The have completed their preseason and now are required to reduce their roster to 53 players by the Tuesday, August 29, 4 pm ET deadline.
Throughout the offseason, Jeremy Reisman and I (Erik Schlitt) have collaborated on several joint 53-man projections, but for the final installment, we have ventured off on our own (You can find Jeremy’s here, soon).
Without further ado, my 53-man roster for the 2023 Lions:
Note: An asterisk (*) denotes the player is a rookie.
Quarterback (2)
Jared Goff
Teddy Bridgewater
Nate Sudfeld
Adrian Martinez*
NFI list: Hendon Hooker*
There’s been some speculation surrounding whether or not the Lions would keep a third quarterback on the active roster, but I thought Teddy Bridgewater looked settled in during Game 3 and I’m not convinced Nate Sudfeld has done enough to justify that at this time.