Detroit Lions depth chart
NFC North · updated Thu Oct 8
Week 5 (updated Thu Oct 8): the Lions depth chart lists Jared Goff at QB, Jahmyr Gibbs at RB, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Isaac TeSlaa at WR, Sam LaPorta at TE and Jake Bates at K.
Depth chart as of · injury tags for Week 5
What changed on the Lions depth chart
No new starters since .
Lions offense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Jared Goff | Joshua Dobbs | ||
| RB | Jahmyr Gibbs | Sione Vaki | Jacob Saylors | Isiah Pacheco IR |
| WR1 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Tom Kennedy | ||
| WR2 | Jameson Williams | Tay Martin | ||
| WR3 | Isaac TeSlaa | Kendrick Law IR | ||
| TE | Sam LaPorta | Brock Wright | Jackson Meeks | Tyler Conklin |
| Offensive line | ||||
| LT | Penei Sewell | Giovanni Manu | ||
| LG | Christian Mahogany | Ben Bartch | ||
| C | Juice Scruggs | Seth McLaughlin | Cade Mays | |
| RG | Tate Ratledge | Miles Frazier | ||
| RT | Blake Miller | Larry Borom | ||
Lions defense
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | Aidan Hutchinson | Derrick Moore | Eric O'Neill | Payton Turner |
| LDT | Alim McNeill | Mekhi Wingo | ||
| RDT | Tyleik Williams | Levi Onwuzurike | Skyler Gill-Howard | |
| RDE | Tyler Lacy | DJ Wonnum | Trevor Nowaske | Ahmed Hassanein |
| WLB | Derrick Barnes | Jimmy Rolder | Damone Clark | |
| MLB | Jack Campbell | Amen Ogbongbemiga | ||
| SLB | Devin White | Malcolm Rodriguez | ||
| LCB | D.J. Reed | Keith Abney II | ||
| SS | Christian Izien | Brian Branch | Thomas Harper | Avonte Maddox |
| FS | Chuck Clark | Bishop Fitzgerald | Kerby Joseph | |
| RCB | Ennis Rakestraw Jr. | Rock Ya-Sin | Khalil Dorsey | |
| NB | Roger McCreary |
Lions special teams
Swipe for the backups
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | Jake Bates | ||
| P | Jack Fox | ||
| PR | Tom Kennedy | Tay Martin | |
| KR | Tom Kennedy | Jacob Saylors | Sione Vaki |
| LS | Hogan Hatten |
Starters, backups and the marks
Each row is one spot in the formation, starter first and the backups in order behind him. The offense lists three wide receiver spots (WR1–WR3), so the first name in each is a starting receiver. The fantasy positions — quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker — are in purple, and a player with a page on this site links to it.
New starter, New, ▲ Up and ▼ Down compare this chart with the one from about a week earlier () , position by position: a receiver moved from one WR spot to another is not new.
Out, Doubtful and Questionable come from the team's official injury report for the week, and IR, PUP and the other reserve lists from nflverse's weekly rosters — the same availability every weekly board on the site uses. They cover the fantasy positions; a team's depth chart is often slower to change than its injury report.
A depth chart is the team's own ordering, not a snap count: a listed starter can still split the work. For who actually gets the ball, see the target share leaders and the handcuff rankings; for this week's statuses, the NFL injury report.
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