Lions' 2025 Pre-Training Camp Offensive Depth Chart

The Detroit Lions' offense has been a driving force for their recent run of success.

Now, heading into the 2025 season, the team has new leadership and will have to withstand a number of changes. Along with losing the offensive coordinator, the team also lost its longtime center.

As a result, if the Lions are to repeat the success they've had over the last two years, there will be new faces forced to step up.

Here's my latest prediction for the Lions' offensive depth chart ahead of the start of 2025 training camp.

Quarterback

Starter: Jared Goff
Backup: Hendon Hooker
Reserve: Kyle Allen

The backup quarterback position will be one of the more intriguing position battles throughout camp, as Hooker and Allen will be battling for the right to be Goff's second-in-command.

While Goff has been one of the NFL's most durable quarterbacks since arriving in Detroit, having a stable backup would do wonders in a pinch for a team with Super Bowl aspirations. In his second full training camp, Hooker has the opportunity to display his growth after some good and bad moments last season.

Running back

Starter: Jahmyr Gibbs
Backup: David Montgomery
Reserves: Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki, Jabari Small, Kye Robichaux

After proving just how dynamic he can be last season, Gibbs should be viewed as the 1A option in Detroit's backfield pairing. Montgomery still brings plenty of value, but in his second season Gibbs proved that at his best he is one of the league's most dynamic talents.

The competition for the third spot will be fierce, as the young Vaki will be competing for snaps with a seasoned veteran in Reynolds. Small was added to the mix when the team waived Anthony Tyus, while Robichaux is an undrafted free agent with a physical build and running style.

Wide receivers (3)

Starters: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick
Backups: Kalif Raymond, Isaac TeSlaa, Ronnie Bell
Reserves: Dominic Lovett, Jackson Meeks, Tom Kennedy, Jakobie Keeney-James, Malik Taylor

St. Brown will bring plenty as a back-to-back All-Pro selection, while Williams is looking to continue his ascent toward stardom after a 1,000-yard season last year. Together, they give the Lions a solid pairing at the top of the depth chart.

Patrick proved to be everything the team needed as the third wideout last year, and the veteran is back for another season. However, Detroit added young talent into the mix in the form of TeSlaa, who is a big wideout with good speed who could find a role early.

Bell is an interesting addition who contributed at points during his two years with the 49ers, while Lovett was a seventh-round flier who will likely contribute early on special teams. Raymond will have a role on the offense, but his duties as a return man will take first priority.

Tight end

Starter: Sam LaPorta
Backup: Brock Wright
Reserves: Kenny Yeboah, Shane Zylstra, Zach Horton, Luke Deal

The Lions have a talented young option at the top of their depth chart in LaPorta, with Wright working behind him predominately as a run-blocker. Yeboah and Zylstra will be the leaders of the competition for the third spot, though each of the team's UDFAs have intriguing cases.

As block-first tight ends, both Horton and Deal could carve out roles as the team's fullback. Traditionally, that role has been held by the third tight end, and if Yeboah or Zylstra can't take the reins of the role it could present an opportunity for Horton or Deal.