Detroit Lions
4 roto titles · 57 seasons (1970–2026)
The Detroit Lions own four Roto Champ titles from 57 seasons, the most recent in 2025. The first arrived in 1995, and then the franchise waited 28 seasons for the next one, so this is really two separate eras rather than one long run. Their average finish is 15.8 all time, against 12.7 over the last ten seasons, so the recent decade has been the better one.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Jahmyr Gibbs in 2026, worth a 4.0 z-score. Barry Sanders is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 9 of its 50 best seasons. Read the All-Franchise Team below knowing its slots are strict: Scott Mitchell, Gary Danielson and Eric Hipple all out-rate somebody who made it, and missed only because their position ran out of room.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Detroit Lions placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s best-lineup roster (QB · RB · RB · WR · WR · WR · TE · FLEX by ½PPR points).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1st of 32live | View roster → |
| 2025 | 🏆 1st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 🏆 1st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 🏆 1st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 8th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 21st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 21st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 27th of 32 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Detroit Lions’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams, a full skill lineup by ½PPR fantasy points.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- QBScott Mitchellposition full5 seasons774.3
- QBGary Danielsonposition full8 seasons732.9
- QBEric Hippleposition full9 seasons641.4
- RBKevin Jonesposition full4 seasons626.3
- WRFreddie Scottposition full6 seasons608.5
- RBJoique Bellposition full5 seasons598.9
- RBTheo Riddickposition full6 seasons578.6
- RBDavid Montgomeryposition full3 seasons557.8
- QBJoey Harringtonposition full4 seasons552.8
- RBHorace Kingposition full9 seasons549.0
Closest to making it, by ½PPR points. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (each measured against his own position that year).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET2026 | 4.0 | |
504Rush Yds7Rush TD27Rec243Rec Yds | |||
| 2 | DET1991 | 3.8 | |
1,548Rush Yds16Rush TD41Rec307Rec Yds | |||
| 3 | DET1997 | 3.7 | |
2,053Rush Yds11Rush TD33Rec305Rec Yds | |||
| 4 | DET2011 | 3.6 | |
97Rec1,686Rec Yds16Rec TD | |||
| 5 | DET1980 | 3.5 | |
1,303Rush Yds13Rush TD51Rec621Rec Yds | |||
| 6 | DET1990 | 3.4 | |
1,304Rush Yds13Rush TD36Rec480Rec Yds | |||
| 7 | DET2025 | 3.3 | |
117Rec1,401Rec Yds11Rec TD | |||
| 8 | DET2023 | 3.3 | |
86Rec889Rec Yds10Rec TD | |||
| 9 | DET2024 | 3.2 | |
1,412Rush Yds16Rush TD52Rec517Rec Yds | |||
| 10 | DET1994 | 3.1 | |
1,883Rush Yds7Rush TD44Rec283Rec Yds | |||
| 11 | DET2012 | 3.1 | |
122Rec1,964Rec Yds5Rec TD | |||
| 12 | DET2025 | 3.0 | |
1,223Rush Yds13Rush TD77Rec616Rec Yds | |||
