

NFC North2026
Detroit Lions
Record
6–2
Points for
222
Points against
189
Differential
+33
Game by game
Average win +8, average loss -8. Bars above the line are wins.
Projected 2026
8.8–8.2
rating +0.7
Red zone TD rate
61.8%
21 of 34 trips
RZ TD rate allowed
65.5%
defense ranked 23 of 32
EPA per play
0.102
defense ranked 28 of 32
Roster
| Player | Pos | Depth | Proj | G | RZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | RB1 | RB1 | 263.5 | 14 | 54 |
| Jared Goff | QB7 | QB1 | 221.8 | 14 | 3 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR4 | WR1 | 211.1 | 14 | 18 |
| Jameson Williams | WR14 | WR2 | 149.1 | 14 | 8 |
| Jake Bates | K9 | - | 140.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Sam LaPorta | TE9 | TE1 | 121.2 | 12 | 12 |
| Lions D/ST | DST14 | - | 82.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Isaac TeSlaa | WR94 | WR3 | 64.5 | 12 | 5 |
| Sione Vaki | RB65 | RB2 | 50.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Brock Wright | TE67 | TE2 | 32.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Kendrick Law | WR147 | WR7 | 32.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tyler Conklin | TE83 | TE3 | 25.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Jabari Small | RB108 | RB4 | 22.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Tay Martin | WR183 | WR4 | 21.1 | 6 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | WR192 | WR5 | 17.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom KennedyOUT | WR205 | WR6 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 |
2026 schedule
Opponent defensive rank, 1 being the hardest. Red zone rank is carried separately because a defense can bend between the twenties and still hold inside the 20.