DET · NB · #21
Roger McCreary
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Roger McCreary is the starting NB for the Detroit Lions.
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The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Roger McCreary is listed as the starter at NB going into that game.
At NB for the Detroit Lions, Christian Izien is next in line behind him.
Roger McCreary'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).
Roger McCreary wears No. 21, is 26 years old, is listed at 5' 11", 190 lbs, has 5 years of NFL experience, came out of Auburn.
Is Roger McCreary playing this week?
Roger McCreary is expected to start at NB for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | LA | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | TEN | 14 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | TEN | 14 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | TEN | 17 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Career | 5 yrs | 60 | 189 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#91 of 161 at CB in Interceptions (2026)
Roger McCreary is rated 80 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 72nd of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 73% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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2026 Game Log
Oct 11W@ ARITKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 6
Final W 45-21
Oct 4L@ CARTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 26-32
Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-24
Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 0
- TKL
- 0
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-41
Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- TFL
- 1
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 31-30
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | W@ ARI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 4 | L@ CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | Wvs NYJ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | L@ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Wvs NO | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Roger McCreary's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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