Detroit Lions practice squad tracker: Who is coming back for an extra look?

The Detroit Lions have their full 53-man roster now, after being awarded linebacker Trevor Nowaske off waivers on Wednesday. As they made their initial roster cuts, those players were freely available to be signed back to the practice squad or even the 53-man roster as the active roster is a living, breathing, ever-changing entity.

With the waiver process for initial roster cuts expiring at noon ET on Wednesday, teams started shaping their practice squads. Before getting into who the Lions will have on their practice squad going into the season, let's do a refresher on some core parts of the league's practice squad rules.

• Every NFL team is allowed to have a total of 16 players on the practice squad, and up to six of those spots can be occupied by players with two or more years of accrued NFL experience
• Starting this year, a 17th practice squad spot is allowed to be filled by a player from the International Player Pathway Program
• Each practice squad player can be elevated to the active roster a total of three times during the season before they must either be signed to the active roster or placed on waivers. Each team is allowed two practice squad elevations each week, and the number of elevations for each player resets if they pass through waivers after their third elevation.

Here's who will make up the Lions' practice squad as of it's first iteration for 2024.

Detroit Lions 2024 practice squad

• WR Tim Patrick (source: ESPN's Adam Schefter)
• DE Mitchell Agude (source: ESPN's Adam Schefter)
• C Kingsley Eguakun (source: Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press)
• WR Donovan Peoples-Jones (source: NFL insider Jordan Schultz)
• QB Jake Fromm (source: NFL Network's Mike Garafolo)
• RB Jermar Jefferson
• TE Shane Zylstra
• TE James Mitchell
• DL Pat O'Connor
• DL Kyle Peko
• DL Isaac Ukwu
• WR Allen Robinson
• DL Chris Smith
• OT Jamarco Jones
• WR Tom Kennedy
• S Erick Hallett

The team has confirmed 15 practice squad members. Peoples-Jones, previously reported to be coming back on the practice squad, is not yet listed officially.

Update, Aug. 29, 11:10 a.m. ET: The Lions made the move to add Peoples-Jones to the practice squad official, releasing C.J. Moore in a corresponding move.

Update, Aug. 29, 5:25 p.m. ET: The Lions have re-filled the 16th spot on their practice squad, signing safety Erick Hallett.

The headliners here are Patrick and fellow veteran wide receiver Allen Robinson. Overall, 13 of the 15 initial confirmed practice squad members were with the team this summer. Peoples-Jones would make it 14 of 16.

Lions players who have signed with another team

LS Scott Daly, Chicago Bears (source: Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune)
LB Ty Summers, New York Giants (source: ESPN's Jordan Raanan)