Kendrick Law Tears ACL, Will Miss 2026 Season
kendrick law tore his ACL in practice, and the fifth-round wide receiver will miss the entire 2026 season. Detroit is set to place him on injured reserve in the near future, removing a rookie from the roster before he ever gets a chance to settle into the league.
Dan Campbell on Law
Dan Campbell said Law suffered the knee injury during practice. The injury wipes out his entire 2026 season and turns his first year with the Lions into a lost one before it begins.
Law arrived as a fifth-round pick with a four-year rookie contract worth $4,838,044, including a $458,044 signing bonus. That deal gave Detroit a low-cost receiver option with room to develop, but the ACL tear pushes that plan off the board for this season.
Law's College Resume
He came to the NFL after a college career that stretched through Alabama and Kentucky. Law was a four-star recruit in the 2022 class and the third-ranked athlete that year, then played 46 games across his college stops.
His production included 86 receptions for 883 yards and four touchdowns, plus 16 rushing attempts for 83 yards. He also entered this year's draft class as the No. 22-ranked receiver by Dane Brugler of The Athletic, which helps explain why Detroit spent a fifth-round pick on him.
The immediate move now is simple: the Lions will place Law on injured reserve, and his rookie season becomes a rehab year instead of a depth-chart battle. For Detroit, the loss trims one receiver option from 2026 planning and leaves the club without the player it drafted to develop.
