Roger McCreary

Cornerback, Detroit Lions · #21.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Cornerback
Number: 21
Born: Feb 10, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Mobile, AL, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Auburn
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

4th in passes defended 7

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	18	14	4	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	7	0.5	2
Last 5 Games	18	14	4	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	7	0.5	0
Career	275	212	63	5	2	3	22	7.3	18	24	20	48

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Sep 17	@ BUF	L 41-31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs NO	W 31-30 OT	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Roger Lee McCreary (born February 10, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. McCreary was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Roger McCreary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

McCreary attended Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. Coming out of high school, McCreary was a 3 star prospect and was the 87th ranked cornerback. He committed to Auburn University to play college football after de-committing from South Alabama.

College career

McCreary played in seven games as a true freshman at Auburn in 2018. He played in all 13 games in 2019, recording 36 tackles and one interception. McCreary became a full time starter during his junior year in 2020. In 10 games, he had 45 tackles and three interceptions.

He returned to Auburn for his senior year in 2021, rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft. In 2021, McCreary recorded 49 tackles, two interceptions and an SEC best 14 pass breakups. Following his senior season, McCreary was named as a First-team All-American by both the Associated Press and ESPN, as well as being selected consensus First-team All-SEC by both coaches and the AP.