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DET · LDT · #50

Skyler Gill-Howard

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Skyler Gill-Howard starting?

Skyler Gill-Howard is listed No. 2 at LDT on the Detroit Lions depth chart. Alim McNeill is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Skyler Gill-Howard this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Skyler Gill-Howard is listed No. 2 at LDT going into that game.

At LDT for the Detroit Lions, Alim McNeill sits ahead of him, and Mekhi Wingo is next in line behind him.

Skyler Gill-Howard'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).

Skyler Gill-Howard wears No. 50, is 24 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 280 lbs, is a rookie, came out of Texas Tech.

Is Skyler Gill-Howard playing this week?

Skyler Gill-Howard is listed No. 2 at LDT for Detroit Lions, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DET LDT Depth

1Alim McNeillStarter
2Skyler Gill-Howard
3Mekhi Wingo

Detroit Lions Starting Lineup

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Age
24
Height
6' 0"
Weight
280
Experience
Rookie

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET510100
    Career1 yr510100

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

    Skyler Gill-Howard's 2026 season is their first NFL season on record — no prior year to compare yet.

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    1
    Games
    5
    Tackles
    1

    #40 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Skyler Gill-Howard is rated 59 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 174th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 18% 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
    27th percentile
    Beats 27% of 211
    Sample
    5 games
    2026 · 171 snaps
    Draft slot
    30% of rating
    Pick 205 · 2026 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 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 45-21

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

    Final L 26-32

    Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    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 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-30

    Skyler Gill-Howard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Skyler Gill-Howard plays 45% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share45%

    College

    Texas Tech

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