With the 2015 NFL Draft in the books, let's take a stab at predicting the Detroit Lions' 53-man roster.
Yes, it's way too early in the offseason to start making predictions about the Detroit Lions' 53-man roster. The Lions haven't even held their rookie minicamp yet, and they still have OTAs, a mandatory minicamp, training camp and the preseason before they have to make a decision about their 53-man roster. In other words, a lot could happen in the coming months.
With all that said, we at least have a general idea about what the Lions' 53-man roster could look like going into the 2015 regular season, so here's our first prediction of the year:
| QB Matthew Stafford QB Dan Orlovsky QB Kellen Moore QB Anthony Boone RB Joique Bell RB Ameer Abdullah RB Theo Riddick RB George Winn RB Zach Zenner RB Rasheed Williams FB Michael Burton FB Emil Igwenagu WR Calvin Johnson WR Golden Tate WR Jeremy Ross WR Corey Fuller WR TJ Jones WR Ryan Broyles WR Andrew Peacock WR Skye Dawson WR Vernon Johnson WR Desmond Lawrence | TE Brandon Pettigrew TE Eric Ebron TE Joseph Fauria TE Jordan Thompson TE Casey Pierce OT Riley Reiff OT LaAdrian Waddle OT Cornelius Lucas OT Corey Robinson OT Michael Williams OG Laken Tomlinson OG Larry Warford OG Manny Ramirez OG Al Bond OG Torrian Wilson C Travis Swanson C Darren Keyton C Taylor Boggs C Braxston Cave | DE Ziggy Ansah DE Jason Jones DE Darryl Tapp DE Devin Taylor DE Larry Webster DE Phillip Hunt DT Haloti Ngata DT Tyrunn Walker DT Gabe Wright DT Caraun Reid DT Jermelle Cudjo DT Xavier Proctor DT Roy Philon DT Kerry Hyder LB DeAndre Levy LB Stephen Tulloch LB Tahir Whitehead LB Josh Bynes LB Kyle Van Noy LB Travis Lewis LB Julian Stanford LB Brandon Copeland LB Jerrell Harris LB Kevin Snyder | CB Darius Slay CB Rashean Mathis CB Alex Carter CB Bill Bentley CB Josh Wilson CB Quandre Diggs CB Nevin Lawson (PUP list) CB Mohammed Seisay CB Crezdon Butler S Glover Quin S James Ihedigbo S Isa Abdul-Quddus S Don Carey S Nate Ness S Isaiah Johnson S Brian Suite K Matt Prater K Kyle Brindza P Sam Martin LS Don Muhlbach On offense, wide receiver and the offensive line were the two toughest position groups to figure out. |