Here are some common questions and answers about the Detroit Lions today’s game’s current passing, rushing, receiving, defense, kicking, who kick returns, punting, and punt returns you need to know.
How many players are on the Detroit Lions team?
Lions will start with 11 players on the field of a 53-man roster where 46 players of them can dress out for the professional game and the team can change their players during the break in the game.
How many divisions do the Lions have?
The Lions team has three units that are divided into the
- Offense: It is made up of the quarterback, running back, fullback, wide receivers, tight ends, and offensive line.
- Defense: It is made up of the defensive line, linebackers, safeties, and cornerbacks.
- Special Teams: It is made up of kickers, returners, long snappers, jammers, and gunners.
How do the Lions choose their jersey first?
If the Lions play at their home game they will choose their jersey first.
How Lions will take the coin first?
When the team visits the opponent’s home field, they will get choice the coin first.
The Detroit Lions have already announced their seventy players in the 2021-22 regular season and must cut them to a 53-man permanent roster before the start of the regular season.
Offense
| No | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
| 10 | David Blough | QB | 6′ 1″ | 205 lbs | 26 | 3 | Purdue |
| 12 | Tim Boyle | QB | 6′ 4″ | 227 lbs | 27 | 4 | Eastern Kentucky |
| 16 | Jared Goff | QB | 6′ 4″ | 217 lbs | 27 | 6 | California |
| – | Steven Montez | QB | 6′ 5″ | 235 lbs | 24 | 1 | Colorado |
| 35 | Godwin Igwebuike | RB | 6′ 0″ | 212 lbs | 27 | 4 | Northwestern |
| 28 | Jermar Jefferson | RB | 5′ 10″ | 212 lbs | 21 | R | Oregon State |
| 46 | Craig Reynolds | RB | 5′ 11″ | 225 lbs | 25 | 1 | Kutztown |
| 32 | D’Andre Swift | RB | 5′ 9″ | 211 lbs | 22 | 2 | Georgia |
| 30 | Jamaal Williams | RB | 6′ 0″ | 224 lbs | 26 | 5 | BYU |
| 45 | Jason Cabinda | FB | 6′ 1″ | 240 lbs | 25 | 3 | Penn State |
| 13 | Geronimo Allison | WR | 6′ 3″ | 190 lbs | 27 | 5 | Illinois |
| 17 | Trinity Benson | WR | 6′ 0″ | 180 lbs | 24 | 1 | East Central |
| 87 | Quintez Cephus | WR | 6′ 1″ | 208 lbs | 23 | 2 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR | 6′ 2″ | 205 lbs | 26 | 4 | Prairie View A&M |
| – | Travis Jonsen | WR | 6′ 4″ | 211 lbs | 25 | 1 | Montana State |
| 85 | Tom Kennedy | WR | 5′ 10″ | 195 lbs | 25 | 1 | Bryant University |
| 83 | Javon McKinley | WR | 6′ 2″ | 216 lbs | – | R | Notre Dame |
| 11 | Kalif Raymond | WR | 5′ 8″ | 182 lbs | 27 | 5 | Holy Cross |
| 8 | Josh Reynolds | WR | 6′ 3″ | 192 lbs | 26 | 5 | Texas A&M |
| 14 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 6′ 0″ | 197 lbs | 22 | R | USC |
| 86 | Hunter Bryant | TE | 6′ 2″ | 245 lbs | 23 | 2 | Washington |
| – | Nick Eubanks | TE | 6′ 4″ | 256 lbs | 24 | R | Michigan |
| 88 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | 6′ 5″ | 248 lbs | 24 | 3 | Iowa |
| 43 | Charlie Taumoepeau | TE | 6′ 3″ | 240 lbs | 23 | 1 | Portland State |
| 89 | Brock Wright | TE | 6′ 5″ | 259 lbs | 22 | R | Notre Dame |
| 84 | Shane Zylstra | TE | 6′ 4″ | 237 lbs | 24 | R | Minnesota St |
| 63 | Evan Brown | C | 6′ 3″ | 320 lbs | 25 | 3 | SMU |
| 74 | Ryan McCollum | C | 6′ 5″ | 300 lbs | 23 | R | Texas A&M |
| 77 | Frank Ragnow | C | 6′ 5″ | 311 lbs | 25 | 4 | Arkansas |
| – | Parker Ehinger | G | 6′ 6″ | 310 lbs | 28 | 5 | Cincinnati |
| 73 | Jonah Jackson | G | 6′ 4″ | 308 lbs | 24 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 78 | Tommy Kraemer | G | 6′ 6″ | 319 lbs | 23 | R | Notre Dame |
| 71 | Logan Stenberg | G | 6′ 6″ | 315 lbs | 24 | 2 | Kentucky |
| 72 | Halapoulivaati Vaitai | G | 6′ 6″ | 325 lbs | 28 | 6 | TCU |
| 65 | Tyrell Crosby | OT | 6′ 4″ | 318 lbs | 26 | 4 | Oregon |
| 68 | Taylor Decker | OT | 6′ 7″ | 324 lbs | 27 | 6 | Ohio State |
| 69 | Will Holden | OT | 6′ 7″ | 312 lbs | 28 | 3 | Vanderbilt |
| 67 | Matt Nelson | OT | 6′ 7″ | 316 lbs | 25 | 2 | Iowa |
| 66 | Darrin Paulo | OT | 6′ 3″ | 320 lbs | 24 | 1 | Utah |
| 58 | Penei Sewell | OT | 6′ 5″ | 331 lbs | 21 | R | Oregon |
Defense
| No | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
| 94 | Eric Banks | DE | 6′ 5″ | 274 lbs | 23 | 1 | UTSA |
| 91 | Michael Brockers | DE | 6′ 5″ | 297 lbs | 30 | 10 | LSU |
| 96 | Jashon Cornell | DE | 6′ 3″ | 297 lbs | 24 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 93 | Da’Shawn Hand | DE | 6′ 3″ | 300 lbs | 26 | 4 | Alabama |
| 79 | Joel Heath | DE | 6′ 5″ | 300 lbs | 28 | 5 | Michigan State |
| 76 | Bruce Hector | DE | 6′ 2″ | 296 lbs | 27 | 3 | South Florida |
| 75 | Levi Onwuzurike | DE | 6′ 3″ | 295 lbs | 23 | R | Washington |
| 92 | Kevin Strong | DE | 6′ 4″ | 295 lbs | 25 | 3 | UTSA |
| 97 | Nick Williams | DE | 6′ 4″ | 310 lbs | 31 | 7 | Samford |
| 54 | Alim McNeill | DT | 6′ 2″ | 330 lbs | 21 | R | NC State |
| 98 | John Penisini | DT | 6′ 2″ | 335 lbs | 24 | 2 | Utah |
| 34 | Alex Anzalone | LB | 6′ 3″ | 237 lbs | 27 | 5 | Florida |
| 55 | Derrick Barnes | LB | 6′ 0″ | 238 lbs | 22 | R | Purdue |
| 59 | Tavante Beckett | LB | 5′ 11″ | 220 lbs | 24 | R | Marshall |
| 43 | Rashod Berry | LB | 6′ 4″ | 255 lbs | 25 | 1 | Ohio State |
| 2 | Austin Bryant | LB | 6′ 5″ | 260 lbs | 25 | 3 | Clemson |
| 90 | Trey Flowers | LB | 6′ 2″ | 265 lbs | 28 | 7 | Arkansas |
| 50 | Shaun Dion Hamilton | LB | 6′ 0″ | 235 lbs | 26 | 4 | Alabama |
| 53 | Charles Harris | LB | 6′ 3″ | 252 lbs | 26 | 5 | Missouri |
| 52 | Jessie Lemonier | LB | 6′ 2″ | 240 lbs | 24 | 2 | Liberty |
| 99 | Julian Okwara | LB | 6′ 4″ | 245 lbs | 23 | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 95 | Romeo Okwara | LB | 6′ 4″ | 255 lbs | 26 | 6 | Notre Dame |
| 57 | Anthony Pittman | LB | 6′ 3″ | 240 lbs | 24 | 1 | Wayne State (MI) |
| 44 | Jalen Reeves-Maybin | LB | 6′ 1″ | 230 lbs | 26 | 5 | Tennessee |
| 51 | Josh Woods | LB | 6′ 1″ | 204 lbs | 25 | 3 | Maryland |
| 36 | Corey Ballentine | CB | 6′ 0″ | 191 lbs | 25 | 3 | Washburn |
| 40 | Mark Gilbert | CB | 6′ 0″ | 175 lbs | 24 | R | Duke |
| 39 | Jerry Jacobs | CB | 5′ 11″ | 203 lbs | 24 | R | Arkansas |
| 26 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | CB | 6′ 3″ | 210 lbs | 22 | R | Syracuse |
| – | Parnell Motley | CB | 6′ 0″ | 180 lbs | 26 | 2 | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Jeff Okudah | CB | 6′ 1″ | 202 lbs | 22 | 2 | Ohio State |
| 24 | Amani Oruwariye | CB | 6′ 2″ | 205 lbs | 25 | 3 | Penn State |
| 41 | AJ Parker | CB | 5′ 11″ | 178 lbs | 23 | R | Kansas State |
| 27 | Bobby Price | CB | 6′ 3″ | 208 lbs | 23 | 2 | Norfolk State |
| 1 | Nickell Robey-Coleman | CB | 5′ 8″ | 180 lbs | 29 | 9 | USC |
| 42 | Jalen Elliott | S | 6′ 0″ | 206 lbs | 23 | 1 | Notre Dame |
| 25 | Will Harris | S | 6′ 1″ | 206 lbs | 25 | 3 | Boston College |
| 31 | Dean Marlowe | S | 6′ 1″ | 203 lbs | 29 | 44 | James Madison |
| 38 | C.J. Moore | S | 5′ 11″ | 197 lbs | 25 | 3 | Ole Miss |
| 21 | Tracy Walker III | S | 6′ 1″ | 206 lbs | 26 | 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Special Teams
| No | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Age | Experience | College |
| 5 | Ryan Santoso | PK | 6′ 5″ | 258 lbs | 26 | 1 | Minnesota |
| 4 | Austin Seibert | PK | 5′ 9″ | 211 lbs | 25 | 3 | Oklahoma |
| 3 | Jack Fox | P | 6′ 2″ | 215 lbs | 25 | 2 | Rice |
| 47 | Scott Daly | LS | 6′ 1″ | 245 lbs | 27 | 1 | Notre Dame |
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