2025 Detroit Lions season

2025 Detroit Lions season
OwnerSheila Ford Hamp
General managerBrad Holmes
Head coachDan Campbell
Home stadiumFord Field
Uniform

The 2025 season will be the Detroit Lions' 96th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes. The Lions will attempt to defend their NFC North title, match or improve their league-best and franchise-best 15–2 record from the previous year, and return to the playoffs for the third straight year.

Player movements

Free agents

Position Player Free agency
tag 		Date signed 2025 team Source
DE Myles Adams RFA March 12 Detroit Lions [1]
OLB Mitchell Agude ERFA March 17 Detroit Lions [2]
G Kayode Awosika RFA March 28 Detroit Lions [3]
K Michael Badgley UFA
ILB Derrick Barnes UFA March 10 Detroit Lions [4]
QB Teddy Bridgewater UFA August 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [5]
DE Marcus Davenport UFA March 10 Detroit Lions [6]
CB Carlton Davis UFA March 13 New England Patriots [7]
CB Khalil Dorsey UFA March 20 Detroit Lions [8]
T Connor Galvin ERFA
S Ifeatu Melifonwu UFA March 13 Miami Dolphins [9]
CB Emmanuel Moseley UFA
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad UFA March 19 Detroit Lions [10]
G Netane Muti UFA January 22 Detroit Lions [11]
ILB Ben Niemann UFA
C Michael Niese ERFA April 23 Detroit Lions [12]
ILB Trevor Nowaske ERFA March 13 Detroit Lions [13]
DT Pat O'Connor UFA March 18 Detroit Lions [14]
DT Levi Onwuzurike UFA March 13 Detroit Lions [15]
WR Tim Patrick UFA March 14 Detroit Lions [16]
DT Kyle Peko UFA August 11 New England Patriots
OLB Anthony Pittman RFA March 13 Detroit Lions [17]
RB Craig Reynolds RFA March 18 Detroit Lions [18]
WR Allen Robinson UFA
T Dan Skipper UFA March 10 Detroit Lions
ILB Ezekiel Turner UFA March 10 Detroit Lions [19]
CB Kindle Vildor UFA March 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers [20]
DE Jonah Williams UFA March 17 New Orleans Saints [21]
G Kevin Zeitler UFA March 13 Tennessee Titans [22]
TE Shane Zylstra RFA March 18 Detroit Lions [23]

Additions

Position Player Previous team Date Source
WR Ronnie Bell San Francisco 49ers January 21 [24]
DT Roy Lopez Arizona Cardinals March 13 [25]
CB D.J. Reed New York Jets March 13 [26]
LB Grant Stuard Indianapolis Colts March 13 [27]
QB Kyle Allen Pittsburgh Steelers March 14 [28]
TE Kenny Yeboah New York Jets March 15 [29]
CB Rock Ya-Sin San Francisco 49ers March 20 [30]
CB Avonte Maddox Philadelphia Eagles March 21 [31]
WR Malik Taylor New York Jets May 12 [32]
DE Raequan Williams Carolina Panthers May 12 [33]
LB Zach Cunningham Denver Broncos May 27 [34]
CB Divaad Wilson New York Giants June 2 [35]
OC Trystan Colon Arizona Cardinals June 4 [36]
CB Dicaprio Bootle Los Angeles Chargers July 18 [37]
RB Jabari Small Tennessee Titans July 18 [38]
CB Nick Whiteside St. Louis Battlehawks (UFL) July 28 [39]
RB Jacob Saylors St. Louis Battlehawks (UFL) July 29 [40]
OT Justin Herron New Orleans Saints August 2 [41]
CB D.J. Miller Michigan Panthers (UFL) August 4 [42]
CB Luq Barcoo Dallas Cowboys August 5 [43]
TE Steven Stilianos San Antonio Brahmas (UFL) August 7 [44]
TE Gunnar Oakes Michigan Panthers (UFL) August 10 [45]
RB Deon Jackson DC Defenders (UFL) August 10 [46]
OG Gunner Britton DC Defenders (UFL) August 10 [47]
OG Keaton Sutherland Birmingham Stallions (UFL) August 10 [48]
OG Zack Johnson San Francisco 49ers August 14 [49]
CB Allan George Washington Commanders August 14 [50]

Trades

Releases

Position Player 2025 team Release date Source
DE Za'Darius Smith March 10 [53]
LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin March 12 [54]
WR Antoine Green April 29 [55]
LB Abraham Beauplan May 27 [56]

Retirements

Position Player Date retired Source
DE John Cominsky March 31, 2025 [57]
C Frank Ragnow June 2, 2025 [58]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft
2025 Detroit Lions draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 28 Tyleik Williams DT Ohio State
2 57 Tate Ratledge G Georgia from Broncos[A]
60 Traded to the Denver Broncos[A]
3 70 Isaac TeSlaa WR Arkansas from Jacksonville[B]
92 Traded to the New York Jets[C]
102 Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars[B] 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[D]
4 130 Traded to the Denver Broncos[A]
134 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[E] from Eagles[F]
5 164 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[G]
171 Miles Frazier G LSU from New England Patriots
6 182 Traded to the New England Patriots from Jacksonville Jaguars
196 Ahmed Hassanein DE Boise State from Buccaneers[H]
204 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[I]
7 228 Traded to the New England Patriots from Cowboys[J]
230 Dan Jackson S Georgia from Cardinals via Panthers and Broncos
244 Dominic Lovett WR Georgia

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c The Lions traded a second round selection (60th overall) and a fourth round selection (130th overall) for a 2nd round selection (57th overall) and a 7th round selection (230th overall).[59]
  2. ^ a b The Jaguars traded a third round selection (70th overall), a sixth round selection (182nd overall) and a 2026 sixth round selection in exchange for a third round selection (102nd overall) and two 2026 third round selections.[60]
  3. ^ The Lions traded a third-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection (126th overall).[61]
  4. ^ The Lions received a Resolution JC-2A third-round selection in both the 2025 and 2026 drafts as compensation for defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn being hired as the head coach of the New York Jets.[62]
  5. ^ The Lions traded a 2023 seventh-round selection and RB D'Andre Swift to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a fourth-round selection (134th overall) and a 2023 seventh-round selection.[63]
  6. ^ The Lions traded a fourth-round selection (134th overall) and 2024 fifth- and sixth-round selections (164th and 201st overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for 2024 fourth- and sixth-round selections (132nd and 210th overall).[64]
  7. ^ The Lions traded a fifth-round selection and a 2026 sixth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for DE Za'Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-round selection.[65]
  8. ^ The Lions traded a 2024 third-round selection (92nd overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for a sixth-round selection, a 2024 sixth-round selection and CB Carlton Davis.[66]
  9. ^ The Lions traded a sixth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for WR Donovan Peoples-Jones.[67]
  10. ^ The Lions traded 2024 first- and third-round selections (29th and 73rd overall) to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a seventh-round selection and a 2024 first-round selection (24th overall).[68]
2025 Detroit Lions undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Luke Deal TE Auburn
Leif Fautanu C Arizona State [69]
Gavin Holmes CB Texas
Zach Horton TE/FB Indiana
Jakobie Keeney-James WR UMass
Ian Kennelly S Grand Valley State
Jackson Meeks WR Syracuse
Mason Miller OL North Dakota State
Caden Prieskorn TE Ole Miss
Kye Robichaux RB Boston College
Tyson Russell CB Vanderbilt
Anthony Tyus III RB Ohio

Staff

Detroit Lions staff
Front office
  • Owner – Sheila Ford Hamp
  • Vice chairpeople – William Clay Ford Jr., Martha Ford Morse, Elizabeth Ford Kontulis
  • President/CEO – Rod Wood
  • Executive vice president & general manager – Brad Holmes
  • Chief operating officer – Mike Disner
  • Special assistant/chairperson – Chris Spielman
  • Assistant general manager – Ray Agnew
  • Director of scouting – Dwayne Joseph
  • Director of college scouting – Brian Hudspeth
  • Director of pro scouting – Rob Lohman
  • Assistant director of pro scouting - Joe Kelleher
  • Senior personnel executive – John Dorsey
  • Senior director of football administration - Charlie Adkins
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Kelvin Sheppard
  • Run game coordinator/defensive line – Kacy Rodgers
  • Linebackers – Shaun Dion Hamilton
  • Passing game coordinator/defensive backs – Deshea Townsend
  • Senior defensive assistant/outside linebackers – David Corrao
  • Defensive assistant – Caleb Collins
  • Defensive assistant – August Mangin
  • Defensive assistant/safeties – Jim O'Neil
  • Defensive quality control – Dré Thompson
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Dave Fipp
  • Assistant special teams – Jett Modkins
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Mike Clark
  • Director of sports science – Jill Costanza
  • Head strength & conditioning – Josh Schuler
  • Assistant strength & conditioning – Thaddeus Jackson
  • Assistant strength & conditioning - Cameron Josse

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Current roster

Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Preseason

On April 23, the NFL announced that the Lions would play the Los Angeles Chargers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.[70]

The remainder of the Lions' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on May 14—in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.[71] [72]

Week Date Time (EDT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
HOF July 31 8:00 p.m. vs. Los Angeles Chargers L 7–34 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium NBC Recap
1 August 8[A] 7:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons W 17–10 1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium WJBK Recap
2 August 16 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins L 17–24 1–2 Ford Field WJBK Recap
3 August 23 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans Ford Field WJBK

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 7 4:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field CBS
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears Ford Field Fox
3 September 22 8:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium ESPN/ABC
4 September 28 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Ford Field Fox
5 October 5 4:25 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium Fox
6 October 12 8:20 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium NBC
7 October 20 7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ford Field ESPN/ABC
8 Bye
9 November 2 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Ford Field Fox
10 November 9 4:25 p.m. at Washington Commanders Northwest Stadium Fox
11 November 16 8:20 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field NBC
12 November 23 1:00 p.m. New York Giants Ford Field Fox
13 November 27 1:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Ford Field Fox
14 December 4 8:15 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Ford Field Prime Video
15 December 14 4:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox
16 December 21 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Ford Field CBS
17 December 25 4:30 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Netflix
18 January 3/4 TBD at Chicago Bears Soldier Field TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.[75]
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[76]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[76]

Notes

  1. ^ Due to an injury involving Morice Norris, the game was suspended with over 6 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.[73] The game was officially recorded as having been suspended with almost 15 minutes left in the quarter.[74]

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