Avonte Maddox holds the FS · Depth spot in Detroit Lions’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Avonte Maddox played 14 games in 2025 with a 36% snap share.

Avonte Maddox is a 5'9", 191-pound free safety from Detroit, MI, who played cornerback at Pittsburgh from 2014 to 2017. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Over seven seasons with the Eagles, he appeared in 81 games with 41 starts, recording 194 tackles, 36 passes defended, and four interceptions. He joined the Detroit Lions in 2025 and won a Super Bowl championship with the team. In his first season with Detroit, Maddox recorded one interception and four passes defended.

Pittsburghthrough 2017

Eagles2018 – 2024

Lions2025 — present

CollegePittsburghDraftRound 4 · No. 125 overall · 2018 · PHIAcquiredAcquired from Philadelphia Eagles · drafted thereHometownDetroit, MI