Alright here we go. The Detroit Lions will be making there final cutdowns on Tuesday. That gives us one last chance to try to predict how this thing is going to shake out before Week 1. Here is my final prediction for the Lions depth chart 

But first, take a look at how much this thing has changed since the start of camp. Here's every entry for you to peruse. 

• July 24th
• July 31st
• August 7th 
• August 14th 
• August 21st

Let's jump into it. Here's my final prediction.

Offense 

Position	Starter	Player 2	Player 3
Quarterback	Jared Goff	Teddy Bridgewater
Running Back	David Montgomery	Jahmyr Gibbs	Craig Reynolds
Left Receiver	Josh Reynolds	Antione Green
Slot Receiver	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Kalif Raymond
Right Receiver	Marvin Jones	Dylan Drummond
Tight End	Sam LaPorta	Brock Wright	James Mitchell
Left Tackle	Taylor Decker	Connor Galvin
Left Guard	Jonah Jackson	Colby Sorsdal
Center	Frank Ragnow
Right Guard	Graham Glasgow	Halapoulivaati Vaitai
Right Tackle	Penei Sewel	Matt Nelson

Ok, the offensive side of things was pretty easy for the most part.

 I decided to leave fullback out again. I might wind up being wrong about that one. But I don't mind being wrong. It's part of the job sometimes. 

Dylan Drummond really showed out on Friday night. he caught five of the six balls that were thrown his way. I've gone back and forth between him and Chase Cota for a couple weeks now and Drummond really won out on Friday while Cota had a rough game and showed some weaknesses. 

Cota's rough game really opened the door for Antione Green too. The Lions need an X receiver and Green showed on Friday night that he's more than capable of playing that role. 

In terms of offensive line depth, it feels like the Lions could do better. I initially wanted to include undrafted rookie Connor Galvin in my 53 man roster prediction becasue he had some strong grades on Pro Football focus, but I put Ifedi on the team instead because he's a vet and he played more snaps in the preseason. Well, the Lions released him on Sunday, so I'm putting Galvin in. We'll see if it sticks. 

Defense 

Position	Starter	Player 2	Player 3
Defensive End	John Cominsky	Josh Paschal
Nose Tackle	Isaiah Bugs	Brodric Martin	Benito Jones
Defensive Tackle	Alim McNeil	Levi Onwuzurkie
Edge	Aidan Hutichinson
Weakside Linebacker	Alex Anzalone	Malcolm Rodriguez	Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Middle Linebacker	Jack Campbell	Derrick Barnes	Trevor Nowaske
Sam Linebacker	Charles Harris	James Houston
Left Cornerback	Jerry Jacobs	Starling Thomas
Strong Safety	Kerby Joseph
Free Safety	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	Tracy Walker	Ifeatu Melifonwu
Right Cornerback	Cameron Sutton	Will Harris	Steven Gilmore
Nickel	Brian Branch	Chase Lucas

Brian Branch has been so good in camp and preseason that the Lions are probably going to start him right away at the nickel corner spot. Jerry Jacobs will start at cornerback two and will probably keep that role even when Emmanuel Moseley comes back. 

I full expect Jack Campbell to take over the starting middle linebacker spot and be the green dot Week 1. Derrick Barnes has been good, but Campbell has been really good. 

Charles Harris will start at Sam linebacker, but there's a strong chance that James Houston will take over that role as the season goes on. 

Special Teams

Position	Starter
Kicker	Riley Patterson
Punter	Jack Fox
Long Snapper	Scott Daly

Riley Patterson is the Lions kicker for now. I can't say with a high level of confidence that he will be their starting kicker Week 18. 

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