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Lions Top Fantasy Players

These are the top fantasy football players of the Detroit Lions as ranked by Average Draft Position (ADP) in PPR-format mock drafts.

Data as of September 10, 2025.

# Name Pos Team ADP Bye
1 Jahmyr Gibbs RB DET 1.05 8
2 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR DET 1.11 8
3 Jameson Williams WR DET 6.02 8
4 Sam LaPorta TE DET 6.04 8
5 Isiah Pacheco RB DET 6.09 8
6 Jared Goff QB DET 8.12 8
7 Detroit Defense DEF DET 12.11 8
8 Jake Bates PK DET 13.01 8

Jahmyr Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs's current ADP is 1.05, which is the 5th pick of the 1st round, and 5th selection overall.

Jahmyr Gibbs Average Draft Position PPR

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown's current ADP is 1.11, which is the 11th pick of the 1st round, and 10th selection overall.

Amon-Ra St. Brown Average Draft Position PPR

Jameson Williams

Jameson Williams's current ADP is 6.02, which is the 2nd pick of the 6th round, and 61st selection overall.

Jameson Williams Average Draft Position PPR

Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta's current ADP is 6.04, which is the 4th pick of the 6th round, and 63rd selection overall.

Sam LaPorta Average Draft Position PPR

Isiah Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco's current ADP is 6.09, which is the 9th pick of the 6th round, and 68th selection overall.

Isiah Pacheco Average Draft Position PPR

Jared Goff

Jared Goff's current ADP is 8.12, which is the 12th pick of the 8th round, and 96th selection overall.

Jared Goff Average Draft Position PPR

Detroit Defense

Detroit Defense's current ADP is 12.11, which is the 11th pick of the 12th round, and 143rd selection overall.

Detroit Defense Average Draft Position PPR

Jake Bates

Jake Bates's current ADP is 13.01, which is the 1st pick of the 13th round, and 144th selection overall.

Jake Bates Average Draft Position PPR

Detroit Lions 2025 Schedule

Week Home/Away Opponent
1 Away Green Bay Packers
2 Home Chicago Bears
3 Away Baltimore Ravens
4 Home Cleveland Browns
5 Away Cincinnati Bengals
6 Away Kansas City Chiefs
7 Home Tampa Bay Buccaneers
9 Home Minnesota Vikings
10 Away Washington Commanders
11 Away Philadelphia Eagles
12 Home New York Giants
13 Home Green Bay Packers
14 Home Dallas Cowboys
15 Away Los Angeles Rams
16 Home Pittsburgh Steelers
17 Away Minnesota Vikings
18 Away Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions News

Isiah Pacheco, Can Isiah Pacheco Re-Establish His Dynasty Value in Detroit?

Detroit Lions running back Isiah Pacheco enters 2026 looking to revitalize his career after consecutive disastrous seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2024 and 2025. A fractured fibula limited Pacheco to seven games in 2024, and he recorded just 563 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns across 13 games in 2025. The Lions signed Pacheco to a modest one-year, $1.8 million contract in free agency, and he figures to serve as the RB2 behind Jahmyr Gibbs in Detroit. While Gibbs' presence obviously limits Pacheco's fantasy upside, former Lions back David Montgomery collected 716 rushing yards and eight touchdowns while playing behind Gibbs in 2025. Should Pacheco see similar usage to Montgomery, he could be a matchup-dependent flex option while carrying latent handcuff upside. His dynasty stock has obviously taken a hit over the past couple of seasons, but Pacheco may still be a decent buy-low target for dynasty managers.

Isiah Pacheco player page.

May 8, 2026 12:59 PM EST


Jared Goff, Jared Goff Remains a High-Floor Dynasty QB2 Heading into 2026

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff put together another solid statistical season in 2025, completing 68% of his pass attempts for 4,564 yards, 34 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. Goff's complete lack of rushing ability limits his fantasy upside. However, the 31-year-old has now posted three consecutive seasons with at least 4,500 passing yards and 30 touchdowns, giving him a stable production floor. Heading into 2026, Goff still has a strong supporting cast of pass-catchers around him, led by wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs is also a weapon in the passing game, and tight end Sam LaPorta (back) should be part of the equation as well after missing the final eight games of 2025 with a back injury. The Lions have some questions on the offensive line, but the team added veteran center Cade Mays in free agency and used a first-round pick in the 2026 Draft on Clemson tackle Blake Miller. As long as Detroit can keep Goff upright, he profiles as a steady dynasty QB2 with matchup-dependent streaming upside.

Jared Goff player page.

May 8, 2026 8:19 AM EST


Sam LaPorta, Sam LaPorta Remains an Intriguing Dynasty Target Post-Injury

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (back) is working on returning from an injury that sidelined him for the final eight games of the 2025 season. Because of the injury, he finished as the TE27 in PPR leagues, catching a modest 40 passes for 489 yards and just three touchdowns. LaPorta wasn't a major touchdown threat last year, but he was on pace to set a new career-high in receiving yards before the injury. Together, he and Amon-Ra St. Brown stepped up as highly dependable targets for quarterback Jared Goff. While this is a crowded offense, the Lions have shown that they can make it work. Goff is capable of supporting big years from all of LaPorta, St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Jahmyr Gibbs. As a result, as long as he's healthy in 2026, we expect a big bounce-back year from LaPorta. He's the TE6 in RotoBaller's latest dynasty fantasy football rankings, and dynasty managers can get him at a discount because he's coming off an injury.

Sam LaPorta player page.

May 6, 2026 7:17 AM EST


Jameson Williams, Jameson Williams Needs to Show More Consistency in Clearly Defined Role

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is coming off a WR12 finish in fantasy football, but consistency has been an issue for the former first-round pick. Williams had seven games with fewer than 7.0 fantasy points in PPR leagues last year, including a pair of zero-point finishes. His consistency (or lack thereof) is preventing him from being a plug-and-play low-end WR1 on a weekly basis. Williams' role is clearly defined, as the Lions use him to stretch the field while giving Amon-Ra St. Brown some of the safer targets. That explains why he's been more boom-or-bust, but it shouldn't necessarily prohibit him from producing more consistently. Fantasy managers will look for Williams to be more dependable in 2026 and beyond. One possible solution for dynasty managers is trading Williams now, because the WR12 finish from last year masks how up-and-down his season actually was.

Jameson Williams player page.

May 4, 2026 7:30 AM EST


Isaac TeSlaa, Isaac TeSlaa Still a Dynasty Depth Piece Worth Holding

Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa put himself onto fantasy radars by scoring six touchdowns on only 16 receptions as a rookie, and while that rate is wholly unsustainable, he offers a different archetype to the Lions' receiver room and should see continued scoring opportunities in his second season. Over 38% of TeSlaa's targets came within the 20-yard line in 2025, and while some of that was a byproduct of tight end Sam LaPorta missing eight games, at 6'4" and 217 pounds with a verified 39.5" vertical, the 2025 third-round pick offers an enormous mismatch over smaller DBs and could continue to carve out a role as a jump ball specialist. While touchdowns alone will never match the fantasy predictability of sheer volume, TeSlaa's opportunities will be foreseeably capped in an offense with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, and a healthy LaPorta, but if he can continue to convert targets into touchdowns at an above-average rate, he'll have his usable moments and is worth a dynasty stash as RotoBaller's WR86.

Isaac TeSlaa player page.

April 30, 2026 6:01 AM EST