Detroit Lions Initial 53-man roster: Full list of cuts, surprise survivors and reserve moves
Detroit finalized its initial 53-man roster Sunday night, with Josh Dobbs, Ennis Rakestraw Jr. and Eric O’Neill among the surprising survivors while Greg Dortch and Tyler Conklin were released.
With the changing of the way the NFL is doing its cuts changing now, you had to expect that we would see the way things would be reported. Instead of getting all leaks of the Detroit Lions’ cuts here and there throughout the day, we’re getting them mostly all in one fell swoop right now. We’ve put together a full list of every player the Lions have cut, and below that is every player who is still on the roster:
Lions 2026 cuts
Offense
- QB Luke Altmyer
- RB Trayveon Williams
- RB Roydell Williams
- WR Dominic Lovett
- WR Greg Dortch
- WR Malik Cunningham
- WR Tarik Black
- WR Tom Kennedy
- WR Lucky Jackson
- TE Thomas Gordon
- TE Tyler Conklin
- TE Zach Horton
- OL Devin Cochran
- OL Melvin Priestly
- OL Michael Niese
- G Mason Miller
- OL Gus Hartwig
- OL Colby Sorsdal
Defense
- EDGE Anthony Lucas
- DL Myles Adams
- DL Ben Stille
- DL Chris Smith
- DL Tyre West
- LB Troy Reeder
- LB Erick Hunter
- LB Amen Ogbongbemiga
- LB Joe Bachie
- CB Bump Cooper Jr.
- CB Nick Whiteside
- CB Ekow Boye-Doe
- DB Aamaris Brown
- S Dan Jackson
- S Jason Taylor II
- DB Eric Scott Jr.
Lions starting season on reserve lists
- S Kerby Joseph: PUP
- DB Brian Branch: PUP
- OL Giovanni Manu: Reserve/NFI
- C Cade Mays: Reserve/Injured
The official announcement puts Branch and Joseph on reserve/PUP, Manu on reserve/NFI and Mays on reserve/injured. (Detroit Lions)
The Lions who are still on the roster: 53 players
Quarterback (2)
Jared Goff, Joshua Dobbs
Running Back (5)
Jahmyr Gibbs, Isiah Pacheco, Jacob Saylors, Sione Vaki, Jabari Small
Wide Receiver (4)
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Tay Martin
Tight End (3)
Sam LaPorta, Brock Wright, Jackson Meeks
Offensive Line (9)
Penei Sewell, Christian Mahogany, Tate Ratledge, Blake Miller, Larry Borom, Miles Frazier, Juice Scruggs, Seth McLaughlin, Ben Bartch
Defensive Line (11)
Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill, Tyleik Williams, Derrick Moore, D.J. Wonnum, Ahmed Hassanein, Skyler Gill-Howard, Tyler Lacy, Levi Onwuzurike, Mekhi Wingo, Eric O’Neill
Linebackers (6)
Jack Campbell, Derrick Barnes, Malcolm Rodriguez, Trevor Nowaske, Devin White, Jimmy Rolder
Cornerbacks (7)
D.J. Reed, Keith Abney II, Roger McCreary, Rock Ya-Sin, Khalil Dorsey, Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Christian Izien,
Safety (3)
Chuck Clark, Avonte Maddox, Thomas Harper
Special Teams (3)
Jake Bates, Jack Fox, Hogan Hatten
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