |
Kyle Allen |
|
| TE |
Dalton Kincaid |
Dawson Knox |
Jackson Hawes |
| RB |
James Cook III |
Ray Davis |
Ty Johnson |
Special Teams
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| PK |
Tyler Bass |
|
|
| P |
Tommy Doman Jr. |
|
|
| H |
Tommy Doman Jr. |
|
|
| PR |
Dee Alford |
Ray Davis |
Khalil Shakir |
| KR |
Ray Davis |
Ty Johnson |
|
| LS |
Reid Ferguson |
|
|
Base 3-4 D
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| LDE |
T.J. Sanders |
Landon Jackson |
Phidarian Mathis |
| NT |
Deone Walker |
Greg Gaines |
|
| RDE |
Ed Oliver |
DeWayne Carter |
Zane Durant |
| WLB |
Greg Rousseau |
Michael Hoecht |
Mike Danna |
| LILB |
Dorian Williams |
Kaleb Elarms-Orr |
|
| RILB |
Terrel Bernard |
Joe Andreessen |
|
| SLB |
Bradley Chubb |
TJ Parker |
Javon Solomon |
| LCB |
Christian Benford |
Dee Alford |
Dorian Strong |
| SS |
Cole Bishop |
Damar Hamlin |
Jalon Kilgore |
| FS |
C.J. Gardner-Johnson |
Sam Franklin Jr. |
|
| RCB |
Maxwell Hairston |
Davison Igbinosun |
|
| NB |
Dee Alford |
Jordan Hancock |
|
As of September 15, 2026.