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DET · LCB · #4

D.J. Reed

Starter

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D.J. Reed is the starting LCB for the Detroit Lions.

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D.J. Reed this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). D.J. Reed is listed as the starter at LCB going into that game.

At LCB for the Detroit Lions, Khalil Dorsey is next in line behind him.

D.J. Reed's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-21 at ARI (Oct 11); L 26-32 at CAR (Oct 4); W 31-24 vs NYJ (Sep 27).

D.J. Reed wears No. 4, is 29 years old, is listed at 5' 9", 190 lbs, has 9 years of NFL experience, came out of Kansas State.

Is D.J. Reed playing this week?

D.J. Reed is expected to start at LCB for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DET LCB Depth

1D.J. ReedStarter
2Khalil Dorsey

Detroit Lions Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
5' 9"
Weight
190
Experience
9 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET5253003
    2025DET11360027
    2024NYJ144641011
    2023NYJ15562019
    2022NYJ165810112
    2021SEA144800210
    2020SEA10432027
    2019SF10110002
    2018SF13263100
    Career9 yrs108349152861

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

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    25
    +1.7/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    9
    Games
    108
    Tackles
    349

    #41 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    D.J. Reed is rated 85 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 48th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 82% 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
    81st percentile
    Beats 81% of 263
    Sample
    5 + 11 games
    2026 + 2025 · 953 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 142 · 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

    Oct 11W@ ARITKL 6
    TKL
    6
    TFL
    3
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 45-21

    Oct 4L@ CARTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-32

    Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 5
    TKL
    5
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 31-24

    Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-41

    Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 7
    TKL
    7
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 31-30

    D.J. Reed's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    D.J. Reed plays 98% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share98%

    College

    Kansas State

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