2024 Detroit Lions roster cuts tracker: Latest news and moves

BOOKMARK! A live-updating post on the Detroit Lions 2024 roster cuts and the players remaining on the 53-man roster.

With the preseason complete, the Detroit Lions next step on the NFL schedule is to reduce their roster to 53 players. All 32 teams have until Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET to make their final decisions, though many will begin to waive/release players ahead of the deadline.

To keep you up to date with all the latest moves, this article will continually update, listing the most recent roster moves near the top of the article, while also tracking each move by position group.

So give this article a bookmark, check back often, and while you wait for roster moves to come in, make sure you check out Jeremy Reisman’s and Erik Schlitt’s 53-man predictions .

Latest roster moves/cuts:

(Newest moves at the top)

Tuesday

• DT Brodric Martin — Placed on IR
• QB Jake Fromm
• RB Jake Funk
• RB Jermar Jefferson
• TE James Mitchell
• WR Maurice Alexander
• WR Tom Kennedy
• WR Jalon Calhoun
• OT Jamarco Jones
• G Kingsley Eguakun
• G Duke Clemens
• G Jake Burton
• DT Kyle Peko
• DT Chris Smith
• EDGE Isaac Ukwu
• LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
• CB Essang Bassey
• CB Javelin Guidry
• S C.J. Moore
• S Chelen Garnes
• EDGE Mathieu Betts (source )
• WR Daurice Fountain (source )
• QB Nate Sudfeld (source ) — Ian Rapoport suggests a move to practice squad is possible
• LB Abraham Beauplan (source ) — Per Birkett, Lions want him back on practice squad
• CB Steven Gilmore (source )

Monday

• LS Scott Daly (source )
• DL Pat O’Connor (source ) — Per Aaron Wilson, Lions want to sign him to practice squad
• LB Ty Summers (source )
• EDGE Mitchell Agude (source )
• iOL Bryan Hudson (source )
• CB Rachad Wildgoose (source )
• RB Zonovan Knight
• TE Shane Zylstra
• WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
• WR Kaden Davis
• Lions will place CB Emmanuel Moseley on IR-to-return (story )
• Lions will place G Christian Mahogany on NFI/reserve (story )

Sunday

• Activated DJ Reader from the PUP list (story )

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Here’s a look at the Lions roster as it currently stands.

Total players on the roster: 52

Decisions remaining: -1

Quarterbacks (2)

Jared Goff
Hendon Hooker
Jake Fromm
Nate Sudfeld

Running back (4)

Jahmyr Gibbs
David Montgomery
Craig Reynolds
Sione Vaki
Jermar Jefferson
Jake Funk
Zonovan Knight

Wide receiver (4)

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Jameson Williams
Kalif Raymond
Isaiah Williams
Maurice Alexander
Tom Kennedy
Jalon Calhoun
Daurice Fountain
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Kaden Davis

Tight end (3)

Sam LaPorta
Brock Wright
Parker Hesse
James Mitchell
Sean McKeon
Shane Zylstra

Offensive tackle (5)

Taylor Decker
Penei Sewell
Dan Skipper
Colby Sorsdal
Giovanni Manu
Jamarco Jones

Interior offensive line (5)

Frank Ragnow
Graham Glasgow
Kevin Zeitler
Kayode Awosika
Michael Niese
Kingsley Eguakun
Duke Clemons
Jake Burton
Bryan Hudson
Christian Mahogany has been placed on NFI/reserve

Defensive tackle (4)

Alim McNeill
DJ Reader
Levi Onwuzurike
Mekhi Wingo
Brodric Martin — placed on IR/return
Kyle Peko
Chris Smith

Defensive end (5)

Aidan Hutchinson
Marcus Davenport
Josh Paschal
James Houston
John Cominsky (expected to go on IR)
Isaac Ukwu
Mathieu Betts
Pat O’Connor
Mitchell Agude

Linebacker (6)

Alex Anzalone
Jack Campbell
Derrick Barnes
Malcolm Rodriguez
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Ben Niemann
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Abraham Beauplan
Ty Summers

Cornerback (6)

Carlton Davis III
Terrion Arnold
Amik Robertson
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Khalil Dorsey
Kindle Vildor
Essang Bassey
Javelin Guidry
Steven Gilmore
Rachad Wildgoose
Emmanuel Moseley has been placed on IR with return eligibility

Safety (5)

Brian Branch
Kerby Joseph
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Brandon Joseph
Loren Strickland
C.J. Moore
Chelen Garnes

Specialists (3)

Jack Fox (P)
Jake Bates (K)
Hogan Hatten (LS)
Scott Daly (LS)