The Detroit Lions open the NFL regular season Sunday, Sept. 13, against the New Orleans Saints. Here is a projected depth chart of the Lions’ roster in Week 1:
Offense
QB: Jared Goff, Josh Dobbs
RB: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jacob Saylors
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tay Martin
WR: Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa
TE: Sam LaPorta, Jackson Meeks
TE: Brock Bowers, Tyler Conklin
LT: Penei Sewell
LG: Christian Mahogany, Ben Bartch
C: Juice Scruggs
RG: Tate Ratledge, Miles Frazier
RT: Blake Miller, Larry Borom
Defense
DE: Aidan Hutchinson, DJ Wonnum
DT: Alim McNeill, Skyler Gill-Howard
DT: Tyleik Williams, Levi Onwuzurike
DE: Tyler Lacy, Ahmed Hassanein
LB: Jack Campbell, Jimmy Rolder
LB: Derrick Barnes, Trevor Nowaske
LB: Devin White, Malcolm Rodriguez
CB: D.J. Reed, Ennis Rakestraw
S: Chuck Clark, Thomas
Harper
S: Avonte Maddox, Christian Izien
CB: Rock Ya-Sin, Khalil Dorsey
SCB: Keith Abney, Roger McCreary
Special teams
K: Jake Bates
P: Jack Fox
LS: Hogan Hatten
KR: Jacob Saylors, Tom Kennedy*
PR: Tom Kennedy*, Amon-Ra St. Brown
*Kennedy is currently on the practice squad
Dave Birkett covers the Lions for the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at dbirkett@freepress.com. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
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