The Detroit Lions concluded their evaluation of their 91-man roster on Saturday afternoon with their final preseason game against the Houston Texans.
Let’s take a look at the snap counts from the game to see if we can gather any hints about how the Lions may finalize their roster cuts to create a 53-man squad.
Quarterbacks: • Hendon Hooker: 24 (65%) • Kyle Allen: 13 snaps (35%) • Jared Goff: DNP
The fact that Hooker got three quarters of play and only managed 24 snaps shows how ineffective the Lions offense was all day. Detroit gave Hooker as much time as possible to prove he could lead a productive offense, yet Kyle Allen still managed to move the ball more in just two offensive series.
Running backs: • Jacob Saylors: 17 (46%) — 7 special teams snaps (37%) • Craig Reynolds: