The Detroit Lions signed veteran wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. on Wednesday, adding a player with starting experience and a long track record as a depth option at the position.

Wilson, who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 197 pounds, comes to Detroit after stops with the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints. He was a sixth-round pick out of Boise State in 2018 and spent his first four seasons in Dallas, where his biggest year came in 2021 with 602 yards and six touchdowns on 45 receptions. Across 93 career appearances, he has averaged 12.1 yards per catch, and Pro Football Focus says he has made 16 contested catches on 39 opportunities since entering the league.

The move gives the Lions 88 players under contract for next season and brings their receiver count to 10. Detroit’s group already includes Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Greg Dortch, Kendrick Law, Dominic Lovett, Jackson Meeks, Tom Kennedy and Malik Cunningham, giving the team a crowded room as it sorts through roles for the months ahead.

Wilson’s path has included a return to Miami after a one-year stop in New Orleans. He caught five passes for 44 yards and three first downs for the Dolphins last season. That production was modest, but the Lions are not signing him for a headline number; they are adding a veteran who has shown he can work in different systems and has enough size to matter in a competitive receiver group.

The fit is notable because Detroit now has three receivers listed at 6-2 or taller: TeSlaa, Meeks and Wilson. That gives the Lions a different body type to mix into a room built around St. Brown and Williams, while also tapping into a family line already familiar with the league. Wilson is the son of Cedrick Wilson Sr., who played for the San Francisco 49ers from 2001 to 2004 and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2005 to 2007.

Detroit’s next steps will come in how it uses the roster spots it has available. With 88 players under contract and 10 receivers on the books, the signing signals that the Lions are still adding competition rather than settling the back end of the depth chart. Wilson’s job now is to turn another roster move into a place in the mix.