Detroit Lions

DJ Wonnum

LB

D.J. Reed

CB

Reed presumably picked up the injury during the Lions' 31-24 win over the Jets in Week 3, when he played 62 of 66 defensive snaps (93.9 percent) and finished with eight tackles (five solo) and one pass defense. He'll have two more chances to increase his practice participation to full and avoid an injury designation for Sunday's road game against the Panthers.

Derrick Barnes

LB

Barnes tied with D.J. Reed for the second-most tackles on Detroit behind Christian Izien (11). Barnes has been consistent to begin the campaign, recording between six and eight stops in each of his three games so far. He also has 2.0 sacks on the campaign, halfway to his career-high total over 17 regular-season contests last year.

Chuck Clark

S

Clark continues to start at safety for Detroit with with Brian Branch (Achilles) and Kerby Joseph (knee) both on the PUP list. Clark logged just a 45 percent defensive snap share in Week 1, but he upped that to 86 percent in Week 2 before playing every one of the Lions' 61 defensive snaps in Week 3. The veteran defender came up with a huge play late in the contest, sacking Jets QB Geno Smith and causing him to fumble with less than a minute remaining and New York nearing the red zone while trailing by seven points. The sack was Clark's first since he played for the Jets in 2024.

Christian Izien

S

Izien paced the Lions in stops while playing all but two of the team's defensive snaps. The 26-year-old appears to be fully recovered from the groin injury that caused him to sit out Detroit's season opener. Izien has taken on a starting safety role due to Brian Branch (Achilles) and Kerby Joseph (knee) both being on the PUP list.

Isaac TeSlaa

WR

Detroit's third receiver, TeSlaa played 48 percent of the offensive snaps against New York but made the most of his opportunities and ended up leading the team in receiving yards. With Jameson Williams continuing to struggle to get going early in the season, TeSlaa could start earning a couple more looks from Jared Goff. It's still unlikely to be enough to put TeSlaa in the redraft fantasy mix unless one of Williams or Amon-Ra St. Brown misses time with an injury.

Ben Bartch

G

questionable

Cade Mays

C

Mays was placed on IR on Aug. 30. The center fractured his wrist in the preseason but is set to return to the active roster soon. If Mays can get back in action after the Lions' Week 6 bye, he should be able to reclaim the starting center role from Juice Scruggs to boost the team's interior offensive line.

Devin White

LB

Mekhi Wingo

DT

Tyler Conklin

TE

Bishop Fitzgerald

S

Ahmed Hassanein

DE

Jake Bates

PK

The third-year pro is now 12-for-12 on extra-point attempts and 3-for-3 on field-goal tries in 2026. Bates is also the beneficiary of an offense that has scored 31 points in all three games so far.

Sam LaPorta

TE

The fourth-year tight end had his quietest game of the season, as five different Lions saw at least three targets from Jared Goff on the afternoon. LaPorta has been a complementary piece of an offense dominated by Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown in the early going, producing a 14-144-1 line on 19 targets through three contests. LaPorta will look to step up his numbers in Week 4 on the road against the Panthers.

Jameson Williams

WR

The fifth-year wideout has watched Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown dominate the Lions' offense to begin the season, as that duo has combined for 11 total touchdowns -- including four in Sunday's win -- while Williams is still looking to make his first trip to the end zone in 2026. Williams will take a 10-137-0 line on 17 targets into a Week 4 tilt on the road against the Panthers.

Jared Goff

QB

The veteran QB found Amon-Ra St. Brown for a four-yard score in the second quarter and Jahmyr Gibbs for an 11-yard TD inside the final two minutes of the fourth for the game-winning points. Goff has tossed multiple touchdowns in three straight games to begin the year, completing 70.6 percent of his passes (77-for-109) for 802 yards and a stellar 8:0 TD:INT. He'll look to keep rolling in a Week 4 road clash against the Panthers.

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

The star wideout tied Jahmyr Gibbs to lead the Lions in targets, but St. Brown did little with his volume aside from a four-yard TD strike from Jared Goff in the second quarter. It was still St. Brown's fifth score of the season in three games, to go along with 23 catches for 228 yards on 35 targets. He'll likely get plenty of looks from Goff again in Week 4 on the road against the Panthers.

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

That's now six trips to the end zone in three games to begin the season for Gibbs, who ran it in from 17 yards and one yard before hauling in a game-winning 11-yard toss from Jared Goff inside the final two minutes of the fourth quarter. Gibbs has added 463 yards from scrimmage to his ledger as well, more than earning his spot at the top of preseason draft boards. He'll look to keep rolling in a Week 4 road clash against the Panthers.

Thomas Harper

S

Harper has not been able to practice since sustaining an ankle injury during the Lions' Week 2 loss to the Bills. The safety departing for IR leaves the Lions' secondary dangerously low on defensive backs, now without Harper, Avonte Maddox (foot), Brian Branch (Achilles) and Kerby Joseph (knee). The Lions have elevated Jalen Mills from the practice squad to start at strong safety in Sunday's game against the Jets.

Tate Ratledge

G

Ratledge was limited in back-to-back practices to start Week 3 prep before upgrading to a full participant in Friday's session. With Christian Mahogany and Blake Miller also set to suit up, four-fifths of the starting Lions offensive line will be available to support backup center Juice Scruggs in Sunday's contest.

Blake Miller

OT

Miller was a limited participant in the first two practices of Week 3 prep before upgrading to full participation in Friday's session. The rookie first-rounder is set to suit up for his second NFL game after a brief week-long hiatus spent dealing with a knee injury.

Christian Mahogany

G

Mahogany opened Week 3 prep with back-to-back limited practices before upgrading to a full participant in Friday's session. The starting left guard is set to suit up for Sunday's contest after missing the Lions' Week 2 loss to the Bills.

Avonte Maddox

CB

Maddox will miss the rest of the 2026 season due to a left foot injury he sustained in the Lions' Week 2 loss to the Bills. He'll shift his focus toward being fully healthy for the 2027 campaign, though he'll enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent. With Maddox, Brian Branch (Achilles) and Kerby Joseph (knee) all sidelined, Thomas Harper and Chuck Clark will serve as Detroit's starting safeties for the time being.

Jimmy Rolder

LB