Detroit Lions Who Suited Up Against Washington Commanders

Saturday marked the second of three preseason games on the slate for the Detroit Lions.

Against the Washington Commanders, the Lions held out stars such as quarterback Jared Goff, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, tackle Penei Sewell, wide receivers Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams, EDGE Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker Jack Campbell.

However, many of the team’s other starters got some reps early in the game. This included four of the five starters on the offensive line, minus Sewell. Head coach Dan Campbell outlined his plans for this group of players in a pregame interview with Lions flagship radio.

"I see our starters getting about a quarter, no more than that,” Campbell said. “Give them a good dose and let them play together. I think that's a big thing, let them play together and let them communicate. Let them learn each other's games a little bit inside the game. That'll be big for us." 

Campbell explained the importance of logging this experience against an opposing team in a game setting. Particularly, he stressed the impact of going through the process and communicating against a different team after weeks of doing it against their defense in training camp.

“I think this is crucial for those guys to be able to do it in a real game,” Campbell explained. “To line up and get some meaningful snaps together, minus Penei. I think the secondary is important as well, to be able to communicate and the looks that they give us, we’re working with each other, we’re making the calls, we’re all on the same page. I think that’s big, and sometimes you can only get that in games.” 

Here is a list of players that suited up for the Lions in Saturday’s preseason game.

Offense

Josh Dobbs, Luke Altmyer, Jacob Saylors, Raheem Blackshear, Jabari Small, Trayveon Williams, Isaac TeSlaa, Greg Dortch, Cedrick Wilson Jr., Tarik Black, Malik Cunningham, Lucky Jackson, Tom Kennedy, Dominic Lovett, Tay Martin, Brock Wright, Tyler Conklin, Jackson Meeks, Thomas Gordon, Zach Horton, Larry Borom, Christian Mahogany, Juice Scruggs, Tate Ratledge, Blake Miller, Miles Frazier, Seth McLaughlin, Devin Cochran, Mason Miller, Michael Niese, Melvin Priestly, Colby Sorsdal.

Defense

Derrick Moore, D.J. Wonnum, Tyleik Williams, Skyler Gill-Howard, Ahmed Hassanein, Levi Onwuzurike, Tyler Lacy, Anthony Lucas, Myles Adams, Eric O’Neill, Chris Smith, Ben Stille, Tyre West, Mekhi Wingo, Derrick Barnes, Joe Bachie, Erick Hunter, Trevor Nowaske, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Troy Reeder, Malcolm Rodriguez, Devin White, Keith Abney II, Ekow Boye-Doe, Aamaris Brown, Chuck Clark, Bump Cooper Jr., Khalil Dorsey, Christian Izien, Dan Jackson, Avonte Maddox, Roger McCreary, Ennis Rakestraw, D.J. Reed, Nick Whiteside, Rock Ya-Sin.

Specialists

Jake Bates, Jack Fox, Hogan Hatten.