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#21 Roger McCreary

70

Cornerback · Detroit Lions

72
Role Score
Primary Rotation
Projected Role
Unknown
Current Status
LARDET
Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age
26 yr
+0.2 yr vs NFL CB53rd percentile
Height
5'11"
−0.9" vs NFL CB21st percentile
Weight
188 lb
−3.5 lb vs NFL CB30th percentile
NFL Experience
4 years
Birth Date
Feb 10, 2000
College
Auburn
Draft
2022
Draft Pick
R2 · #35

Availability & contract

Expected Games
15/17
Total Contract
$1.4M
This Year
$1.3M
−$213K vs NFL CB39th percentile
Per Game
$74K

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against
70
Roster Value+23.0 vs NFL CB82nd percentile
72
Role+24.6 vs NFL CB77th percentile
75
Experience+38.0 vs NFL CB83rd percentile
96
Prime+7.5 vs NFL CB52nd percentile
87
Durability+25.6 vs NFL CB83rd percentile
0
Continuity−29.3 vs NFL CB0th percentile
78
Draft Pedigree+49.4 vs NFL CB90th percentile
77
Contract Fit+18.2 vs NFL CB85th 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 Roger McCreary fits · Cornerbacks

DET cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Roger McCreary 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

Contract notes

Short excerpts from public reporting. These notes are reported context, separate from the structured contract figures above.

Transactions

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#21Roger McCreary

Roster Value70
LARDETOffseason roster

Detroit Lions sign Roger McCreary

Mar 16, 2026
Official