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DET · SS · #29

Avonte Maddox

No. 5 on the depth chartInjured Reserve

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Is Avonte Maddox starting?

Avonte Maddox is listed No. 5 at SS on the Detroit Lions depth chart. Keith Abney II is listed ahead of him at No. 1. Currently listed Injured Reserve.

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Avonte Maddox this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Avonte Maddox is listed No. 5 at SS going into that game.

At SS for the Detroit Lions, Brian Branch and Thomas Harper sit ahead of him.

Avonte Maddox's 2026 game log, most recent 2 games: L 31-41 at BUF (Sep 17); W 31-30 vs NO (Sep 13).

Avonte Maddox wears No. 29, is 30 years old, is listed at 5' 9", 191 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Pittsburgh.

Is Avonte Maddox playing this week?

Availability not confirmed. Check back closer to game day (updated date unavailable, ESPN).

DET SS Depth

1Keith Abney IIStarter
2Christian Izien
3Brian Branch
4Thomas Harper
5Avonte Maddox

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Age
30
Height
5' 9"
Weight
191
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET250002
    2025DET8231014
    2024PHI1380005
    2023PHI481002
    2022PHI9243113
    2021PHI164730.519
    2020PHI9361003
    2019PHI123821010
    2018PHI132610.524
    Career9 yrs86215123542

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    5
    -0.4/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    86
    Tackles
    215

    #7 of 9 at FS in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Avonte Maddox is rated 78 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 86th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 67% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    73rd percentile
    Beats 73% of 263
    Sample
    2 + 8 games
    2026 + 2025 · 454 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 125 · 2018 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-41

    Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 4
    TKL
    4
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    2

    Final W 31-30

    Avonte Maddox's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Avonte Maddox plays 65% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 2 games).
    Snap share65%

    College

    Pittsburgh

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