Cornerback · Detroit Lions

Role Score

Developmental

Projected Role

Unknown

Current Status

#157DET

Last Season → Now

Player profile

Age: 21 yr
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 187 lb
NFL Experience: 0 years
Birth Date: Jan 11, 2005
College: Arizona State
Draft: 2026
Draft Pick: R5 · #157

Availability & contract

Expected Games: 4/17
Total Contract: —
This Year: —
Per Game: —

Roster Value breakdown

Compare this player against

Roster Value−11.0 vs NFL CB33rd percentile

Role−12.4 vs NFL CB31st percentile

Experience−37.0 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Prime−9.5 vs NFL CB16th percentile

Durability−11.4 vs NFL CB15th percentile

Continuity−29.3 vs NFL CB0th percentile

Draft Pedigree+5.4 vs NFL CB60th percentile

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Status and availability

Where he stands

Unknown

His roster status is not established yet.

Next game

Not established

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No published status yet

Still needed: a scheduled next game.

Where Keith Abney II fits · Cornerbacks

DET cornerbacks, last season vs this season — Keith Abney II 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

Transactions

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#28Keith Abney II

Roster Value36

#157DET

Detroit Lions select CB Keith Abney in the NFL draft

Apr 25, 2026

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