The Detroit Lions have become a regular fixture on the Associated Press All-Pro teams, and the list of familiar names keeps growing.
Penei Sewell has landed on the First Team in each of the last three seasons, while Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kerby Joseph and Jack Campbell have also earned that kind of recognition over that span.
Aidan Hutchinson joined the mix last year with a Second Team nod. With that kind of talent in the building, Detroit looks built to keep stacking All-Pro honors for years.
The next Lion with a real shot to break through for the first time in 2026 is Jahmyr Gibbs.
The Alabama product has already established himself as one of the league’s most explosive players, but he has yet to collect what stands as one of the NFL’s top individual honors outside of MVP and Offensive Player of the Year. That could change next season, especially if the rumored market-setting contract extension comes to fruition.
Gibbs has earned every bit of the buzz. He has posted back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and came just short of that mark as a rookie. He has also been a major weapon as a receiver out of the backfield, making him a central piece of Detroit’s offense in more ways than one.
Last season, Gibbs finished seventh in the NFL with 1,223 rushing yards. He has made the Pro Bowl in all three of his seasons and is also viewed as one of the leading candidates for Offensive Player of the Year in 2026.
His path to All-Pro status may get even clearer because of how the Lions are handling the backfield. Gibbs spent his first three seasons in a two-man setup with David Montgomery, but Montgomery was traded to the Houston Texans this offseason.
Detroit added Isiah Pacheco as the secondary option, yet the expectation is that Gibbs will handle a much larger share of the workload in 2026. That kind of role could be exactly what pushes him into another big statistical season and, ultimately, into the All-Pro conversation.
Bijan Robinson was the AP First Team All-Pro running back last year, and his impact looked a lot like what Gibbs has brought to Detroit. If Gibbs turns the added volume into production, he has a real chance to climb past players like Robinson and Philadelphia’s Saquon Barkley and reach the top tier at his position.
And if that happens, Gibbs wouldn’t just be in line for his first All-Pro selection. He’d also be squarely in the race for Offensive Player of the Year.
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