Shifty Wake Forest slot man and return specialist who joined the Lions in 2026 free agency.
Greg Dortch is a wide receiver and return specialist who signed with the Detroit Lions in 2026 free agency. An undrafted find out of Wake Forest, he has carved out an NFL role as a slot target and one of the league's more dangerous returners. He brings that dual-threat value to Detroit after several productive years in Arizona.
Path to the league
Dortch played college football at Wake Forest and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2019, per Wikipedia. He later established himself with the Cardinals as both a slot receiver and a return man.
Career highlights
Special teams have been his calling card. He recorded 945 combined return yards in 2025, including 309 over a three-game stretch, ranking among the better returners in the league, per the 2025 search reporting.
2025 season
Through Arizona's first 12 games of 2025 he caught 29 of 33 targets for 206 yards and three touchdowns, adding seven carries for 15 yards and a score, including a 39-yard touchdown grab against Jacksonville. In the 2026 offseason the Lions signed him to a one-year contract.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Greg Dortch
- ESPN: Greg Dortch player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
12 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 12 | 29 | 206 | 7.1 | 3 | 39 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 17 | 37 | 342 | 9.2 | 3 | 39 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 16 | 24 | 280 | 11.7 | 2 | 38 |
| 2022 | cardinals | 16 | 52 | 467 | 9.0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2021 | cardinals | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | cardinals | 12 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2024 | cardinals | 17 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | cardinals | 16 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | cardinals | 16 | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | cardinals | 5 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Group
- offense
- College
- Wake Forest
- Hometown
- Richmond, VA, USA
- Age
- 28
- Status
- active
