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Detroit Lions 53-man roster projection after first week of training camp

As Detroit Lions' training camp hits a different phase, here's a fresh 53-man roster projection.

By Brad Berreman

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Running Backs (4)

  • Jahmyr Gibbs
  • David Montgomery
  • Craig Reynolds
  • Sione Vaki

Four running backs made it on our pre-training camp 53-man roster projection, with Reynolds as the cut. But it's clear, if it wasn't before (it should have been), that the Lions' incumbent No. 3 running back is not going down without a fight. The change in kickoff rules for the NFL opens the door to a different makeup of the final few spots on a roster, and Zonovan Knight became a hard player to cut.

Wide Receivers (5)

  • Amon-Ra St. Brown
  • Jameson Williams
  • Kalif Raymond
  • Donovan Peoples-Jones
  • Antoine Green

The wide receiver battle for the Lions has seemingly had a different star every day of camp so far. There may be a difficult cut or two that ends up being made here, as some of those early standouts try to maintain momentum. A numbers game at other positions makes it hard to keep more than five here.

Tight Ends (4)

  • Sam LaPorta
  • Brock Wright
  • James Mitchell
  • Shane Zylstra

Without a fullback on the roster, Wright may get some run there. Mitchell still has latent potential entering his third season, and the Zylstra seems to be well-liked by the coaching staff.

Offensive Line (9)

  • OT Penei Sewell
  • OT Taylor Decker
  • C Frank Ragnow
  • OG Kevin Zeitler
  • OG Graham Glasgow
  • OT/OG Colby Sorsdal
  • OT Giovanni Manu
  • OG Christian Mahogany
  • OT Dan Skipper

Depth behind the starters, if only in regard to experience, is an issue here for the Lions (and pretty much every team). Manu makes the cut because the Lions are unlikely to get him back on the practice squad if they let him go, and the investment of a third-round pick mandates he makes it. Sorsdal has seen action at tackle and guard this offseason, so he fill the utility role. Skipper sticks again as the extra tackle for jumbo packages (inviting him to mistaken for Taylor Decker, of course).

Roster Count: 25

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