Roger McCreary

Roger Lee McCreary (born February 10, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers. McCreary was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Early life McCreary attended Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. Coming out of high school, McCreary was a 3 star prospect and was the 87th ranked cornerback. He committed to Auburn University to play college football after de-committing from South Alabama.

College career McCreary played in seven games as a true freshman at Auburn in 2018. He played in all 13 games in 2019, recording 36 tackles and one interception. McCreary became a full time starter during his junior year in 2020. In 10 games, he had 45 tackles and three interceptions.

He returned to Auburn for his senior year in 2021, rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft. In 2021, McCreary recorded 49 tackles, two interceptions and an SEC best 14 pass breakups. Following his senior season, McCreary was named as a First-team All-American by both the Associated Press and ESPN , as well as being selected consensus First-team All-SEC by both coaches and the AP.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans selected McCreary in the second round (35th overall) of the 2022 NFL draft. He was the fifth cornerback selected.

He started all 17 games in his rookie season, finishing with 84 total tackles, one interception, and eight passes defensed. McCreary also helped force a notable turnover on Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers, by jumping out of bounds to tip a pass mid-air by Justin Herbert, which was received by Joshua Kalu for an assisted interception.

McCreary moved into the starting nickelback position for the 2023 season. He played in 15 games with 11 starts, recording 86 tackles, two sacks, six passes defensed, one interception, and a forced fumble.

During the 2024 season, McCreary appeared in 15 games, recording 50 tackles, a pass deflection, three pressures, and a sack.

Los Angeles Rams On October 27, 2025, McCreary and a conditional 2026 sixth-round pick were traded to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick. He was placed on injured reserve on November 26 after suffering a hip injury in Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. McCreary was activated on December 29, ahead of the team's Week 17 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.

Detroit Lions On March 13, 2026, McCreary signed with the Detroit Lions on a one-year contract.

NFL career statistics LegendBold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck TFL PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD 2022 TEN 17 17 84 70 14 0.0 2 8 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2023 TEN 15 11 86 62 24 2.0 7 6 1 18 18.0 18 0 1 0 0 0 2024 TEN 15 7 50 43 7 1.0 12 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 TEN 8 3 33 21 12 1.0 1 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 LAR 6 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 61 38 257 198 59 4.0 22 17 3 22 7.3 18 0 3 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF FR Yds TD 2025 LAR 3 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Career 3 1 8 5 3 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Personal life McCreary's pregame meal is two plates of baked beans with eight packets of sugar.