Cedrick Wilson Joins Lions for 2025 Receiver Depth

Cedrick Wilson joined the Lions on Wednesday, giving Detroit another veteran receiver as the team keeps building depth at the position. The 30-year-old arrives after a season with the Dolphins in which his role stayed limited.

Wilson’s Miami Line

Wilson played in 10 games with five starts last season and finished with five catches for 44 yards. He was on the field for 206 offensive snaps and 21 special teams snaps, a workload that showed more rotation piece than featured target.

Detroit had already added Greg Dortch earlier this offseason for depth purposes, so Wilson fits a roster plan built around adding experienced options rather than relying on one new face to solve the room. That approach puts the Lions’ receiver competition in a familiar place: multiple veterans vying for limited snaps behind the top options.

Dallas To Miami

The move gives Wilson another stop after a career that began when the Cowboys took him in the sixth round in 2018. He spent four seasons in Dallas, then delivered his best statistical year in 2021 with 45 catches for 602 yards and six touchdowns.

Miami followed that season with a three-year, $22.1 million deal, but Wilson never turned that contract into a 300-yard season across eight years in the league. His career totals now sit at 126 receptions for 1,524 yards and 12 touchdowns, a résumé that says Detroit is buying experience and depth more than volume production.

For the Lions, the practical effect is simple: Wilson enters a receiver group that already needed bodies, and his track record gives Detroit another veteran option to sort through in camp. The roster move also makes clear that the team is still looking for dependable pass-catching depth, not just one offseason addition to cover the job.