Overview
- The Detroit Lions announced they signed Cedrick Wilson Jr. on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, adding a 6-foot-2, 197-pound veteran to their receiver group.
- Wilson has seven NFL seasons of experience and logged just five catches for 44 yards in 10 games with the Miami Dolphins last year after a 2024 stint with the New Orleans Saints.
- His best NFL season came in 2021 with the Dallas Cowboys when he had 602 yards and six touchdowns, but he has not topped 300 receiving yards in any other year.
- Detroit views Wilson as a low-cost depth option who will compete for a back-end 53-man roster spot or a practice-squad place rather than a guaranteed roster role.
- Special teams and return ability could decide his fate because Wilson has limited recent special-teams snaps but does have 36 career punt returns, and the Lions have openings after Kalif Raymond’s departure.