With just one preseason game left to go, the Detroit Lions are about to be in an unbelievably time crunch. They have just hours to wrap up their last game against the Indianapolis Colts on the road before beginning to make huge roster cuts.
There are a few remaining notable bubble players, namely rookies, but some journeymen like Roger McCreary and Ben Bartch who are looking to stick with a contending roster for the 2026 season. McCreary has risen throughout training camp and is likely to make the cut, while Bartch would need to have shown enough in the last week of training camp to stick due to injuries throughout the offseason.
This game shouldn't dictate all that much about these cuts, with a lot of those decisions having already been made. We'll be keeping track of the Lions' cuts here, updating with analysis or instant takeaways regarding bubble players or surprising roster decisions.
- Latest Lions roster cuts
- Updated Lions 53-man roster
- Notable cuts
- Potential waiver wire targets from around the league
Last updated: Saturday, August 30, 3:50pm EST
Latest Lions roster cuts
PLAYER | POSITION |
|---|---|
Troy Reeder | Linebacker |
Zach Horton | Tight end |
Myles Adams | Defensive line |
Tyre West | Defensive line |
Updated Lions 53-man roster
A star denotes an injured player.
- Current roster: 86 players
- Cuts remaining: 33
QB: Jared Goff, Josh Dobbs, Luke Altmyer
RB: Jahmyr Gibbs, Isiah Pacheco*, Sione Vaki, Jacob Saylors, Jabari Small, Trayveon Williams, Roydell Williams
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Dominic Lovett, Greg Dortch, Tay Martin, Malik Cunningham, Tom Kennedy, Lucky Jackson
TE: Sam LaPorta, Brock Wright, Tyler Conklin, Jackson Meeks, Thomas Gordon
OL: Penei Sewell, Juice Scruggs, Cade Mays*, Tate Ratledge, Blake Miller, Devin Cochran, Christian Mahogany, Miles Frazier, Melvin Priestly, Michael Niese, Ben Bartch, Larry Borom, Giovanni Manu*, Seth McLaughlin, Mason Miller, Gus Hartwig, Colby Sorsdal
DT: Alim McNeill, Tyleik Williams, Levi Onwuzurike, Chris Smith, Mekhi Wingo, Skyler Gill-Howard, Ben Stille
EDGE: Aidan Hutchinson, DJ Wonnum, Derrick Moore*, Tyler Lacy, Anthony Lucas, Ahmed Hassanein, Eric O'Neill
LB: Jack Campbell, Derrick Barnes, Malcolm Rodriguez, Devin White, Trevor Nowaske, Erick Hunter, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Jimmy Rolder*, Joe Bachie
CB: D.J. Reed, Rock Ya-Sin, Nick Whiteside, Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Khalil Dorsey, Keith Abney II, Bump Cooper Jr., Ekow Boye-Doe, Roger McCreary, Christian Izien*, Aamaris Brown
ST: Jake Bates (K), Jack Fox (P), Hogan Hatten (LS)
Notable cuts
Again, the Lions have yet to make any notable cuts prior to their last preseason game on August 29. Once that game is wrapped, and cuts begin to roll in, we'll update with any information here.
Potential waiver wire targets from around the league
S Mark Perry
With still no word on a timeline for a return for either Brian Branch or Kerby Joseph, the Lions' safety depth remains thin. Chuck Clark has been great in camp, but that leaves Detroit to rely on an aging Avonte Maddox to bounce back from a down year in 2025. Adding someone like Perry - solid preseason and training camp for the Green Bay Packers, already in the division, and just 25 years old - could help shore up the room a bit.
CB Kani Walker
Walker was expected to make the Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster after a solid preseason and training camp, and as the Bills are wanton for cornerback depth.
But, they waived the UDFA ahead of Sunday's cutdown deadline, leaving him available to the Lions if they were interested. They could use some depth at cornerback with health regularly being a concern to Ennis Rakestraw Jr., and with just D.J. Reed, Nick Whiteside, and Rock Ya-Sin as "starting caliber" corners on the roster.
S Geno Stone
If you're familiar with the Buffalo Bills' defense over the last few seasons, then you know that Stone was a bit of a problem for them - he struggled in 2025, and was just released by the Bills ahead of the regular season. He was decent in coverage despite those struggles, with NFL writer Matt Lombardo sharing that he was one of 14 safeties to allow fewer than 14.5 yards when in coverage, per PFF.
He could be nice to add to a very thin safety room.
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