2025 Detroit Lions season

2025 Detroit Lions season
Owner	jmjacobs
General manager	jmjacobs
Head coach	SlinkyJr
Home field	Raptolutions Stadium
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The 2025 Detroit Lions season is the tenth season for the franchise in NFLHC.

Roster Moves

Trades

• The Detroit Lions traded Quarterback Will Chacko to the Los Angeles Chargers for Quarterback Mitchell Denton and their fourth-round selection (#105) on the 2025 NFLHC Draft Link
• The Detroit Lions traded Quarterback Rob LeCount, their fifth-round selection (#156) on the 2025 NFLHC Draft and their seventh-round selection (#237) on the 2025 NFLHC Draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars for Quarterback Taylor Rodriguez Link
• The Detroit Lions traded Running back Calvin Jones and Wide receiver Frederick Bartlett to the Indianapolis Colts for Wide receiver Sean McDermott and Defensive tackle Taua Maui’a Link
• The Detroit Lions traded Strong safety Christopher Malone to the Miami Dolphins for Outside linebacker Richard Ryan Link
• The Detroit Lions traded their fourth-round selection (#) on the 2026 NFLHC Draft to the Los Angeles Rams for Offensive guard Julio Dunn Link
• The Detroit Lions traded Strong safety Noah Tubbs, Wide receiver Marcus Banks, Defensive tackle Julius Mercer and their sixth-round selection (#) on the 2026 NFLHC Draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Strong safety Darren Manning Link

Free Agent Signings

2025 Free Agent Signings

Player	Position	Previous Team	College	League Years	Contract	Overall
Sean Egloff	RB	-	Oklahoma	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	80
Tyrone Cunningham	WR	-	Arizona	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	80
Leon Slack	OG	-	Wisconsin	4	1 years, $ 0.6 millions	79
Aden Hastings	C	-	Iowa State	5	1 years, $ 0.5 million	81
Don Teteak	C	-	Washington	8	1 years, $ 0.5 million	80
Joseph Randolph	DE	-	San Jose	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	79
Reece Westbrook	ILB	-	Alabama	7	1 years, $ 1.75 millions	85
Richard Suarez	ILB	-	Boston College	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	79
Dennis Himes	OLB	-	Oklahoma	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	82
Jeff Brooks	OLB	-	Florida	8	1 years, $ 0.5 million	79
Jabari Branch	CB	-	Georgia	6	1 years, $ 0.5 million	78
Stephen Elliott	FS	-	Cincinnati	11	1 years, $ 0.5 million	78
Noah Tubbs	SS	-	Syracuse	4	1 years, $ 0.6 millions	83

Releases and Waivers

2025 Releases and Waivers

2025 NFL Draft

Main article: 2025 NFLHC Draft

2025 Detroit Lions draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	28	Isaac Tyson	QB	Michigan State
2	60	Nick Rawls	WR	Mississippi State
3	92	Emmanuel Bowden	ILB	Clemson
4	105	Carlos Peralta	C	Illinois	from Patriots via Chargers
6	195	Pete Douglass	DT	Wisconsin
7	249	Carl Allen	DE	Florida A&M
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

UDFA

2025 Detroit Lions Undrafted Free Agents

Player	Position	College	Rating
Franklin Fuller Jr.	QB	Holy Cross	73
Chance Thurman	WR	Wisconsin	74
Simon Bruce	DE	North Texas	75
Gregory Faulkner	OLB	Temple	74
Bobby Frazier	WR	Texas A&M	74
Buster Hayes	TE	Michigan	74
David Bullock	OLB	Arkansas State	74
Darron Bynum	FS	Kentucky	73

Made regular season roster

Draft trades

• The Detroit Lions traded Strong safety Myles Hamilton to the Houston Texans for Strong safety Ethan Crockett Link
• The Detroit Lions traded their seventh-round selection (#253) on the 2025 NFLHC Draft to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for Offensive guard Jack Brown Link

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1			at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Crux Navigation Field
2			at Houston Texans			Alpire Stadium
3			New York Jets			Raptolutions Stadium
All times [[time zone|]]

Regular Season

Schedule

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1	4 PM	10/03	Pittsburgh Steelers	27-17	1-0	Raptolutions Stadium	FOX	Recap
2	4 PM	10/10	at Las Vegas Raiders	23-17	2-0	Athlon Arena	FOX	Recap
3	SNF	10/19	at Chicago Bears	07-14	2-1	Soldier Field	NBC	Recap
4	4 PM	10/26	Seattle Seahawks	12-14	2-2	Raptolutions Stadium	FOX	Recap
5	MNF	11/01	Green Bay Packers	29-27	3-2	Raptolutions Stadium	ESPN	Recap
6	1 PM	11/03	at Minnesota Vikings	09-06	4-2	Prostate Guard Industries Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	Bye
8	4 PM	11/28	at Baltimore Ravens	18-16	5-2	Ansoft Stadium	FOX	Recap
9	1 PM	12/05	at Cleveland Browns	38-23	6-2	Puppercare Field	CBS	Recap
10	1 PM	12/12	Dallas Cowboys	23-19	7-2	Raptolutions Stadium	CBS	Recap
11	SNF	12/26	at Washington Football Team	17-21	7-3	Monarctronics Field	NBC	Recap
12	4 PM	01/02	Minnesota Vikings	19-13	8-3	Raptolutions Stadium	FOX	Recap
13	TNF	01/06	Philadelphia Eagles	23-20(OT)	9-3	Raptolutions Stadium	CBS	Recap
14	1 PM	01/16	at New York Giants	17-21	9-4	Cryptic Communications Coliseum	CBS	Recap
15	1 PM	01/23	Cincinnati Bengals	13-10	10-4	Raptolutions Stadium	CBS	Recap
16	1 PM	01/30	at New Orleans Saints	20-19	11-4	Dynamico Dome	CBS	Recap
17	1 PM	02/06	at Green Bay Packers	09-16	11-5	Blizzisnt Securities Stadium	CBS	Recap
18	SNF	02/13	Chicago Bears	21-13	12-5	Raptolutions Stadium	NBC	Recap
All times [[time zone|]]

Post Season

Playoffs

Week	Kickoff	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV	NFL.com Recap
1			-
All times [[time zone|]]

Stadings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	12	5	0	0.706	4-2	7-5	325	286	W1
Chicago Bears	11	6	0	0.647	3-3	6-6	414	324	L1
Green Bay Packers	9	8	0	0.529	3-3	5-7	311	317	L1
Minnesota Vikings	9	8	0	0.529	2-4	6-6	385	316	W1

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Division Leaders
1	Washington Football Team (y)	East	12	3	0	0.800	3-0	8-2	418	306	W3
2	Detroit Lions (x)	North	11	4	0	0.733	3-1	6-4	295	257	W2
3	Atlanta Falcons (y)	South	10	5	0	0.667	4-0	8-2	306	230	W1
4	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	5	0	0.667	3-1	6-4	327	277	W2
Wild Cards
5	Chicago Bears	North	10	5	0	0.667	2-2	5-5	373	289	W4
6	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	6	0	0.600	2-2	6-4	313	285	W2
7	Philadelphia Eagles	East	8	7	0	0.533	3-1	6-4	332	328	W2
In the Hunt
8	New York Giants	East	8	7	0	0.533	1-3	6-4	323	305	W1
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	7	0	0.533	1-3	5-5	352	281	L1
10	​Green Bay Packers	North	8	7	0	0.533	2-2	4-6	288	289	L3
Eliminated from playoff contention
11	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	9	0	0.400	2-2	5-5	303	326	L3
12	Dallas Cowboys	East	5	10	0	0.333	0-3	4-6	340	398	W1
13	Arizona Cardinals	West	5	10	0	0.333	1-3	3-7	309	409	W1
14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	4	11	0	0.267	2-2	3-7	233	432	L2
15	Carolina Panthers	South	3	12	0	0.200	2-2	3-7	325	422	L4
16	New Orleans Saints	South	3	12	0	0.200	0-4	2-8	303	398	L2
Tiebreakers
Atlanta wins tiebreaker over LA Rams based on conference record. Seattle wins tiebreaker over Minnesota and Green Bay based on common game record. Green Bay wins tiebreaker over Minnesota based on head-to-head record. Washington wins tiebreaker over Detroit based on head-to-head record. Philadelphia wins tiebreaker over NY Giants based on conference record. Carolina wins tiebreaker over Dallas and Tampa Bay based on conference record. Dallas wins tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and Arizona based on conference record. Carolina wins tiebreaker over New Orleans based on head-to-head record.
Legend
w – Clinched wild card
x – Clinched playoff berth
y – Clinched division
z – Clinched first-round bye
* – Clinched home field advantage