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#4 D.J. Reed

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Cornerback · Detroit Lions

35
Role Score
Developmental
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
DETDET
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
29 yr
+3.2 yr vs NFL CB84th percentile
Height
5'9"
−2.9" vs NFL CB1st percentile
Weight
188 lb
−3.5 lb vs NFL CB30th percentile
NFL Experience
8 years
Birth Date
Nov 11, 1996
College
Kansas State; Cerritos College; Fresno State
Draft
2018
Draft Pick
R5 · #142

Availability & contract

Expected Games
13/17
Total Contract
$48M
This Year
$18M
+$16M vs NFL CB97th percentile
Per Game
$1.1M

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
57
Roster Value+10.0 vs NFL CB72nd percentile
35
Role−12.4 vs NFL CB31st percentile
89
Experience+52.0 vs NFL CB94th percentile
78
Prime−10.5 vs NFL CB14th percentile
79
Durability+17.6 vs NFL CB73rd percentile
65
Continuity+35.7 vs NFL CB76th percentile
40
Draft Pedigree+11.4 vs NFL CB64th percentile
30
Contract Fit−28.8 vs NFL CB2nd percentile

Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

We do not yet have what it takes to answer this for the next game.

No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where D.J. Reed fits · Cornerbacks

DET cornerbacks, last season vs this season — D.J. Reed is highlighted. This shows where he sits in the room now, alongside last season's group for context.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Coach TBD
#23Rock Ya-Sin747215/177853867578$3.2M30.35'11"195
#21Roger McCreary707215/17750879678$1.3M26.65'11"188
#2Ennis Rakestraw Jr.50728/1780479670—24.35'11"176
#30Khalil Dorsey474511/17225067870$1.7M28.55'8"188
Aamaris BrownPractice squad26455/17——50960—24.15'10"190
#29Avonte Maddox564013/177847747447$1.3M30.55'9"191
#4D.J. Reed573513/178965797840$18M29.95'9"188
#28Keith Abney IIDrafted, unsigned36354/1700507934—21.75'9"187
Ekow Boye-DoeFree agent29303/170050960—26.96'0"171
Ryan Cooper Jr.Free agent29303/170050960—25.15'11"187
Last season · 2025Coach TBD
Terrion ArnoldUnknown768211/175789659282$3.9M23.56'0"196
Rock Ya-Sin747215/177853867578$3.2M30.35'11"195
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.Reserve list50728/1780479670—24.35'11"176
Arthur Maulet484510/17702457560—33.25'9"190
Khalil Dorsey474511/17225067870$1.7M28.55'8"188
Nick WhitesideOn waivers36456/17111637960$1.0M26.46'1"200
D.J. Reed573513/178965797840$18M29.95'9"188
Keenan GarberUnknown29303/170050960—26.26'0"188
Amik RobertsonUnknown——16/17——————28.25'9"183

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