On roster: Ziggy Ansah, Kerry Hyder Jr., Cornelius Washington, Armonty Bryant, Anthony Zettel, Brandon Copeland, Pat O’Connor, Alex Barrett, Jeremiah Valoaga
Key losses: Devin Taylor, Wallace Gilberry
Making cut: Ansah, Hyder, Washington
On bubble: Bryant, Zettel, Copeland, O’Connor, Barrett, Valoaga
Best competition: Who starts opposite Ansah?
Lions head coach Jim Caldwell joked this offseason that his defensive line rotation is comparable to the frequency of line changes in hockey. Caldwell was trying to make the point that the Lions run a lot of defensive linemen in and out of the game.