Pride of Detroit
How did the Detroit Lions’ preseason opener change positional battles on defense? Our staff make some roster predictions.
The Detroit Lions defense faces a lot of questions in 2025. And after the Lions’ preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers, not many of them have been answered.
However, the emergence of Rock Ya-Sin has provided some clarity at cornerback, but could make the safety position look a little more muddied. Let’s take a look at every player on the roster bubble on defense, and see who our staff thinks is currently IN the 53-man roster, and who still has work to do.
See our latest predictions on offense here.
Voting:
The EDGE room is fairly straightforward, but the tipping point may be what the Lions decide to do with Josh Paschal, who currently remains on the NFI list. This past week, coach Dan Campbell gave an update that convinced the last of our staffers to put him in the initial 53-man roster.
“I think we’re hoping early September we get him in practice and I think he’s going to need a couple of weeks to practice before we can expect him to play for us. So, I don’t really know then, but right now he’s still on schedule to hopefully be ready. He’s on schedule to be ready for early September to start practicing.”
Do the Lions activate him prior to the season in order to get those practices in? Or do they keep him on NFI, essentially preventing him from practicing and playing during all of September?
Elsewhere, Nate Lynn picked up a vote after a strong preseason game that included a team-leading three quarterback pressures.
Voting:
Wingo is in a similar situation to Paschal, so it’s entirely possible he starts the year on PUP. If so, someone is going to have to step up because our staff is buying into the team’s depth right now.
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