The Detroit Lions have been pretty busy in the first couple of weeks of free agency. Of course, much of the activity has been in the form of bringing back Detroit’s own players from the 2021 season.
In fact, the Lions currently have the most rostered players of any NFL team, at 80 (as of March 25th). That doesn’t leave much room for more additions with nine draft picks, including three of the first 34 in the 2022 NFL draft.
The team will eventually boil down to just 53. Based on who is on the roster right now, this is the projection for who makes the final 53 come September.
Quarterbacks – 3
(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Starter – Jared Goff
Reserves – Tim Boyle, David Blough
No surprise that Goff remains the starter after he finished the 2021 season on a definite upswing. Even if the Lions draft a quarterback, expect Goff to start all 17 games if he’s healthy.
Bringing back both Boyle and Blough is an eyebrow-raiser. Boyle did not play well in limited duty, while Blough didn’t play…