The Detroit Lions are heading to training camp next Monday, and to go with that, we’re going to be doing a weekly pressure meter specifically for bubble players.

Every week we will list out the players that we consider to be on the bubble, and we’ll add some and take some away as time goes on, and we’ll give each of them one of those weekly bubble pressure scores.

🟢 Safe (Is sitting in a roster spot for now)

🟡 Watching (Has a real chance to push for a roster spot)

🟠 In Danger

🔴 Must Have Big Week

With that in mind, here is our first edition of the bubble pressure meter:

Lions Offense

It makes sense that we’ll start off with a good number of players that we’re just watching at the start of camp, but we do have some players that are safe in Jackson Meeks and Tom Kennedy. Beware, though, because safe today doesn’t mean safe next week.

There’s a pretty good amount of guys that are in danger right now, but just like safe, a big week to start camp could put you on the other side of the meter and closer to safe. All it takes is some breaking out.

Lions Defense

	Edge Payton Turnner	🟡 Watching
	Edge Ahmed Hassanien	🟢 Safe
	Edge Tyre West	🟡 Watching
	Edge Eric O’Niell	🟠 In Danger
	Edge Anthony Lucas	🟢 Safe
	DT Mekhi Wingo	🟠 In Danger
	DT Levi Onwuzurkie	🟡 Watching
	DT Chris Smith	🟠 In Danger
	DT Tyler Lacy	🟢 Safe
	DT Myles Adams	🟡 Watching
	DT Aidan Keanaaina	🟡 Watching
	LB Trevor Nowaske	🟡 Watching
	LB Erick Turner	🟡 Watching
	LB Joe Bachie	🟠 In Danger
	CB Nick Whiteside	🟡 Watching
	CB De’Shawn Rucker	🟡 Watching
	CB Aamaris Brown	🟡 Watching
	CB Khalil Dorsey	🟡 Watching
	S Dan Jackson	🟡 Watching
	S Loren Strickland	🟠 In Danger

Ahmed Hassanien is the perfect example of how players can be removed from this list over time. Right now, I just want to get to camp and take a look at what the Lions are doing with him and where they have him lined up. He could be gone from the list as early as next week.

I’m clearly buying into the Anthony Lucas hype. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. I believe he should have been drafted, and it’s crazy he wasn’t.

I’ve got Tyler Lacy safe over Levi Onwuzurkie right now since the Lions had him ahead of the former second-round pick at OTAs and mandatory mini camp. These things can change pretty fast. I’m eager to see how Onwuzurkie looks once the pads come on.

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