Polynesian player of the year
Sewell was named the Polynesian Professional Football Player of the Year in 2024.
FootballNFLDetroit LionsOffensive tackle
Penei Sewell
Stats, career, game log and next gamePenei Sewell is an offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions and was named First-team All-Pro from 2023 to 2025.
90NFL games6seasons
Updated
About Penei Sewell
Penei Sewell was born on October 9, 2000, in Malaeimi, American Samoa, and he has played for the Detroit Lions since 2021. He played college football at Oregon and was drafted in the 1st round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 7th pick overall. His first NFL season was 2021.
In the 2022 regular season, Sewell played in 17 games for the Detroit Lions and had 1 catch for 9 receiving yards.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Season by season90
Regular season and playoffs, every NFL game in our records, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 3 | - |
| 2025 | DET | 16 | - |
| 2024 | DET | 17 | 1 g |
| 2023 | DET | 17 | 3 g |
| 2022 | DET | 17 | - |
| 2021 | DET | 16 | - |
| Career | 86 | 4 g |
How he is doing now
Lions2-22026 regular season
Injury status
No active flag. Latest report Active (23d ago), no longer on the injury report.
Next game
Sewell against the Cardinals1 game
Last met Sep 22, 2024; his teams 1-0.
Did you know?!
An Outland Trophy in 2019
Sewell won the Outland Trophy in 2019.
Career
Detroit Lions2021 to now - 90 games5years2021 to 2026
- 2021NFL debut35-17 loss vs Packers
- Sep 27, 2026Latest gamevs Jets
Regular season
86 games
Playoffs
4 games
Honors
- 3x First-team All-Pro (2023-2025)
- 4x Pro Bowl (2022-2025)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2021)
- Polynesian Professional Football Player of the Year (2024)
- Outland Trophy (2019)
- Morris Trophy (2019)
First NFL game
Sep 20, 2021: Packers 35, Lions 17
Latest game
Sep 27, 2026: Lions 31, Jets 24
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Chicago Bears4 games
1-3his teams
Last met Nov 28, 2024
Minnesota Vikings3 games
3-0his teams
Last met Jan 5, 2025
Seattle Seahawks3 games
1-2his teams
Last met Sep 30, 2024
Atlanta Falcons2 games
1-1his teams
Last met Sep 24, 2023
Baltimore Ravens2 games
0-2his teams
Last met Oct 22, 2023
Tampa Bay Buccaneers2 games
2-0his teams
Last met Oct 20, 2025
Injury history
ESPN's injury reports, newest first.
- Sep 12, 2026Active
The Lions restructured Sewell's contract Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
ESPN / DET
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: nflverse weekly stats, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 11:09 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.