What is the story about?
On Monday, the Detroit Lions announced a slew of jersey numbers for the 2026 season. This includes jersey numbers for all of their 2026 free agent signings, as well as nine players who opted to change their numbers from last season. Rookie jersey numbers have still not yet been revealed for the Lions’ 2026 draft class, as the rookie minicamp was canceled by the team this year.
Here’s a look at the jersey numbers that were revealed on Monday:
- QB Teddy Bridgewater: #5
- WR Greg Dortch: #8
- RB Isiah Pacheco: #10
- LB Damone Clark: #11
- CB Roger McCreary: #21
- DB Christian Izien: #27
- LB Joe Bachie: #35
- S Chuck Clark: #36
- DT Jay Tufele: #57
- C Cade Mays: #64
- C Seth McLaughlin: #65
- G Juice Scruggs: #70
- G Ben Bartch: #78
- OT Larry Borom: #79
- TE Thomas Gordon: #82
- TE Tyler Conklin: #83
- EDGE Payton Turner: #92
- EDGE DJ Wonnum: #98
And here’s a list of the jersey number changes from last
year to this year:
- CB Ennis Rakestraw:
- Old number: #9
- New number: #2
- WR Jackson Meeks:
- Old number: #83
- New number: #13
- WR Malik Cunningham
- Old number: #80
- New number: #15
- S Dan Jackson
- Old number: #28
- New number: #17
- RB Kye Robichaux
- Old number: #25
- New number: #34
- DL Tyler Lacy
- Old number: #78
- New number: #93
- DL Levi Onwuzurike:
- Old number: #78
- New number: #95
- DL Myles Adams:
- Old number: #66
- New number: #96
- EDGE Ahmed Hassanein
- Old number: #61
- New number: #99
Or, if you’d like something a little more pleasing to the eye, here’s the social media post from the Lions announcing the new numbers:
