Heading into 2026, the Lions’ wide receiver room looks loaded at the top and crowded at the bottom.
Amon-Ra St. Brown remains the anchor. The two-time All-Pro has put together three straight seasons with at least 115 catches, 1,260-plus yards and at least 10 touchdowns, and he still sits at the center of everything Detroit wants to do through the air.
Jameson Williams gives Jared Goff another major weapon. The fifth-year receiver put up 65 catches, 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns in 2025, continuing to establish himself as a dangerous vertical threat with elite speed.
Alongside St. Brown, he forms one of the league’s top receiving duos.
Isaac TeSlaa is also expected to be a bigger part of the offense in his second season. He made his mark as a red-zone target last year, finishing with six touchdown catches, and added 16 receptions for 239 yards in his rookie campaign. The Hudsonville, Mich., native is projected to take over Kalif Raymond’s role as Detroit’s No. 3 receiver after Raymond left for the rival Chicago Bears this offseason.
Greg Dortch, brought in during the offseason, adds another layer. He brings slot value and special teams versatility, with experience as both a punt and kick returner. In 2025 with the Arizona Cardinals, he caught 29 passes for 206 yards.
The real fight in camp may come for the last spot. Second-year pro Dominic Lovett appears to have the edge for now after being a seventh-round pick at No. 244 overall in 2025.
He played in 12 games as a rookie, but his offensive role was tiny: just 14 snaps and no catches. Still, he logged 50 special teams snaps and had a 22-yard kick return in Detroit’s Week 6 loss to Kansas City.
Lovett won’t be unchallenged. Tom Kennedy, a fan favorite, is in the mix, and so is Cedrick Wilson, who signed with Detroit in late May. Wilson has 126 catches for 1,524 yards and 12 touchdowns in 93 regular season games, with his best season coming in 2021 for the Dallas Cowboys, when he posted 45 receptions for 602 yards and six touchdowns.
Lovett’s hold on a roster spot would be even shakier if rookie Kendrick Law were healthy. The Lions’ fifth-round pick in April was viewed as a pass-catching option with strong yards-after-the-catch ability and special teams upside as a kick returner, but a torn ACL in June ended his rookie season before it started. He was placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire year.
Detroit is also bringing Malik Cunningham, Tarik Black, Tay Martin and Lucky Jackson to camp, and each of them has a path to the season-opening practice squad.
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