After a few days of difficult roster cuts, the Detroit Lions have established their initial 53-man roster 50-man roster for the 2025 season. While the roster will change throughout the next five months and they’ll continue to add players on their 16-man practice squad, these are the players who stood out enough to avoid getting cut.
The process has seen some surprises here and there. Veteran offensive tackle Dan Skipper was among the more shocking releases. It was a bit unexpected to see wide receiver Jackson Meeks and defensive end Nate Lynn get cut, as well.
Without further ado, here is the Lions’ initial 53-man roster, which is likely to see small changes over the next few days.
Note: the Lions’ 53-man roster is actually down to 50 players. So expect some moves shortly.
Jahmyr Gibbs
David Montgomery
Craig Reynolds
Sione Vaki
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Jameson Williams
Tim Patrick
Kalif Raymond
Isaac TeSlaa
Dominic Lovett
Sam LaPorta
Brock Wright
Shane Zylstra
Penei Sewell
Taylor Decker
Giovanni Manu
Jamarco Jones
Interior offensive line (5)
Graham Glasgow
Christian Mahogany
Tate Ratledge
Kayode Awosika
Kingsley Eguakun
Reserve/PUP: Miles Frazier
Aidan Hutchinson
Marcus Davenport
Al-Quadin Muhammad
Reserve/NFI: Josh Paschal
Waived with injury settlement: Ahmed Hassanein
DJ Reader
Tyleik Williams
Roy Lopez
Pat O’Connor
Mekhi Wingo
Chris Smith
Reserve/PUP: Alim McNeill
Alex Anzalone
Jack Campbell
Derrick Barnes
Grant Stuard
Trevor Nowaske
Zach Cunningham
Reserve/PUP: Malcolm Rodriguez
IR: Ezekiel Turner
Terrion Arnold
D.J. Reed
Amik Robertson
Khalil Dorsey
Avonte Maddox
Brian Branch
Kerby Joseph
Rock Ya-Sin
Jack Fox (P)
Jake Bates (K)
Hogan Hatten (LS)