2023 Detroit Lions season
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| 2023 Detroit Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sheila Ford Hamp |
| Head coach | Dan Campbell |
| General manager | Brad Holmes |
| Home field | Ford Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 12-5 |
| Division place | 1st NFC North |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Rams) 24-23
Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 31-23 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 31-34 |
| Pro Bowlers | 7
RT Penei Sewell TE Sam LaPorta RB Jahmyr Gibbs |
| AP All-Pros | 5
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 | |
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The 2023 season will be 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.
Player movements[change | change source]
Free agents[change | change source]
NFL teams will be able to sign free agents starting March 15, at 12 p.m. EST.[1]
| Position | Player | Free agency tag |
Date signed | 2023 team | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | Alex Anzalone | UFA | |||
| K | Michael Badgley | UFA | |||
| WR | Trinity Benson | RFA | |||
| LB | Chris Board | UFA | |||
| G | Evan Brown | UFA | |||
| DE | Austin Bryant | UFA | |||
| DT | Isaiah Buggs | UFA | |||
| WR | D. J. Chark | UFA | |||
| DL | John Cominsky | UFA | |||
| LS | Scott Daly | ERFA | |||
| S | DeShon Elliott | UFA | |||
| S | Will Harris | UFA | |||
| RB | Justin Jackson | UFA | |||
| CB | Mike Hughes | UFA | |||
| DT | Benito Jones | ERFA | |||
| G | Tommy Kraemer | ERFA | |||
| S | C. J. Moore | UFA | |||
| T | Matt Nelson | RFA | |||
| CB | Amani Oruwariye | UFA | |||
| C | Ross Pierschbacher | RFA | |||
| LB | Anthony Pittman | ERFA | |||
| CB | Bobby Price | RFA | |||
| RB | Craig Reynolds | ERFA | |||
| G | Dan Skipper | RFA | |||
| QB | Nate Sudfeld | UFA | |||
| RB | Jamaal Williams | UFA | |||
| LB | Josh Woods | UFA | |||
| TE | Brock Wright | ERFA | |||
| TE | Shane Zylstra | ERFA |
Draft[change | change source]
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | Alabama | From Arizona |
| 18 | Jack Campbell | LB | Iowa | ||
| 2 | 34 | Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa | From Arizona |
| 45 | Brian Branch | S | Alabama | From Green Bay | |
| 3 | 68 | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | From Denver |
| 96 | Brodric Martin | DT | Western Kentucky | From Arizona | |
| 5 | 152 | Colby Sorsdal | OT | William & Mary | |
| 7 | 219 | Antoine Green | WR | North Carolina | From Philadelphia |
Notes
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Current roster[change | change source]
Preseason[change | change source]
The Lions' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season[change | change source]
2023 opponents[change | change source]
Listed below are the Lions' opponents for 2023. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[2]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Seahawks | Dallas 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[change | change source]
- ↑ Reardon, Logan (November 2, 2022). "Here are the top NFL free agents at each position in 2023". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ↑ Raven, Benjamin (January 9, 2023). "Detroit Lions' 2023 regular-season opponents officially set". MLive.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.