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FANTASY DEPTH & WORKLOAD

Detroit Lions

DET 31, BUF 41 — final · Completed Week 2 game

DEPTH & ROSTER CHECKED

01 / THE ON-FIELD LOOK

The offense, at a glance.

Full depth chart ↗
DETROIT OFFENSE

One look. All eleven.

Shotgun · 11 personnel
Drew Petzing Offensive coordinator · Play-callerDan Campbell Head coach
1 running back · 1 tight end · 3 receivers
Illustrative personnel · current status in player notesHover or tap a player ↗
Current listed roles and dated Week 3 availability. Schematic spacing; consult each player’s status before setting a lineup.

WEEK 2 ACTUALS · WEEK 3 STATUS

Jared Goff QB

26/38 passing, 327 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT; 3 carries, 7 rushing yards, 0 rush TD 100% offensive snaps.

Played Week 2: Completed-game participation; Week 3 availability remains a separate decision.

2026 WEEK 2

Week 2 actuals

DET 31, BUF 41 — final

Completed-game box score · no Week 3 projection

QBJared Goff

26/38 passing, 327 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT; 3 carries, 7 rushing yards, 0 rush TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

RBJahmyr Gibbs

16 carries, 52 rushing yards, 0 rush TD; 6 catches on 8 targets, 61 receiving yards, 1 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRJameson Williams

2 catches on 4 targets, 33 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRAmon-Ra St. Brown

9 catches on 13 targets, 142 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

TESam LaPorta

6 catches on 7 targets, 52 receiving yards, 1 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

WRIsaac TeSlaa

2 catches on 5 targets, 26 receiving yards, 0 receiving TDWeek 2 final · next-game outlook pending

Week 2 results checked September 22, 2026 · 6:30 a.m. MDT. DET 31, BUF 41 — final. Thursday’s completed receiving and rushing workload is included, together with the released snap counts. Week 2 snap counts are available; route participation and targets per route remain unverified.

THE OFFENSIVE IDENTITY

The core returns. Gibbs takes the lead under Petzing.

2025 tendencies · 2026 staff

DET 31, BUF 41 — final. Thursday’s completed receiving and rushing workload is included, together with the released snap counts. Week 2 snap counts are available; route participation and targets per route remain unverified.

The saved 2025 Detroit tendencies describe the preceding season and play-calling arrangement. Campbell and several core players return, but Petzing is the new offensive coordinator and caller; those rates do not establish the 2026 mix.

What Detroit ran in 2025

Regular season · 17 games NFL reference

Designed runs

40.3%

NFL 39.7%422 / 1,046 plays

First-down runs

48.5%

NFL 50.1%224 / 462 plays

Shotgun

51.6%

NFL 66.2%540 / 1,046 plays

No huddle

6.1%

NFL 9.9%64 / 1,046 plays

The approach behind the offense

Reported concepts and coaching priorities
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

Physicality before numerical promises

Petzing identifies physical play as a priority before his first regular-season game calling Detroit’s offense. The September 10 team report supplies that emphasis without establishing zone/gap, motion or personnel frequencies.

Source & context ↗
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

A larger lead-back opportunity

The team’s September report identifies Gibbs as the clear backfield leader after Montgomery’s trade. Vaki and Saylors could contribute with Pacheco unavailable; no fixed touch or snap split is promised.

Source & context ↗
OFFENSIVE APPROACH

Week 2 game context

DET 31, BUF 41 — final. Thursday’s completed receiving and rushing workload is included, together with the released snap counts. Week 2 snap counts are available; route participation and targets per route remain unverified.

Fantasy connection: Thursday’s completed receiving and rushing workload is included, together with the released snap counts.

Sample: 1,046 classified 2025 regular-season plays, all game states. Dropbacks (59.7%) include sacks and scrambles; designed runs exclude scrambles. Kneels, spikes, two-point tries, aborted snaps and nullified plays are excluded. NFL comparisons use the same filters. These are historical rates, not a 2026 play forecast. Concepts are sourced descriptions, not measured frequency shares. Sources & definitions ↗

02 / THE FULL DEPTH CHART

Every role. Every option.

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THE WEEK 2 OUTLOOK

2026 Week 1 usage. TSP roles. Your fantasy decisions.

Week 2 actuals: ESPN box score. No new points forecast or next-game start/sit rating is assigned.

QBQuarterbacks

2 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Joshua DobbsListed 2 · team chartWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

WRWide receivers

5 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Tay MartinListed 2 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.0.7 targets/g0.7 catches/g3 games · WSHWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.
Tom KennedyListed 2 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.0.7 targets/g0.7 catches/g6 games · DETWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

RBRunning backs

3 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Sione VakiListed 2 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.0.1 carries/g11 games · DETWeek 2 actuals: 1 carries, 7 rushing yards, 0 rush TD; 1 catches on 1 targets, 13 receiving yards, 0 receiving TD
Jacob SaylorsListed 3 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.0.1 carries/g16 games · DETWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

TETight ends

4 players
PlayerDepth · Status · TSP read2025 actualsRegular seasonWeek 2 actuals2026 · completed game
Brock WrightListed 2 · team chartPlayed Week 2Played Week 2 — Recorded in the completed-game box score; next-game availability is separate.2.0 targets/g1.3 catches/g11 games · DETWeek 2 actuals: No verified offensive box-score production.
Tyler ConklinListed 3 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.0.8 targets/g0.5 catches/g13 games · LACWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.
Jackson MeeksListed 4 · team chartNext-game status pendingNext-game status pending — Depth listing retained; Week 3 eligibility and workload are not confirmed.No verified sample2025 regular seasonWeek 2 actuals: No verified Week 2 box-score production in this record.

Reading the numbers: The 2025 column retains its historical regular-season sample. Week 2 actuals describe the completed 2026 game. No Week 3 forecast is supplied.

Target share: player targets / all recorded team targets. Carry share: player rush attempts / team rush attempts (including QB runs/kneels). Red-zone and goal-line share: player targets + rush attempts inside the opponent 20 / 5 divided by the corresponding team total. Null means unverified, not zero. Preliminary statistics may be corrected.

Week 2 snap counts are available for all 32 teams. Route participation and targets per route remain unverified. Unavailable is not zero.

THE PROTECTION & RUN GAME

Inside the offensive line.

2025 PFF grades 0–100

Five current line roles, their reserves and verified historical grades where available.

LT

Penei Sewell

95.1/ 1002025 overall grade
80.3 Pass block96.6 Run block

998 offensive snaps

Now the official left tackle. His 2025 Detroit PFF grade covers 998 snaps: 988 RT, 3 LT, 1 RG and 6 TE. This is overwhelmingly prior right-tackle performance, not an established full-season LT grade. No separate LT backup is listed. Week 2 update: Listed offensive line context; final Week 2 starting assignment is not confirmed. Historical 2025 grades, where present, retain their original scope.

Backup Not listed

LG

Christian Mahogany

59.1/ 1002025 overall grade
40.7 Pass block67.2 Run block

699 offensive snaps

Christian Mahogany: Out — Week 2 played (hip). Checked September 20, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. MDT. Displayed grades are the named player’s historical 2025 sample.

Backup Miles Frazier

C

Juice Scruggs

45.0/ 1002025 overall grade
57.7 Pass block40.5 Run block

351 offensive snaps

Team confirms he starts for Cade Mays (IR, wrist). His 2025 Houston PFF sample covers 351 guard snaps: 261 LG and 90 RG, with no center snaps. It is a prior-team guard grade, not evidence of 2025 center performance. No separate C backup is listed. Week 2 update: Knee; came off the final Week 2 injury report and was cleared to play Thursday.

Backup Not listed

RG

Tate Ratledge

70.3/ 1002025 overall grade
58.5 Pass block73.4 Run block

1,088 offensive snaps

2025 Detroit sample covers 1,088 snaps: 1,087 RG and 1 TE. Bartch is the listed backup while also competing for live reps at LG. Week 2 update: Listed offensive line context; final Week 2 starting assignment is not confirmed. Historical 2025 grades, where present, retain their original scope.

Backup Ben Bartch

RT

Blake Miller

Not verifiedComparable 2025 grade

Current listed role · Monitoring

Blake Miller: Out — Week 2 played (knee). Checked September 20, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. MDT. Displayed grades are the named player’s historical 2025 sample.

Backup Larry Borom

Cade Mays is on injured reserve (wrist), and Giovanni Manu is on reserve/non-football injury. Practice-squad OL: Devin Cochran, Elijah Klein and Seth McLaughlin. Mason Miller is practice squad/injured. Current chart leaves LT and C backup slots blank. Bartch remains part of the LG competition despite the listed RG backup slot.

Historical grades cover 2025 regular-season performance on a 0–100 scale. They are not percentages or 2026 forecasts. Unverified grades are left unfilled. How PFF grades work ↗

Availability: Active means on the named game-day roster, not a snap guarantee. Inactive means not playing in that named game. Emergency QB has conditional entry restrictions. Available means not carrying a current out, doubtful or questionable designation in the checked evidence; it does not establish final game-day active status. Pending means clearance for the upcoming game is unconfirmed. Reserve and practice-squad players have distinct roster restrictions. Elevated means added for the specified game.

ReserveIsiah PachecoRB · September 14: Campbell confirmed back surgery and a significant absence. Remains on injured reserve; no guaranteed return date.
ReserveKendrick LawWR · Injured reserve; no return transaction verified.

Practice squad: Luke Altmyer (QB); Jabari Small (RB); Lucky Jackson (WR); Dominic Lovett (WR); Thomas Gordon (TE). A practice-squad listing does not establish a game-day elevation.