The Detroit Lions sent out their game notes on Tuesday for their Week 1 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Included in the notes is the Lions depth chart. It is technically considered unofficial, but it's a pretty good idea of what to expect on Sunday. Take a look (players in italics are injured):
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| QB |
Matthew Stafford |
Shaun Hill |
Drew Stanton |
| RB |
Jahvid Best |
Maurice Morris |
Jerome Harrison Keiland Williams |
| WR |
Calvin Johnson |
Maurice Stovall |
Stefan Logan |
| WR |
Nate Burleson |
Titus Young |
Rashied Davis |
|
TE |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Will Heller |
|
| TE |
Tony Scheffler |
||
| LT |
Jeff Backus |
Jason Fox |
|
| LG |
Rob Sims |
Jacques McClendon |
|
| C |
Dominic Raiola |
||
| RG |
Stephen Peterman |
Dylan Gandy |
|
| RT |
Gosder Cherilus |
Corey Hilliard |
|
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| LE |
Cliff Avril |
Lawrence Jackson |
|
| DT |
Ndamukong Suh |
Sammie Hill |
|
| DT |
Corey Williams |
Andre Fluellen |
Nick Fairley |
| RE |
Kyle Vanden Bosch |
Willie Young |
|
| OLB |
Justin Durant |
Bobby Carpenter |
Doug Hogue |
| MLB |
Stephen Tulloch |
Ashlee Palmer |
|
| OLB |
DeAndre Levy |
Isaiah Ekejiuba |
|
| LCB |
Chris Houston |
Alphonso Smith |
Aaron Berry |
| FS |
Louis Delmas |
John Wendling |
|
| SS |
Amari Spievey |
Erik Coleman |
|
| RCB |
Eric Wright |
Brandon McDonald |
|
| Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String |
| K |
Jason Hanson |
||
| P |
Ryan Donahue |
||
| HLD | Ryan Donahue | ||
| LS |
Don Muhlbach |
||
| KR | Stefan Logan | ||
| PR | Stefan Logan | Nate Burleson | |
In the notes the Lions list only four players on their practice squad: wide receiver Nate Hughes, offensive tackle Casey Bender, center Dan Gerberry and safety Ricardo Silva. Three players are listed as being on injured reserve: running back Mikel Leshoure, offensive tackle Johnny Culbreath and safety Randy Phillips.


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