After solidifying their initial 53-man roster, the Detroit Lions are looking to assemble their practice squad for 2026. After an injury-riddled season in 2025, the importance of having game-ready players in waiting on this unit became crystal clear to fans.
16 players will be placed on this roster by Detroit ahead of the regular season, with several that were waived on Sunday expected to be targeted by the team as practice squad additions this year: Anthony Lucas, Tyre West, and Luke Altmyer are all players that are reportedly being sought out by the Lions for the team.
Follow along as we keep track of all movement on the Lions' practice squad signings after a very long Sunday evening waiting for their 53-man roster announcement.
Of note: the Lions did not get any players off waivers, nor were any waived Lions claimed by another team.
- Players added to practice squad
- Waived Lions claimed by other teams
- Released Lions signed by other teams
- Players traded
- Remaining Lions waived by team eligible to be claimed
Players added to practice squad
- TE Thomas Gordon (per Aaron Wilson)
- CB Aamaris Brown (per Nolan Bianchi)
- OT Devin Cochran (per Mike Payton)
- DL Chris Smith (per Bianchi)
- OL Mason Miller (per John Maakaron)
- WR Lucky Jackon (per Dave Birkett)
- QB Luke Altmyer
- EDGE Anthony Lucas
- LB Joe Bachie
- WR Tom Kennedy
- LB Amen Ogbongbemiga
- DL Ben Stille
- DL Tyre West
- CB Nick Whiteside
Spots remaining: 2 (1 additional spot for qualified player through the International Player Pathway program
Waived Lions claimed by other teams
None. The Lions did not have any waived players land with another team off the waiver wire.
Released Lions signed by other teams
- LB Troy Reeder (to the New York Jets practice squad)
- WR Greg Dortch (to the Buffalo Bills practice squad)
Players traded
None yet.
Remaining Lions waived by team eligible to be claimed
- WR Tarik Black
- CB Bump Cooper Jr.
- WR Malik Cunningham
- OL Gus Hartwig
- TE Zach Horton
- LB Erick Hunter
- S Dan Jackson
- WR Dominic Lovett
- G Melvin Priestly
- CB Eric Scott Jr.
- OL Colby Sorsdal
- S Jason Taylor II
- RB Roydell Williams
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