The Detroit Lions have named their six captains for the 2025 NFL season. Like last year, the team announced three offensive captains, two on defense, and a special teams representative. The Lions’ 2025 captains are: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, Aidan Hutchinson, Alex Anzalone, and Grant Stuard.
This is nearly an identical list to last year’s captains, but instead of Jalen Reeves-Maybin—who is no longer on the team—special teams newcomer Grant Stuard has taken his place.
For Goff and
Anzalone, this is their fifth year of being named a Lions captain, meaning they’ve held that position since the beginning of the Dan Campbell era in Detroit. St. Brown and Sewell are now in Year 3 of being a Lions captain. Hutchinson has been named captain for the second consecutive season. Stuard, a free agent signing this offseason, is obviously the only newcomer to the group of six captains.
With five of the Lions’ 2025 captains being return leaders in the room, Detroit has a well-establish core of talent. Goff, St. Brown, Sewel, and Hutchinson are likely going to hold those posts for years to come. And while we don’t know what the future holds for both Anzalone and Stuard, there are certainly some other young players who could eventually grow into leadership roles. Jack Campbell, Terrion Arnold, Brian Branch, and Kerby Joseph are just a few players who could step up in future years should Detroit opt to move on from Anzalone next season. The point being: the Lions’ leadership doesn’t stop with these six players.
Either way, congratulations to these six players!
