2022 Detroit Lions season

The 2022 season will be the Detroit Lions' 93rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their second under head coach Dan Campbell.

2022 Detroit Lions season
OwnerSheila Ford Hamp
Head coachDan Campbell
General managerBrad Holmes
Home fieldFord Field
Uniform

Player movements

Free agents
Position Player Free agency
tag		 Date signed 2022 team
LBAlex AnzaloneUFAMarch 14[1][2]Detroit Lions
QBDavid BloughRFAMarch 22[3]Detroit Lions
CEvan BrownUFAMarch 15[4]Detroit Lions
QBTim BoyleUFAMarch 22[3]Detroit Lions
FBJason CabindaUFAFebruary 17[5]Detroit Lions
OTTyrell CrosbyUFA
SJalen ElliottERFAMarch 14[1]Detroit Lions
LBShaun Dion HamiltonUFAMarch 14[1]Detroit Lions
EDGECharles HarrisUFAMarch 15[6][7]Detroit Lions
DTJoel HeathUFA
WRKhaDarel HodgeUFAMarch 25[8]Atlanta Falcons
OTWill HoldenRFA
SDean MarloweUFAMarch 31[9]Atlanta Falcons
SC. J. MooreUFAMarch 14[1]Detroit Lions
WRKalif RaymondUFAMarch 18[10]Detroit Lions
LBJalen Reeves-MaybinUFAMarch 23[11]Houston Texans
WRJosh ReynoldsUFAMarch 9[12]Detroit Lions
STracy WalkerUFAMarch 15[13]Detroit Lions
DTNick WilliamsUFA
LBJosh WoodsUFAFebruary 22[14]Detroit Lions

Additions
Position Player Former team Date
LBChris BoardBaltimore RavensMarch 23[15]
WRD. J. CharkJacksonville JaguarsMarch 17[16]
CBMike HughesKansas City ChiefsMarch 23[17]
LBJarrad DavisNew York JetsMarch 25[18]
TEGarrett GriffinNew Orleans SaintsMarch 28[19]
SDeShon ElliottBaltimore RavensApril 14[20]

Subtractions
Position Player 2022 team Release date
OLBTrey FlowersMarch 16[21]

Draft
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 Detroit Lions Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotesSources
12 Aidan HutchinsonDefensive endMichigan[22][23][24][25]
12 Jameson WilliamsWide receiverAlabamaFrom Minnesota Vikings[26][26][27][28][25]
246 Josh PaschalDefensive endKentuckyFrom Minnesota Vikings[26][29][30][31][25]
397 Kerby JosephDefensive backIllinoisCompensatory selection[upper-alpha 1][29][33][34][25]
5177 James MitchellTight endVirginia TechCompensatory selection[upper-alpha 1][35][36][37][25]
6188 Malcolm RodriguezLinebackerOklahoma StateFrom Seattle Seahawks[38][39][40][25]
217 James Houston IVLinebackerJackson StateCompensatory selection[upper-alpha 1][38][41][42][25]
7237 Chase LucasCornerbackArizona StateFrom New Orleans Saints[38][43][44][25]

Notes

  1. Compensatory selections awarded to the Detroit Lions. Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory picks. Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL management council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula, and no club may receive more than four compensatory picks in any one year.[32]
  • The Lions traded their 2022 fourth-round pick (114th overall) and a 2021 fifth-round pick (153rd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for 2021 fourth- and seventh-round picks (113th and 257th overall) [45]
  • The Lions traded their fifth-round pick (145th overall) to Denver in exchange for Trinity Benson and a 2023 sixth-round pick[46]

Staff
Detroit Lions staff
Front office
  • Owner – Sheila Ford Hamp
  • Vice chairpeople – William Clay Ford Jr., Martha Ford Morse and Elizabeth Ford Kontulis
  • Team president – Rod Wood
  • Special assistant to chairman and president & CEO – Chris Spielman
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Brad Holmes
  • Assistant general manager – Ray Agnew
  • Senior vice president of football & business administration – Mike Disner
  • Director of player personnel – Lance Newmark
  • Director of pro scouting – Rob Lohman
  • Director of college scouting – Dave Sears
  • Senior personnel executive – John Dorsey
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Ben Johnson
  • Quarterbacks – Mark Brunell
  • Wide receivers – Antwaan Randle El
  • Assistant wide receivers – Seth Ryan
  • Tight ends/passing game coordinator – Tanner Engstrand
  • Offensive line – Hank Fraley
  • Senior offensive assistant – John Morton
  • Offensive quality control – Steve Oliver
  • WCF minority fellowship – Deon'tae Pannell
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Aaron Glenn
  • Defensive line – Todd Wash
  • Assistant defensive line – Cameron Davis
  • Linebackers – Kelvin Sheppard
  • Defensive backs/pass game coordinator – Aubrey Pleasant
  • Defensive assistant/outside linebackers – David Corrao
  • Defensive assistant – Brian Duker
  • Defensive quality control – Wayne Blair
  • Defensive quality control – Stephen Thomas
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Dave Fipp
  • Assistant special teams – Jett Modkins
Coaching administration
  • Chief of staff/head Coach administration – Kevin Anderson
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Mike Clark
  • Director of sports science – Jill Costanza
  • Head strength & conditioning – Josh Schuler
  • Assistant strength & conditioning – Morris Henry

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Coaching changes

Current roster
Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 2, 2022

78 active, 8 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Lions' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2022 opponents

Listed below are the Lions' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced on May 12.[49]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(NFC North)		Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents
(NFC East)		Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Commanders		Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Conference opponents
(based on 2021 division placement)		Seattle SeahawksCarolina Panthers
Interconference opponents
(AFC East)		Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins		New England Patriots
New York Jets
Interconference opponent
(based on 2021 division placement)		Jacksonville JaguarsN/A

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