Posted By: The Detroit Lions Podcast
September 24, 2026
This is the Week 3 updated depth chart for the Detroit Lions against the New York Jets 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 |
|
| C |
Juice Scruggs |
Seth McLaughlin |
Cade Mays |
| RG |
Tate Ratledge |
Miles Frazier |
|
| RT |
Larry Borom |
Blake Miller |
|
| 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 |
Derrick Moore |
Eric O’Neill |
| LDT |
Alim McNeill |
Mekhi Wingo |
|
| RDT |
Tyleik Williams |
Levi Onwuzurike |
Skyler Gill-Howard |
| RDE |
Tyler Lacy |
DJ Wonnum |
Trevor Nowaske |
| WLB |
Derrick Barnes |
Jimmy Rolder |
Damone Clark |
| MLB |
Jack Campbell |
|
|
| SLB |
Devin White |
Malcolm Rodriguez |
|
| LCB |
D.J. Reed |
Keith Abney II |
|
| SS |
Thomas Harper |
Avonte Maddox |
|
| FS |
Chuck Clark |
Bishop Fitzgerald |
Brian Branch |
| RCB |
Rock Ya-Sin |
Khalil Dorsey |
|
| NB |
Christian Izien |
Roger McCreary |
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. |
Special Teams
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| PK |
Jake Bates |
|
|
| P |
Jack Fox |
|
|
| H |
Jack Fox |
|
|
| PR |
Tom Kennedy |
Tay Martin |
|
| KR |
Tom Kennedy |
Jacob Saylors |
Sione Vaki |
| LS |
Hogan Hatten |
|
|
New York Jets
3WR 1TE
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| WR |
Garrett Wilson |
Malik McClain |
Arian Smith |
| WR |
Adonai Mitchell |
Tim Patrick |
|
| WR |
Isaiah Williams |
Omar Cooper Jr. |
|
| LT |
Olu Fashanu |
Max Mitchell |
|
| LG |
Dylan Parham |
Anez Cooper |
|
| C |
Josh Myers |
Jordan Meredith |
|
| RG |
Joe Tippmann |
|
|
| RT |
Armand Membou |
Chukwuma Okorafor |
|
| QB |
Geno Smith |
Cade Klubnik |
|
| TE |
Kenyon Sadiq |
Mason Taylor |
Jeremy Ruckert |
| RB |
Breece Hall |
Braelon Allen |
Isaiah Davis |
Base 4-3 D
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| LDE |
Kingsley Enagbare |
David Bailey |
Kingsley Jonathan |
| LDT |
T’Vondre Sweat |
Darrell Jackson Jr. |
|
| RDT |
Harrison Phillips |
Jowon Briggs |
Jack Heflin |
| RDE |
Will McDonald IV |
Braiden McGregor |
Joseph Ossai |
| WLB |
Demario Davis |
Marcelino McCrary-Ball |
|
| MLB |
Jamien Sherwood |
Troy Reeder |
|
| SLB |
Kiko Mauigoa |
Trevin Wallace |
|
| LCB |
Nahshon Wright |
Azareye’h Thomas |
|
| SS |
Dane Belton |
Andre Cisco |
|
| FS |
Minkah Fitzpatrick |
Malachi Moore |
VJ Payne |
| RCB |
Brandon Stephens |
Qwan’tez Stiggers |
Tre Brown |
| NB |
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. |
D’Angelo Ponds |
Jordan Clark |
Special Teams
| Pos |
Starter |
Backup |
Third |
| PK |
Jason Sanders |
Blake Grupe |
|
| P |
Austin McNamara |
|
|
| H |
Austin McNamara |
|
|
| PR |
Isaiah Williams |
|
|
| KR |
Kene Nwangwu |
Isaiah Williams |
Isaiah Davis |
| LS |
Thomas Hennessy |
|
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As of September 23, 2026.