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A look at the 2013 Lions roster (projected)




I am anticipating a huge roster turnover and hopefully we can fill a lot of holes via last year's draft and this year's. Free Agency and trades are a good idea as well. This is my prediction of how the 2013 roster will look like when September. *= rookies

*Quarterback:* Matthew Stafford, Shaun Hill, Kellen Moore

*Wide Receiver:* Calvin Johnson, Ryan Broyles, Nate Burleson, Mike Thomas, Kassim Osgood, *Ace Sanders

*Tight End:* Brandon Pettigrew, Tony Scheffler,*Michael Williams

*Running Back:* Mikel Leshoure, Joique Bell, *Kenjon Barner, *Chris Thompson

*Offensive Tackle:* Riley Reiff, Jeff Backus, Corey Hilliard, Jason Fox

*Offensive Guard:* Rob Sims, Bill Nagy, Rodney Austin, *Barret Jones

*Offensive Center:* Dom Raiola, Bill Nagy, *Barret Jones

*Defensive End:* *Ezekiel Ansah, Willie Young, Ronnell Lewis, Lawrence Jackson, KVB

*Defensive Tackle:* Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley, Corey Williams, *Brandon Williams

*Linebacker:* Stephen Tulloch, Travis Lewis, DeAndre Levy, Tahir Whitehead, Ashley Palmer

*Cornerback:* Tracy Porter, Jonte Green, Bill Bentley, Chris Greenwood, *Will Davis

*Safety:* Louis Delmas, *Jonathan Cyprien, Amari Spievey, John Wendling

*Kicker:* *Quinn Sharp

*Punter:* Shane Lechler, *Quinn Sharp

*Return Specialist:* *Ace Sanders

So there you have it. The team looks a lot different this year as my projection indicates that long time starters like Raiola, Backus, KVB and others will be competing for a job with the youngsters. I would love to see this roster come September.

*Draft Picks:*

1) *Traded with New York Jets* Ezekiel Ansah- DE

2) Barret Jones- C/G/T

3) Jonathan Cyprien- S

3) Will Davis- CB *Acquired from Jets*

4) Ace Sanders- WR/RS *Compensatory pick*

5) Kenjon Barner- RB

5) Michael Williams-TE *Acquired from Jets*

6) Brandon Williams- DT

7) Chris Thompson- RB

7) Quinn Sharp- K/P *Compensatory pick*

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