The Lions have released their "unofficial" depth chart for tonight's game against the Giants. A depth chart usually doesn't mean a whole lot in the preseason, but it does sort of give us an idea of which players are on the bubble when the final roster cuts happen at the end of this month.
You can take a look at the depth chart below and leave your thoughts about it in the comments section. Something to take note of is that players on the PUP list (WR Shaun McDonald, TE Dan Campbell, and FS Daniel Bullock) or players that are fifth string (RB Artose Pinner and WR Taye Biddle) are not listed on the depth chart. Also, just because a player is listed on the depth chart does not mean that he will play in tonight's game.
Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String | Fourth String | ||||
QB | 8 | Jon Kitna | 6 | Dan Orlovsky | 5 | Drew Stanton | ||
HB | 28 | Tatum Bell | 34 | Kevin Smith | 36 | Aveion Cason | 29 | Brian Calhoun |
FB | 40 | Jon Bradley | 49 | Sean McHugh | 45 | Jerome Felton | ||
WR | 11 | Roy Williams | 80 | Devale Ellis | 16 | J. Standeford | 19 | Ron Bellamy |
WR | 81 | Calvin Johnson | 87 | Mike Furrey | 10 | B. Middleton | 17 | Kenneth Moore |
TE | 86 | Michael Gaines | 82 | C. FitzSimmons | 83 | John Owens | ||
LT | 76 | Jeff Backus | 73 | Jonathan Scott | ||||
LG | 64 | Edwin Mulitalo | 61 | Frank Davis | 71 | Corey Hulsey | ||
C | 51 | Dominic Raiola | 65 | Carroll Madison | 67 | Andy McCollum | 74 | Nick Jones |
RG | 66 | S. Peterman | 63 | Manny Ramirez | ||||
RT | 72 | George Foster | 77 | Gosder Cherilus | ||||
Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String | Fourth String | ||||
LE | 95 | Jared DeVries | 97 | I. Alama-Francis | 90 | Claude Harriott | 70 | Victor DeGrate |
NT | 91 | Chuck Darby | 75 | Shaun Cody | 98 | Landon Cohen | ||
UT | 78 | Cory Redding | 79 | Langston Moore | 96 | Andre Fluellen | ||
RE | 99 | D. White | 93 | Corey Smith | 92 | Cliff Avril | 94 | Rudolph Hardie |
WLB | 50 | Ernie Sims | 52 | A. Cannon | 46 | Tyrone Pruitt | 41 | Leon Joe |
MLB | 53 | Paris Lenon | 55 | Buster Davis | 57 | Jordon Dizon | ||
SLB | 59 | Alex Lewis | 54 | Gilbert Gardner | 58 | Darnell Bing | ||
LCB | 25 | Brian Kelly | 23 | Keith Smith | 33 | D. Edwards | 38 | R. Robinson |
RCB | 21 | Travis Fisher | 30 | Leigh Bodden | 31 | Stanley Wilson | 43 | S. Howell |
FS | 42 | G. Alexander | 32 | Kalvin Pearson | ||||
SS | 26 | Dwight Smith | 24 | Greg Blue | 35 | LaMarcus Hicks | ||
Pos. | First String | Second String | Third String | Fourth String | ||||
K | 4 | Jason Hanson | ||||||
P | 2 | Nick Harris | 3 | Eddie Johnson | ||||
H | 2 | Nick Harris | ||||||
LS | 48 | Don Muhlbach | ||||||
PR | 80 | Devale Ellis | 17 | Kenneth Moore | 10 | B. Middleton | ||
KR | 36 | Aveion Cason | 17 | Kenneth Moore |