2023 Detroit Lions season

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 DE Aidan Hutchinson C Frank Ragnow TE Sam LaPorta ST Jalen Reeves-Maybin WR Amon-Ra St. Brown 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

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.

Player movements

Free agents

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2023 team	Source
LB	Alex Anzalone	UFA	March 15	Detroit Lions	[1]
K	Michael Badgley	UFA	March 20	Detroit Lions	[2]
LB	Chris Board	UFA	March 22	New England Patriots	[3]
C	Evan Brown	UFA	April 3	Seattle Seahawks	[4]
DE	Austin Bryant	UFA	March 23	San Francisco 49ers	[5]
DT	Isaiah Buggs	UFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	[6]
WR	D. J. Chark	UFA	March 24	Carolina Panthers	[7]
DE	John Cominsky	UFA	March 15	Detroit Lions	[8]
LS	Scott Daly	ERFA	March 22	Detroit Lions	[9]
S	DeShon Elliott	UFA	March 17	Miami Dolphins	[10]
S	Will Harris	UFA	March 16	Detroit Lions	[11]
RB	Justin Jackson	UFA	July 22	Detroit Lions	[12]
CB	Mike Hughes	UFA	March 20	Atlanta Falcons	[13]
DT	Benito Jones	ERFA	April 26	Detroit Lions	[14]
G	Tommy Kraemer	ERFA	August 2	New Orleans Saints	[15]
S	C. J. Moore	UFA	March 20	Detroit Lions	[16]
OT	Matt Nelson	RFA	March 14	Detroit Lions	[17]
CB	Amani Oruwariye	UFA	March 23	New York Giants	[18]
C	Ross Pierschbacher	RFA	March 8	Detroit Lions	[19]
LB	Anthony Pittman	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	[20]
CB	Bobby Price	RFA	June 5	Arizona Cardinals	[https://web.archive.org/web/20230606225355/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/05/cardinals-sign-dylan-mabin-bobby-price/amp/ Archived 2023-06-06 at the Wayback Machine [21]]
RB	Craig Reynolds	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	[22]
G	Dan Skipper	RFA	August 1	Indianapolis Colts	[23]
QB	Nate Sudfeld	UFA	March 24	Detroit Lions	[24]
RB	Jamaal Williams	UFA	March 17	New Orleans Saints	[25]
LB	Josh Woods	UFA	March 23	Arizona Cardinals	[26]
TE	Brock Wright	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	[27]
TE	Shane Zylstra	ERFA	March 13	Detroit Lions	[27]

Draft

See the main article: 2023 NFL Draft

2023 Detroit Lions Draft

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

Current roster

Detroit Lions roster

Quarterbacks 10 Teddy Bridgewater 16 Jared Goff 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 Depth chart Transactions 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.

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

Other websites

• Official website