Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

National Football ConferenceNFC North
Record1-1
Win %50.0%
Season2026

Roster

78 players

Injury Report

Giovanni Manu

The Lions moved Manu (knee) to the reserve/non-football injury list Sunday.

NFI-R
Brian Branch

The Lions placed Branch (Achilles) on the reserve/PUP list Sunday, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

PUP-R
Kerby Joseph

The Lions placed Joseph (knee) on the reserve/PUP list Sunday, Tom Pelissero of Netflix reports.

PUP-R
Kendrick Law

Knee - ACL

IR
Cade Mays

Mays (wrist) is looking to return from injured reserve by mid-October, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

IR-R
Isiah Pacheco

Pacheco (back) underwent surgery Monday and is expected to be out for a significant amount of time, Nolan Bianchi of The Detroit News reports.

IR
Payton Turner

ir

IR
Damone Clark

Detroit placed Clark (undisclosed) on its injured reserve list Tuesday.

IR
Christian Izien

out

Questionable
Ahmed Hassanein

inactive

Inactive
Ennis Rakestraw Jr

inactive

Inactive
Jimmy Rolder

inactive

Inactive
Mekhi Wingo

inactive

Inactive
Christian Mahogany

Mahogany (hip) has been ruled out for Thursday night's contest against the Bills.

Inactive
Blake Miller

Miller (knee) has been ruled out for Thursday night's contest in Buffalo.

Inactive
Juice Scruggs

questionable

Questionable
Dj Reed

Reed (foot) is listed as questionable for Thursday's game against Buffalo.

Questionable
Keith Abney Ii

inactive

Inactive
Avonte Maddox

Maddox left the locker room on crutches and wearing a boot on his injured left foot after Thursday night's loss to the Bills, Justin Rogers of DetroitFootball.net reports.

Questionable
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Recent News

RoleIsaac TeSlaa

TeSlaa is listed as a starting receiver on Detroit's updated Week 2 depth chart and is expected to be targeted early against Buffalo in an effort to bounce back from a quiet Week 1 performance.

SI.com (Lions On SI) · Sep 16, 2026
RoleSione Vaki

Updated Week 2 depth chart lists Vaki as the backup running back behind starter Jahmyr Gibbs, with Jacob Saylors listed as the reserve/third running back.

SI.com (Lions On SI), ESPN · Sep 16, 2026

The Lions were down two starting offensive linemen for the Week 2 Thursday night game at Buffalo, with right tackle Blake Miller (knee) and left guard Christian Mahogany (hip) both ruled out, forcing Larry Borom and Ben Bartch into starting roles.

SI.com (Lions On SI) · Sep 16, 2026
Sione Vaki

Vaki struggled in pass protection in Week 1, missing an assignment on a play that nearly resulted in a strip-sack, and the Lions' offense doesn't yet appear ready to commit to him as the clear No. 2 back.

SI.com (Lions On SI) · Sep 15, 2026
RoleJameson Williams

Williams had only four catches for 45 yards in Week 1 and dropped an early over-the-shoulder deep pass from Goff, a quiet performance he is expected to try to bounce back from in Week 2.

SI.com (Lions On SI) · Sep 15, 2026
RoleJahmyr Gibbs

Gibbs posted a career-high 29 carries plus five catches for 185 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Week 1 win, cementing him as the clear bell-cow back, raising questions about workload sustainability.

SI.com (Lions On SI) · Sep 15, 2026
StatusChristian Mahogany

Christian Mahogany's availability for Thursday night's game is in question because of a hip injury.

Source: Lions' Pacheco to miss 12 weeks after back surgeryESPN · Sep 14, 2026
StatusIsiah Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco will miss a significant amount of time after undergoing back surgery.

Source: Lions' Pacheco to miss 12 weeks after back surgeryESPN · Sep 14, 2026

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