Detroit Lions 2026 Player Injury Tracker

For quick reference, here are regularly-updated, injury notes for players on the Detroit Lions roster including the practice squad. Active injury issues marked with my projected RTP (return-to-play in game) of 🔴>4wk, 🟡2-4wk, 🟢≤1wk. Minor injuries may be excluded. Players listed in rough order of depth chart. *Starters

Historical info not meant to be comprehensive. Practice injury dates approximate. Click on player name or injury for a more detailed report if available. (In parentheses, games missed for select injuries.)

Your feedback, addendums, or corrections are welcome. Also visit Lions IR/PUP/NFI Tracker.

OFFENSE

QB

*Jared Goff

• 2020: thumb fracture surgery

Josh Dobbs

• 2021: toe

Luke Altmyer

• 2023: concussion

• 2022: shoulder?

RB

*Jahmyr Gibbs

• 2023: hamstring (2g)

🔴Isiah Pacheco

• 2026 Aug 20: Nerve impingement in back with subsequent surgery. Placed on IR Sept 1. Projected RTP: December.

• 2026 Aug 9: MCL. Suspect Grade 1-2. Should be healed by end of September.

• 2025: Right MCL

• 2024: fibula fracture surgery, rib

• 2023: shoulder surgery, concussion, toe/ankle

• 2022: hand fracture surgery, shoulder labrum surgery

Sione Vaki

• 2026 Aug 21: Back spasms. Back to practice within 1wk.

• 2026 Aug 3: Eye injury, nasal fracture. Back to practice Aug 15.

• 2025: hamstring (2g), groin (4g)

• 2024: R knee (1g)

Jacob Saylors

• 2026 August 13: Mild L ankle sprain. Back to practice: 4 days.

• 2025: back (1g).

🟡Jabari Small

• 2026 August 29: Possible concussion. Waived Sep 1, re-signed Sep 7. Projected RTP: Mid-late September.

• 2026 August 22: Concussion. RTP 7d.

• 2026 August 12: Unknown injury. Back to practice in 7 days.

• 2024: concussion

• 2023: shoulder surgery

WR

*Amon-Ra St. Brown

• 2025: hand/wrist?, R low ankle sprain, R knee.

• 2025 offseason: knee cleanup surgery.

• 2023: L oblique (1g).

*Jameson Williams

• 2026 August 15: Mild shoulder. Back to practice: Aug 19.

• 2023: R low ankle sprain (1g)

• January 10, 2022: ACL

*Isaac TeSlaa

Tom Kennedy

Tay Martin

Lucky Jackson

Dominic Lovett

OL

*Penei Sewell, LT

• 2025: L ankle sprain (1g).

• 2023: concussion.

*Tate Ratledge, RG

• 2025: neck?

🔴*Cade Mays, C

• 2026 August 9: Right wrist fracture. Placed on IR-eligible-to-return. Expect 8-10 week recovery. Projected RTP Mid-late October, Week 5-7.

• 2025: ankle (3g)

🟡*Christian Mahogany, LG

• 2026 Sep 13: L knee & hip. Video concerning for lateral knee sprain or knee bone bruise. Hip strain possible. Postgame knee imaging negative.

• 2026: On NFI list for 2 days, unknown reason.

• 2025: L fibula fracture (6g)

• 2024: mono

• 2022: R ACL

🟢*Blake Miller, RT

• 2026 Sep 13 Unspecified knee.

• 2024: wrist surgery

Juice Scruggs, C

• 2026 August 9: Minor left leg soft tissue strain. RTP: Aug 22.

• 2024: foot

• 2023: hamstring

• 2019: fractured L3 vertebra

Ben Bartch, LG

• 2026 August 16: Concussion. Back to practice: 1 week.

• 2025 December: Lisfranc surgery. Recovery kept him out during 2026 offseason and early training camp.

• 2025: high ankle sprain.

• 2022: dislocated knee.

Larry Borom, OT

• 2024: Ankle

• 2022: Ankle/knee, concussion

Devin Cochran, OT

• 2026 August: Unspecified injury. Back to practice: Aug 16.

Miles Frazier, OG

• 2025: knee (12g)

🟢Seth McLaughlin, C

• 2026 August 27: concussion. Waived on Sep 1, re-signed Sep 7. Projected RTP: Week 1.

• 2024: Achilles rupture

🟡Mason Miller, C

• 2026 Sep 7: Unknown injury. Projected RTP: ?

Elijah Klein

🔴Giovanni Manu, OT

• 2026: Placed on NFI with unknown injury. Estimated 12-14wk recovery. Projected RTP: November-December, but may not return.

• 2025: knee (12g)

TE

*Sam LaPorta

• 2026 August 18: Hip injury. Hit in hip, possible hip pointer? Back to practice: 1 week.

• 2025 November: herniated disc microdiscectomy surgery. Suspected L4-L5 or L5-S1. Limited in 2026 offseason. Fully cleared for training camp, but likely will be load managed.

• 2024: L AC joint (1g)

• 2023: L knee hyperextension.

Brock Wright

• 2025: trachea (6g)

• 2023: forearm fracture, hip

Jackson Meeks

• 2024: foot surgery screws placed for fracture

Tyler Conklin

• 2026: On PUP list for about 1 week with calf strain.

• 2025: groin/hip.

• 2024: shoulder.

• 2023: hamstring.

Thomas Gordon

DEFENSE

EDGE

*Aidan Hutchinson

• 2024: L tib/fib fracture

*DJ Wonnum

• 2023: L quad surgery, MRSA, DVT.

Derrick Moore

• 2026 August 25: Hamstring. RTP: Week 1.

• 2026 August 2: Groin strain. RTP: Aug 22.

• 2026 pre-draft: Hamstring

Eric O’Neill

Ahmed Hassanein

• 2026 August 26: L knee? Back to practice: 1 day. Wearing knee sleeve/wrap in preseason game 3.

• 2025: R pec strain

Anthony Lucas

• 2024: ankle surgery.

DT

*Alim McNeill

• 2026: Very minor neck in camp, no missed time.

• 2024: R ACL (12/15/24), concussion, TMJ?

• 2023: R MCL

*Tyleik Williams

Skyler Gill-Howard

• 2025: L ankle surgery

Tyler Lacy

Mekhi Wingo

• 2026 Sep 7: Groin. RTP: Week 1.

• 2026 August 13: Concussion. RTP 9d.

• 2026 August 6: groin injury. Back to practice 4d.

• 2024: R knee meniscus surgery & follow-up surgery.

• 2023: 2 groin surgeries

Ben Stille

Levi Onwuzurike

• 2026 August 15: Unknown setback. Back to practice: 2d.

• 2025 ~May: ACL surgery. Injury suspected to have been present during 2024 season.

• 2022: L5-S1 spinal fusion

Chris Smith

LB

*Jack Campbell

*Derrick Barnes

• 2024: Right MCL/PCL surgery

Devin White

Malcolm Rodriguez

• 2026 August 4: Left ankle sprain. Suspect mild severity. Back to practice Aug 11.

• 2024 November 28: ACL

Trevor Nowaske

• 2026 August 25: Mild knee sprain. RTP: Week 1.

• 2025: elbow (2g)

• 2024: concussion

Jimmy Rolder

• 2026 July 31: Hamstring strain. Suspecting grade 2. RTP: Week 1

• 2025: Right elbow?

Joe Bachie

• 2025: toe

• 2024: groin/hip

• 2021: ACL

Amen Ogbongbemiga

CB

*DJ Reed

• 2026 August 7: Minor groin. RTP: Aug 22.

• 2025: hamstring strain (6g)

*Rock Ya-Sin

• 2022: knee

*Roger McCreary

• 2025: groin/hip

Keith Abney

• 2025: Left hand fracture with surgery

Khalil Dorsey

• 2025: concussion, wrist

• 2024: tib/fib fracture

Ennis Rakestraw

• 2026 August 20: Suspected low-ankle sprain. RTP: 2d. Tweaked left ankle on Aug 29.

• 2026 August 13: Mild upper arm contusion.

• 2025 August: shoulder surgery

• 2024: hamstrings x2 (10g)

• early 2024: core muscle surgery

• 2021: ACL

Nick Whiteside

• 2026 August 16: mild hamstring. Back to practice: Aug 19.

• 2022: foot fracture

• 2021: Achilles rupture

Aamaris Brown

Natrone Brooks

Safety

🔴*Kerby Joseph

• 2025 July: Left knee suspected cartilage damage. Did not practice in 2026 offseason. Placed on PUP list. Moved to reserve/PUP for season and will miss at least first 4 games. Projected RTP: Uncertain.

• 2024 offseason: hip surgery

🔴*Brian Branch

• 2025 December 4: Right Achilles. Placed on PUP list. Moved to reserve/PUP for season and will miss at least first 4 games. Projected RTP: Week 5-8, October or November.

• 2024: concussion.

• 2024 offseason: Possible left foot/ankle surgery

Avonte Maddox

• 2025: hamstring (2g), back

• 2023: pec surgery

• 2022: toe surgery

• 2020: knee

• 2019: concussion/neck

Chuck Clark

• 2024: ankle, torn pec

• 2023: ACL

🟢Christian Izien

• 2026 August 25: Groin. Projected RTP: Week 2-3.

• 2026: NFI list briefly for “flu”

• 2024: pec

Thomas Harper

• 2026 August 20: Ankle. RTP: Week 1.

• 2025: 2 concussions

SPECIAL TEAMS

Jake Bates

Jack Fox

Hogan Hatten

ARCHIVE

Kendrick Law

• June 2, 2026: ACL. Placed on IR. Projected return: May 2027.

Terrion Arnold

• Active: December 2025 - 2 shoulder surgeries. Still limited during 2026 offseason. Released in June 2026.

• 2025: concussion

Jay Tufele

• 2025: foot.

• 2021: hand surgery.

• Pre-2021: foot ligament.

Lawrence Keys

• August 3, 2026: hamstring then waived

• 2025: ankle/foot

• 2024: foot

• 2023: foot

De’Shawn Rucker

• August 6, 2026: ankle then waived

Teddy Bridgewater

• 2016: knee dislocation including ACL

Nick Muse

• 2023: hand

• 2019: right ACL

Aidan Keanaaina

• 2026: Unknown injury, to IR.

• 2022: ACL.

Anthony Firkser

• August 3, 2026: Fractured fibula, to IR

Miles Kitselman

• August 2, 2026: Unspecified leg, to IR. Out for a while per Dan Campbell.

• 2025: Pec surgery. Possible knee.

Kye Robichaux

• August 13, 2026: Foot fracture. Waived from IR. Projected RTP: uncertain. If Jones, 8-10wk.

• 2025: shoulder (missed season)

Loren Strickland

• August 13, 2026: Left leg. Uncertain diagnosis. Possible calf/Achilles? Waived.

Raheem Blackshear

• August 22, 2026: Unknown injury, to IR.

• 2025: ankle

• 2024: chest contusion, shoulder

Cedrick Wilson

• August 22, 2026: Left knee. Concern for PCL. Projected RTP: If mild-mod, ~4wk or less. To IR.

• 2025: knee cleanup surgery.

• 2018: shoulder labrum surgery.

Damone Clark

• August 10, 2026: Unspecified injury, out indefinitely. To IR.

• 2022: cervical spine fusion

Payton Turner

• July 28, 2026: Minor back. To IR.

• 2025: rib fracture.

• 2023: toe dislocations surgery.

• 2021: shoulder.

• 2016: ACL.

Michael Niese

• August 22, 2026: Right knee. Suspected MCL. Waived then to IR. Projected RTP: October.

Trayveon Williams

Tarik Black

• 2018: R foot fracture

• 2017: L foot fracture

Melvin Priestly

Colby Sorsdal

• 2025: L leg? (missed season)

Troy Reeder

• 2024: hamstring

Ekow Boye-Doe

Dan Jackson

• 2025: leg (missed season)

Greg Dortch

• 2025: chest

• 2017: perforated intestine

Erick Hunter

• 2024: right shoulder surgery

Tyre West