Lions Starting Lineup 2026
The Lions start Jared Goff at quarterback, Jahmyr Gibbs at running back and Sam LaPorta at tight end. Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams and Isaac TeSlaa start at receiver. Week 5, from the depth chart the team filed (as of 2026-10-06) and the injury report (as of 2026-10-08). No listed starter is out or on injured reserve.
Lions offense
| Pos | Starter | Next up |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Joshua Dobbs | |
| RB | Sione Vaki | |
| WR | ||
| WR | ||
| WR | Tom Kennedy | |
| TE | Brock Wright | |
| LT | ||
| LG | Ben Bartch | |
| C | Seth McLaughlin | |
| RG | Miles Frazier | |
| RT | Larry Borom |
Lions defense
| Pos | Starter | Next up |
|---|---|---|
| LDE | Derrick Moore | |
| LDT | Mekhi Wingo | |
| RDT | Levi Onwuzurike | |
| RDE | DJ Wonnum | |
| SLB |  Devin White | Malcolm Rodriguez |
| MLB | Amen Ogbongbemiga | |
| WLB | Jimmy Rolder | |
| LCB | Keith Abney II | |
| RCB | Rock Ya-Sin | |
| FS | Bishop Fitzgerald | |
| SS |
Special teams
| Pos | Starter | Next up |
|---|---|---|
| K | ||
| P | ||
| LS | ||
| KR | Jacob Saylors | |
| PR | Tay Martin |
Base personnel: three receivers and one tight end on offense; on defense, the base front plus the slot corner when the base set is short of 11. Rebuilt every Tuesday with the depth chart.
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Source: the depth chart each team files with the league, via nflverse, and the official injury report. Player links go to the StickToTheModel profile.