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*