2023 Detroit Lions season

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
PositionPlayerFree agencytagDate signed2023 teamSource LB  Alex Anzalone  UFA  March 15  Detroit Lions   K  Michael Badgley  UFA  March 20  Detroit Lions   LB  Chris Board  UFA  March 22  New England Patriots   G  Evan Brown  UFA  April 3  Seattle Seahawks   DE  Austin Bryant  UFA  March 23  San Francisco 49ers   DT  Isaiah Buggs  UFA  March 13  Detroit Lions    WR  D. J. Chark  UFA  March 24  Carolina Panthers    DE  John Cominsky  UFA  March 15  Detroit Lions    LS  Scott Daly  ERFA  March 22  Detroit Lions   S  DeShon Elliott  UFA  March 17  Miami Dolphins    S  Will Harris  UFA  March 16  Detroit Lions    RB  Justin Jackson  UFA  July 22  Detroit Lions  CB  Mike Hughes  UFA  March 20  Atlanta Falcons    DT  Benito Jones  ERFA  April 26  Detroit Lions    G  Tommy Kraemer  ERFA  August 2  New Orleans Saints  S  C. J. Moore  UFA  March 20  Detroit Lions    OT  Matt Nelson  RFA  March 14  Detroit Lions    CB  Amani Oruwariye  UFA  March 23  New York Giants   C  Ross Pierschbacher  RFA  March 8  Detroit Lions    LB  Anthony Pittman  ERFA  March 13  Detroit Lions  CB  Bobby Price  RFA  June 5  Arizona Cardinals   RB  Craig Reynolds  ERFA  March 13  Detroit Lions    G  Dan Skipper  RFA  August 1  Indianapolis Colts  QB  Nate Sudfeld  UFA  March 24  Detroit Lions    RB  Jamaal Williams  UFA  March 17  New Orleans Saints    LB  Josh Woods  UFA  March 23  Arizona Cardinals    TE  Brock Wright  ERFA  March 13  Detroit Lions  TE  Shane Zylstra  ERFA  March 13  Detroit Lions 

Additions
 Position Player Previous team Date Source S  C.J. Gardner-Johnson  Philadelphia Eagles  March 20   G  Graham Glasgow  Denver Broncos  March 20   WR  Marvin Jones Jr.  Jacksonville Jaguars  April 5   CB  Mac McCain  Philadelphia Eagles  February 23   LS  Jake McQuaide  Dallas Cowboys  March 20   RB  David Montgomery  Chicago Bears  March 16   CB  Emmanuel Moseley  San Francisco 49ers  March 16   LB  Jalen Reeves-Maybin  Houston Texans  March 27   CB  Cameron Sutton  Pittsburgh Steelers  March 16   TE  Patrick Murtaugh  N/A  May 4  

Releases
PositionPlayer2023 teamRelease dateSource DT  Michael Brockers   February 24   CB  Jeff Okudah  Atlanta Falcons April 11   WR  Quintez Cephus  April 21   S  C. J. Moore   April 21RB  D'Andre Swift  Philadelphia Eagles  April 29   G  Logan Stenberg  Chicago Bears  August 10  WRMarvin Jones Jr.October 24

Draft

 2023 Detroit Lions Draft Round  Selection  Player  Position  College  Notes  Source 1  12 Jahmyr Gibbs  RB  Alabama  From Arizona  18Jack CampbellLB  Iowa    2  34Sam LaPorta  TE  Iowa  From Arizona  45Brian Branch  S  Alabama  From Green Bay 368Hendon Hooker  QB  Tennessee  From Denver 96Brodric Martin  DT  Western Kentucky  From Arizona  5 152  Colby Sorsdal  OT  William & Mary  7 219Antoine Green  WR  North Carolina  From Philadelphia 

+ 2023 Detroit Lions undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Brad Cecil C South Florida  Chase Cota WR Oregon Isaac Darkangelo LB Illinois Dylan Drummond WR Eastern Michigan Cory Durden DT NC State Connor Galvin OT Baylor Steven Gilmore Jr. CB Marshall Mohamed Ibrahim RB Minnesota Brandon Joseph S Notre Dame Adrian Martinez QB Kansas State Zach Morton DE Akron Trevor Nowaske LB Saginaw Valley State Chris Smith DT Notre Dame Ryan Swoboda OT UCF Starling Thomas V CB UAB Keytaon Thompson WR Virginia

Final roster

Preseason
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1  New York Giants W 21–16 1–0 Ford Field Recap 2  Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–25 1–1 Ford Field Recap 3  at Carolina Panthers W 26–17 2–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap

Regular season
Schedule
 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 7 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21–20 1–0 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 2 September 17 Seattle Seahawks L 31–37  1–1 Ford Field Recap 3 September 24 Atlanta Falcons W 20–6 2–1 Ford Field Recap 4  at Green Bay Packers W 34–20 3–1 Lambeau Field Recap 5 October 8 Carolina Panthers W 42–24 4–1 Ford Field Recap 6 October 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 20–6 5–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap 7 October 22 at Baltimore Ravens L 6–38 5–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 8  Las Vegas Raiders W 26–14 6–2 Ford Field Recap 9Bye 10 November 12 at Los Angeles Chargers W 41–38 7–2 SoFi Stadium Recap 11 November 19 Chicago Bears W 31–26 8–2 Ford Field Recap 12 November 23 Green Bay Packers L 22–29 8–3 Ford Field Recap 13 December 3 at New Orleans Saints W 33–28 9–3 Caesars Superdome Recap 14 December 10 at Chicago Bears L 13–28 9–4 Soldier Field Recap 15  Denver Broncos W 42–17 10–4 Ford Field Recap 16 December 24 at Minnesota Vikings W 30–24 11–4 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap 17  at Dallas Cowboys L 19–20 11–5 AT&T Stadium Recap 18 January 7 Minnesota Vikings W 30–20 12–5 Ford Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

References

Other websites


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