2023 Detroit Lions season

The 2023 season was the Detroit Lions' 94th season in the National Football League and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes.

2023 Detroit Lions season
OwnerSheila Ford Hamp
Head coachDan Campbell
General managerBrad Holmes
Home fieldFord Field
Results
Record12-5
Division place1st NFC North
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 24-23

Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 31-23

Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 31-34
Pro Bowlers7

RT Penei Sewell

DE Aidan Hutchinson

C Frank Ragnow

TE Sam LaPorta

ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown

RB Jahmyr Gibbs
AP All-Pros5

RT Penei Sewell (1st team)

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (1st team)

C Frank Ragnow (2nd team)

TE Sam LaPorta (2nd team)

ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin (2nd team)
Uniform

Player movements

Free agents
Position Player Free agency
tag		 Date signed 2023 team Source
LBAlex AnzaloneUFAMarch 15Detroit Lions[1]
KMichael BadgleyUFAMarch 20Detroit Lions[2]
LBChris BoardUFAMarch 22New England Patriots[3]
CEvan BrownUFAApril 3Seattle Seahawks[4]
DEAustin BryantUFAMarch 23San Francisco 49ers[5]
DTIsaiah BuggsUFAMarch 13Detroit Lions[6]
WRD. J. CharkUFAMarch 24Carolina Panthers[7]
DEJohn CominskyUFAMarch 15Detroit Lions[8]
LSScott DalyERFAMarch 22Detroit Lions[9]
SDeShon ElliottUFAMarch 17Miami Dolphins[10]
SWill HarrisUFAMarch 16Detroit Lions[11]
RBJustin JacksonUFAJuly 22Detroit Lions[12]
CBMike HughesUFAMarch 20Atlanta Falcons[13]
DTBenito JonesERFAApril 26Detroit Lions[14]
GTommy KraemerERFAAugust 2New Orleans Saints[15]
SC. J. MooreUFAMarch 20Detroit Lions[16]
OTMatt NelsonRFAMarch 14Detroit Lions[17]
CBAmani OruwariyeUFAMarch 23New York Giants[18]
CRoss PierschbacherRFAMarch 8Detroit Lions[19]
LBAnthony PittmanERFAMarch 13Detroit Lions[20]
CBBobby PriceRFAJune 5Arizona CardinalsArchived 2023-06-06 at the Wayback Machine [21]
RBCraig ReynoldsERFAMarch 13Detroit Lions[22]
GDan SkipperRFAAugust 1Indianapolis Colts[23]
QBNate SudfeldUFAMarch 24Detroit Lions[24]
RBJamaal WilliamsUFAMarch 17New Orleans Saints[25]
LBJosh WoodsUFAMarch 23Arizona Cardinals[26]
TEBrock WrightERFAMarch 13Detroit Lions[27]
TEShane ZylstraERFAMarch 13Detroit Lions[27]

Draft
2023 Detroit Lions Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
112 Jahmyr GibbsRBAlabamaFrom Arizona
18 Jack CampbellLBIowa
234 Sam LaPortaTEIowaFrom Arizona
45 Brian BranchSAlabamaFrom Green Bay
368 Hendon HookerQBTennesseeFrom Denver
96 Brodric Martin DT Western Kentucky From Arizona
5152 Colby SorsdalOTWilliam & Mary
7 219 Antoine Green WR North Carolina From Philadelphia

Current roster
Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 26 Jahmyr Gibbs
  •  5 David Montgomery
  • 13 Craig Reynolds

Wide receivers

  • 80 Antoine Green
  •  0 Marvin Jones
  • 11 Kalif Raymond
  •  8 Josh Reynolds
  • 14 Amon-Ra St. Brown
  •  9 Jameson Williams

Tight ends

  • 86 Darrell Daniels
  • 87 Sam LaPorta
  • 82 James Mitchell
  • 89 Brock Wright
 Offensive linemen
  • 74 Kayode Awosika G
  • 68 Taylor Decker T
  • 60 Graham Glasgow G
  • 73 Jonah Jackson G
  • 77 Frank Ragnow C
  • 58 Penei Sewell T
  • 70 Dan Skipper T
  • 75 Colby Sorsdal T
  • 72 Halapoulivaati Vaitai G

Defensive linemen

  • 96 Isaiah Buggs DT
  • 79 John Cominsky DE
  • 53 Charles Harris DE
  • 97 Aidan Hutchinson DE
  • 94 Benito Jones DT
  • 98 Brodric Martin DT
  • 54 Alim McNeill DT
  • 95 Romeo Okwara DE
  • 91 Levi Onwuzurike DT
 Linebackers
  • 34 Alex Anzalone OLB
  • 55 Derrick Barnes MLB
  • 46 Jack Campbell MLB
  • 99 Julian Okwara OLB
  • 57 Anthony Pittman MLB
  • 42 Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB
  • 44 Malcolm Rodriguez OLB

Defensive backs

  • 32 Brian Branch FS
  • 30 Khalil Dorsey CB
  • 24 Steven Gilmore Jr. CB
  • 25 Will Harris CB
  • 23 Jerry Jacobs CB
  • 31 Kerby Joseph SS
  • 27 Chase Lucas CB
  •  6 Ifeatu Melifonwu CB
  •  1 Cameron Sutton CB
  • 21 Tracy Walker FS

Special teams

  • 47 Scott Daly LS
  •  3 Jack Fox P
  • 36 Riley Patterson K
 Reserve lists
  • 45 Jason Cabinda FB (IR)
  •  2 C. J. Gardner-Johnson SS (IR)
  • 12 Hendon Hooker QB (NF-Inj.)
  • 41 James Houston OLB (IR)
  • 28 Zonovan Knight RB (IR)
  •  4 Emmanuel Moseley CB (IR)
  • 67 Matt Nelson T (IR)
  • 93 Josh Paschal DE (IR)
  • -- Nate Sudfeld QB (IR)
  • -- Shane Zylstra TE (IR)

Practice squad

  • 50 Mitchell Agude OLB
  • 15 Maurice Alexander WR
  • 29 Anthony Averett CB
  • 17 Michael Badgley K
  • 18 David Blough QB
  • 90 Quinton Bohanna DT
  • 83 Dylan Drummond WR
  • 85 Anthony Firkser TE
  • 84 Daurice Fountain WR
  • 76 Connor Galvin T
  • 35 Mohamed Ibrahim RB
  • 52 Raymond Johnson III DE
  • 40 Brandon Joseph FS
  • 62 Michael Niese T
  • 59 Trevor Nowaske MLB
  • 33 Devine Ozigbo RB
  • 63 Max Pircher T (Int.)


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 17, 2023

53 active, 10 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 New York Giants W 21-16 1-0 Ford Field
2 August 19 Jacksonville Jaguars L 7-25 1-1 Ford Field
3 August 25 at Carolina Panthers W 26-17 2-1 Bank of America Stadium

Regular season

2023 opponents

Listed below are the Lions' opponents for 2023. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[1]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(NFC North)		Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents
(NFC South)		Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers		New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents
(based on 2022 division placement)		Seattle SeahawksDallas Cowboys
Interconference opponents
(AFC West)		Denver Broncos
Las Vegas Raiders		Kansas City Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2022 division placement)		—Baltimore Ravens

References
  1. Raven, Benjamin (January 9, 2023). "Detroit Lions' 2023 regular-season opponents officially set". MLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

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