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Seven days of training camp are officially in the books for the Detroit Lions, so we thought it would be fun to take a look at what we project the offensive depth chart would look like if Week 1 of the 2023 season kicked off today. As you can see, Marvin Jones Jr. is listed as a starting wide receiver, as he was just removed from the NFI list on Monday.
Detroit Lions offensive depth chart projection: Week 2 of Training Camp
Here is what I believe the Lions' offensive depth chart would look like if the 2023 regular season kicked off today.
| Position | Starter | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Jared Goff | Nate Sudfeld | ||
| RB | David Montgomery | Jahmyr Gibbs | Justin Jackson | Jason Cabinda (FB) |
| WR | Josh Reynolds | Antoine Green | ||
| WR (Slot) | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Kalif Raymond | ||
| WR | Marvin Jones Jr. | Denzel Mims | ||
| TE | Sam LaPorta | James Mitchell | Brock Wright | |
| LT | Taylor Decker | Matt Nelson | ||
| LG | Jonah Jackson | Ross Pierschbacher | ||
| C | Frank Ragnow | Graham Glasgow | ||
| RG | Halapoulivaati Vaitai | Graham Glasgow | ||
| RT | Penei Sewell | Colby Sorsdal |
Key Points
- We are not in Week 2 of Training Camp
- My current Detroit Lions offensive depth chart projection does not have any big surprises
- Marvin Jones Jr. is back on the depth chart after being removed from the NFI, and Justin Jackson has also been added after recently signing.
Bottom Line: Few Surprises
Not surprisingly, there are few surprises on what I believe would be the Lions' offensive depth chart if the season kicked off today. One thing to note that is different that what I previously had is that I now have Justin Jackson slotted in as the No. 3 running back. I previously had rookie UDFA Mohamed Ibrahim in that spot, but the Lions just signed Jackson, and I believe they did so for a reason.
