Road to 53: Detroit Lions’ 2026 cut tracker

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NFL teams are required to reduce their offseason rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. on Sunday. By the end of this weekend, more than 1,000 players will be cut/waived across the league.

Released players with fewer than four years experience will be placed on waivers, where they can be claimed by another team. Typically waivers is 24 hours, but it’s slightly shorter following cutdown day, with teams having until 1 p.m. Monday to put in claims.

In cases where multiple teams put a claim on the same player, waiver priority will be based on the 2026 draft order. After claims have been awarded on Monday, teams can begin piecing together their 16-man practice squads.

As news breaks regarding the Detroit Lions’ roster decisions throughout Sunday, this post will be chronologically updated. Newest updates will be at the top of the post.

Finally, there will be a running roster tracker at the bottom of the post as the Lions work their way to a 53-man roster. Check back throughout the day for updates.

In the meantime, you can read our final roster projection following Saturday’s preseason finale.

Roster count: 91

Quarterback

• Jared Goff

• Josh Dobbs

• Luke Altmyer

Running back

• Jahmyr Gibbs

• Isiah Pacheco

• Sione Vaki

• Jacob Saylors

• Jabari Small

• Trayveon Williams

• Roydell Williams

Wide receiver

• Amon-Ra St. Brown

• Jameson Williams

• Isaac TeSlaa

• Greg Dortch

• Tay Martin

• Tom Kennedy

• Dominic Lovett

• Lucky Jackson

• Malik Cunningham

• Tarik Black

• Kendrick Law (placed on injured reserve, doesn’t count toward 53)

Tight end

• Sam LaPorta

• Brock Wright

• Tyler Conklin

• Jackson Meeks

• Thomas Gordon

• Zach Horton

Offensive line

• Penei Sewell

• Blake Miller

• Christian Mahogany

• Tate Ratledge

• Cade Mays

• Juice Scruggs

• Larry Borom

• Ben Bartch

• Miles Frazier

• Giovanni Manu

• Seth McLaughlin

• Michael Niese

• Mason Miller

• Colby Sorsdal

• Devin Cochran

• Melvin Priestly

• Gus Hartwig

Edge

• Aidan Hutchinson

• DJ Wonnum

• Derrick Moore

• Tyler Lacy

• Ahmed Hassanein

• Eric O’Neill

• Anthony Lucas

• Payton Turner (placed on injured reserve, doesn’t count toward 53)

Defensive tackle

• Alim McNeill

• Tyleik Williams

• Skyler Gill-Howard

• Levi Onwuzurike

• Chris Smith

• Ben Stille

• Mekhi Wingo

• Myles Adams

• Tyre West

Linebacker

• Jack Campbell

• Derrick Barnes

• Devin White

• Malcolm Rodriguez

• Jimmy Rolder

• Trevor Nowaske

• Joe Bachie

• Troy Reeder

• Amen Ogbongbemiga

• Erick Hunter

• Damone Clark (placed on injured reserve, doesn’t count toward 53)

Cornerback

• DJ Reed

• Rock Ya-Sin

• Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

• Keith Abney II

• Khalil Dorsey

• Nick Whiteside

• Roger McCreary

• Bump Cooper Jr.

• Ekow Boye-Doe

• Eric Scott Jr.

Safety

• Kerby Joseph

• Brian Branch

• Chuck Clark

• Christian Izien

• Avonte Maddox

• Thomas Harper

• Dan Jackson

• Aamaris Brown

• Jason Taylor II

Specialists

• Jake Bates

• Jack Fox

• Hogan Hatten